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COM 220 Entire Course (UOP) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.com220genius.com • 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 • COM 220 Week 4 Checkpoint Developing a Thesis Statement

COM 220 Week 1 Assignment Assignment Bias, Rhetorical Devices, and Argumentation (UOP) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.com220genius.com • 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/moviespeechcitizenkane2.html by • clicking the Windows Media Video link or the Audio mp3 link, or read the transcript • of the speech.

COM 220 Week 1 CheckPoint Research Paper Topic (UOP) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.com220genius.com • 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 • Drugs • Education • Ethics

COM 220 Week 2 Checkpoint Gathering and Evaluating Information (UOP) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.com220genius.com • 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. • Click on the Library tab. • Click on University Library. • Under Library Services, click View the Research Tutorial.

COM 220 Week 2 DQ 1 and DQ 2 (UOP) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.com220genius.com • 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. • Blog: http://www.thenation.com/blogs/thebeat?bid=1&pid=1622 • Wiki site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment#Public_opinion • Web site: http://www1bpt.bridgeport.edu/~darmri/capital.html

COM 220 Week 3 Assignment Quoting, Summarizing, and Paraphrasing Sources (UOP) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.com220genius.com • 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. • · Practice note-taking techniques by quoting a source you plan to use for your • research paper, summarizing a second source, and paraphrasing a third source. • · Format your sources according to APA guidelines at the Center for Writing • Excellence to cite your sources:

COM 220 Week 3 Checkpoint Annotated Bibliography (UOP) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.com220genius.com • 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] • · Resources: Finding, Evaluating, and Utilizing Credible Information; Appropriate Style • Guidelines; the Center for Writing Excellence; and the completed Appendix D • · Review the sample annotated bibliography at the Center for Writing Excellence at • http://www.apollolibrary.com/cwe/pdfs/AXIAAnnotatedbibliography.pdf.

COM 220 Week 4 Checkpoint Developing a Thesis Statement (UOP) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.com220genius.com • 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/0,9171,1862596,00.html. • · Consider the strategies Simon Elegant used in his article to support his thesis with • compelling arguments and counterarguments. • · Create a thesis statement for your research paper. To help you craft your thesis,

COM 220 Week 4 DQ 1 and DQ 2 (UOP) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.com220genius.com • Discussion Questions • · Due Day 2 [Main forum] • · Read A Nation Apart at • http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1862596,00.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? • · DQ 2 Due Day 4 [Main forum] • · Post your response to the following: How does the author of A Nation Apart organize • information to build his argument? Does he include any counterarguments?

COM 220 Week 5 Assignment Incorporating Statistics, Graphs, and Illustrations (UOP) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.com220genius.com • Assignment: Incorporating Statistics, Graphs, and Illustrations • · Due Day 7 [Individual forum] • · Resources: Incorporating Statistics, Graphs, and Illustrations; Creating Tables • tutorial; and Axia College’s Writing Style Handbook • · Review Incorporating Statistics, Graphs, and Illustrations on the student Web site; • the Microsoft® Word tutorial Creating Tables at • http://corptrain.phoenix.edu/axia/com215/wordchart01.htm, and Ch. 1 of Axia • College’s Writing Style Handbook. • · Consider the following: Effective visuals can illustrate points in your research paper • and help readers understand and accept your arguments more easily.

COM 220 Week 5 CheckPoint Full Sentence Outline (UOP) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.com220genius.com • COM 220 Week 5 CheckPoint Full Sentence Outline

COM 220 Week 6 CheckPoint Introduction and Conclusion (UOP) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.com220genius.com • 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. • · Post your introduction and conclusion as an attachment. (Reminder: You will need a • complete rough draft of your research paper for the activities in Week Seven.)

COM 220 Week 6 DQ 1 and DQ 2 (UOP) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.com220genius.com • 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. • · DQ 2 Due Day 4 [Main forum] • · Post your response to the following: In what ways are full-sentence outlines more

COM 220 Week 7 Assignment Peer Review Workshop (UOP) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.com220genius.com • Assignment: Peer Review Workshop • · Due Day 7 [Individual forum] • · Resources: Giving Constructive Feedback tutorial and Appendix G • · Review the Giving Constructive Feedback tutorial at • http://corptrain.phoenix.edu/AXIA/CRT205/constructive_feedback.html. • · Perform a peer review of a classmate’s 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 as an attachment. • · Answer the following questions: • What benefit does the peer reviewer gain from this activity?

COM 220 Week 7 Checkpoint Rough draft of the Research paper (UOP) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.com220genius.com • 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.htm at the Study Guide Web site • for an example of how to convert information in a full-sentence outline into • paragraphs for the rough draft.

COM 220 Week 8 Checkpoint Research Paper Revision (UOP) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.com220genius.com • 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.

COM 220 Week 8 Checkpoint Writing Skills Assessment (UOP) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.com220genius.com • 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. • · Complete the Writing Assessment on the student Web site. • · Copy and paste your individual results for the assessment into a new post in your • Individual forum. Type Writing Assessment in the subject line of this post.

COM 220 Week 8 DQ 1 and DQ 2 (UOP) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.com220genius.com • 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 use for revising a paper? • How do you know when to accept feedback from another source? What makes • feedback valuable to you?

COM 220 Week 9 Capstone Checkpoint (UOP) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.com220genius.com • 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.

COM 220 Week 9 Final Project Persuasive Research Paper (UOP) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.com220genius.com • 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: • Title page • Introduction and a thesis statement

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