COM 220 Academic Success/snaptutorial

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• COM 220 Entire Course
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• COM 220 Week 1 CheckPoint Research Paper Topic
• COM 220 Week 1 Assignment Assignment Bias,
  Rhetorical Devices, and Argumentation
• COM 220 Week 2 DQ 1 and DQ 2
• COM 220 Week 2 Checkpoint Gathering and
  Evaluating Information
• COM 220 Week 3 Checkpoint Annotated Bibliography
• COM 220 Week 3 COM 220 Week 4 DQ 1 and DQ 2

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• COM 220 Week 1 Assignment Assignment Bias,
  Rhetorical Devices, and Argumentation
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• Assignment Bias, Rhetorical Devices, and
  Argumentation
• Due Day 7 Individual forum
• Resources American Rhetoric Web site and
  Bias, Rhetorical Devices, and
• Argumentation
• Listen to the speech at
• http//www.americanrhetoric.com/MovieSpeeches/movi
  espeechcitizenkane2.html by
• clicking the Windows Media Video link or the
  Audio mp3 link, or read the transcript

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• COM 220 Week 1 CheckPoint Research Paper Topic
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• CheckPoint Research Paper Topic
• Resources Appendix A, Appendix C, and the
  Center for Writing Excellence
• Grammar Guide.
• Review Appendix C.
• Select a topic for your research paper. Here
  are possible topic selections
• Affirmative Action
• Colonization
• Consumerism
• Culture

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• COM 220 Week 2 Checkpoint Gathering and
  Evaluating Information
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• CheckPoint Gathering and Evaluating Information
• Due Day 5 Individual forum
• Resources Finding, Evaluating, and Utilizing
  Credible Information Bias, Rhetorical
• Devices, and Argumentation the University
  Library Interactive Tutorial the Center for
• Writing Excellence and Appendix D
• Complete the University Library tutorial
• Log on to your student Web site.

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• COM 220 Week 2 DQ 1 and DQ 2
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• Discussion Questions
• DQ 1 Due Day 2 Main forum
• Post your response to the following Where do
  you normally find information for
• topics that interest you? How do you know when
  sources are reliable? Explain your
• answers.
• DQ 2 Due Day 4 Main forum
• Post your response to the following Review the
  following Internet and University
• Library sources. Determine which sources are
  reliable and which are not. Explain
• your answers.

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• COM 220 Week 3 Assignment Quoting, Summarizing,
  and Paraphrasing Sources
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• Assignment Quoting, Summarizing, and
  Paraphrasing Sources
• Due Day 7 Individual forum
• Resources Finding, Evaluating, and Utilizing
  Credible Information Appropriate Style
• Guidelines Appendix D and Appendix E.
• Navigate to Grammar and Writing Guides in the
  Center for Writing Excellence
• Read Plagiarism Using Direct Quotations
  Understanding Paraphrase and Summary
• Understanding Plagiarism and Common Knowledge.

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• COM 220 Week 3 Checkpoint Annotated Bibliography
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• CheckPoint Annotated Bibliography
• As part of the writing process, you will refine
  your premise several times. Before you
• eliminate any sources, you should create a record
  of your research in case you decide to
• revisit an idea. An annotated bibliography tracks
  your research and compiles summaries
• of each source. These summaries are valuable
  resources for writing your final paper.
• Due Day 3 Individual forum

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• COM 220 Week 4 Checkpoint Developing a Thesis
  Statement
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• CheckPoint Developing a Thesis Statement
• Due Day 3 Individual forum
• Resources Stages of the Research Process
  Bias, Rhetorical Devices, and
• Argumentation Organizing Your Research Paper
  the Time Web site and the Center
• for Writing Excellence
• Review A Nation Apart at
• http//www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1
  862596,00.html.
• Consider the strategies Simon Elegant used in
  his article to support his thesis with
• compelling arguments and counterarguments.

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• COM 220 Week 4 DQ 1 and DQ 2
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• Discussion Questions
• Due Day 2 Main forum
• Read A Nation Apart at
• http//www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1
  862596,00.html
• Post your response to the following Identify
  the thesis statement in the article A
• Nation Apart. What strategies does the author use
  to formulate his argument? What
• makes the arguments so viable and compelling?

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• COM 220 Week 5 Assignment Incorporating
  Statistics, Graphs, and Illustrations
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• Assignment Incorporating Statistics, Graphs, and
  Illustrations
• Due Day 7 Individual forum
• Resources Incorporating Statistics, Graphs,
  and Illustrations Creating Tables
• tutorial and Axia Colleges Writing Style
  Handbook
• Review Incorporating Statistics, Graphs, and
  Illustrations on the student Web site
• the Microsoft Word tutorial Creating Tables and
  Ch. 1 of Axia
• Colleges Writing Style Handbook.

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• COM 220 Week 5 CheckPoint Full Sentence Outline
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• CheckPoint Full-Sentence Outline
• Due Day 4 Individual forum
• Resources Organizing Your Research Paper and
  Bias, Rhetorical Devices, and
• Argumentation
• Review the criteria for full-sentence outlines
  in Organizing Your Research Paper on
• the student Web site.
• Create a full-sentence outline that includes

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• COM 220 Week 6 CheckPoint Introduction and
  Conclusion
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• CheckPoint Introduction and Conclusion
• Due Day 3 Individual forum
• Resource Drafting Your Research Paper
• Consider the components of an effective
  introduction and an effective conclusion
• outlined in Drafting Your Research Paper.
• Write an introduction for your research paper
  that draws in readers.
• Write a conclusion for your research paper that
  wraps up your paper.

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• COM 220 Week 6 DQ 1 and DQ 2
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• Discussion Questions
• DQ 1 Due Day 2 Main forum
• Review the sections on introductions and
  conclusions in the reading Drafting Your
• Research Paper on the student Web site.
• Post your response to the following What type
  of introduction and what type of
• conclusion do you plan to write for your research
  paper? How does the introduction
• draw readers into your argument, and how does the
  conclusion wrap up your paper?
• Explain your answers.

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• COM 220 Week 7 Assignment Peer Review Workshop
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• Assignment Peer Review Workshop
• Due Day 7 Individual forum
• Resources Giving Constructive Feedback
  tutorial and Appendix G
• Review the Giving Constructive Feedback
  tutorial at
• Perform a peer review of a classmates rough
  draft. The instructor will place this in
• your Individual forum on Day 4. Fill in each
  block of the Peer Review Checklist in
• Appendix G.
• Post the completed Peer Review Checklist

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• COM 220 Week 7 Checkpoint Rough draft of the
  Research paper
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• CheckPoint Rough Draft of the Research Paper
• Due Day 3 Individual forum
• Resources Drafting Your Research Paper,
  full-sentence outline of your research
• paper the introduction and conclusion for your
  research paper the assignment
• Incorporating Statistics, Graphs, and
  Illustrations Study Guide Web site and
• Appendix F
• Review the reading Drafting Your Research Paper
  and
• http//www.studyguide.org/research_paper_guide_2.h
  tm at the Study

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• COM 220 Week 8 Checkpoint Research Paper Revision
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• CheckPoint Research Paper Revision
• Due Day 7 Individual forum
• Resources Revising Your Research Paper and
  peer review of your paper
• Write a 200- to 300-word response to the
  following
• What feedback did you receive from the CWE, your
  peer reviewer, and your
• instructor?
• Explain what feedback you will incorporate and
  what feedback you will not
• incorporate into your paper. Include a rationale
  for your choices.

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• COM 220 Week 8 Checkpoint Writing Skills
  Assessment
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• CheckPoint Writing Skills Assessment
• Due Day 5 Individual forum
• Consider the following You will continue to
  complete academic writing assignments
• throughout your college career. As you complete
  the Writing Skills Assessment and
• review the feedback, use the information to
  determine your writing strengths and to
• note areas that need improvement.

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• COM 220 Week 8 DQ 1 and DQ 2
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• Discussion Questions
• DQ 1 Due Day 2 Main forum
• Post your response to the following What was
  your experience with the Center for
• Writing Excellence (CWE) in the past? In addition
  to the CWE, what other writing
• tools are available for revising a research
  paper? How can you become your own
• editor and review your writing with a critical
  eye?
• DQ 2 Due Day 4 Main forum
• Post your response to the following What
  strategies do you

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• COM 220 Week 9 Capstone Checkpoint
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• Capstone CheckPoint
• Due Day 4 Individual forum
• Write a 200- to 300-word response to the
  following questions
• Now that you have finished your research paper,
  what advice would you provide
• to students starting this course?
• What would you do differently if you were just
  starting the course? On what
• would you focus more? On what would you focus
  less? Explain your answers.

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• COM 220 Week 9 Final Project Persuasive Research
  Paper
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• Final Project Persuasive Research Paper
• Due Day 7 Individual forum
• Resources Appendix A and Appendix H
• Use the checklist in Appendix H to proofread
  your final draft. If you cannot answer
• yes to an item in the proofreading checklist,
  revise your paper accordingly.
• Construct a persuasive research paper in 2,000
  to 2,500 words, formatted according
• to Axia-style guidelines.
• Include the following elements

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• COM 275 Article Rebuttal Paper
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• Write a 350- to 700-word rebuttal to the article
  using valid arguments and supporting data. In
  your rebuttal, offer an analysis in which you do
  the following
• Analyze the reliability, credibility, and
  validity of the data used by the author.
• Identify any logical fallacies in the argument.
• Format your rebuttal consistent with APA
  guidelines.

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