COM 155 Empower Learning/ indigohelp

1. COM 155 Empower Learning/ indigohelp

2. COM 155 Empower Learning/ indigohelp ABS 200 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp COM 155 (VER 4) Appendix E COM 155 (VER 4) Appendix F For more classes visit www.indigohelp.com Appendix F Summary, Analysis, Synthesis, and Evaluation Review the four paragraphs below. There is one paragraph matching each of the following types: summary, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. Once you have read each paragraph, complete the following chart to identify the type of paragraph for each. • For more classes visit • www.indigohelp.com • Appendix E • Sentence Correction and Changes in Writing • Review the following sentences. Some of them are correct, whereas others contain an error with a commonly confused word. • Identify those with errors by marking each of the errors in bold. Make the correction in parentheses after the error.

3. COM 155 Empower Learning/ indigohelp ABS 200 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp COM 155 (VER 4) Assignment Identifying Errors in Writing COM 155 (VER 4) Assignment Sentence Structure Review For more classes visit www.indigohelp.com Appendix B Sentence Structure Review Each of the following sentences has one grammatical error. The errors are in one of the following four categories: subject–verb agreement, run-on sentence, verb form and tense, or sentence fragment. Read each of the sentences and write the type of error found in the space provided. • For more classes visit • www.indigohelp.com • Appendix D • Identify Twenty Errors in the Passage Below • Review the passage below, which contains 20 errors. Identify these errors by marking each of the errors in bold, and make your correction in parentheses after the error.

4. COM 155 Empower Learning/ indigohelp ABS 200 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp COM 155 (VER 4) Entire Course COM 155 (VER 4) Week 1 DQs Set 1 (5 DQs) For more classes visit www.indigohelp.com Discussion Question 1 Review the information provided in Ch. 6 of Writing for Success. Do you think that paying attention to your audience, purpose, and content improves the influence of your writing? Why or why not? • For more classes visit • www.indigohelp.com • COM 155 Week 1 DQs Set 1 (5 DQs) • COM 155 Week 1 DQs Set 2 • COM 155 Week 2 Writing Process Assignment • COM 155 Week 2 DQs • COM 155 Week 2 Homework • COM 155 Week 3 DQs

5. COM 155 Empower Learning/ indigohelp ABS 200 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp COM 155 (VER 4) Week 1 DQs Set 2 COM 155 (VER 4) Week 2 DQs For more classes visit www.indigohelp.com COM 155 Week 2 DQs DQ1 Is your past writing different from what you anticipate you will be doing in this course? In what ways? Do you think your writing will improve as a result of this course? Why or why not? Week 2 DQ2 Review the steps in the prewriting phase of essay writing. How important do you think prewriting is to the success of an essay? Can you skip the prewriting phase? Why or why not? • For more classes visit • www.indigohelp.com • DQ 1: List at least one of the serious writing errors identified on p. 385 and identify how such an error could negatively affect your writing • DQ 2: Identify which of the four most serious writing errors listed on p. 385 you find challenging to overcome in your own writing. State a method to avoid this error.

6. COM 155 Empower Learning/ indigohelp ABS 200 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp COM 155 (VER 4) Week 2 Homework COM 155 (VER 4) Week 2 Writing Process Assignment For more classes visit www.indigohelp.com Choose one of the following scenarios: Imagine that you are teaching English in a local high school. Imagine that you are the parent or friend of a student having to write a series of essays for a high school English class. Imagine that you are a teaching assistant for a high school English class, and you want to help fellow students succeed. • For more classes visit • www.indigohelp.com • 1. Assignment: Verb Practice • • Resource: Weekly Readings • • Write five sentences about the role of education in successful financial planning, in which you correctly use a different verb tense in each sentence. • • Mark each verb used in bold and, in parentheses, identify the specific

7. COM 155 Empower Learning/ indigohelp ABS 200 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp COM 155 (VER 4) Week 3 DQs COM 155 (VER 4) Week 4 Appendix D Selecting Topic Brainstorming For more classes visit www.indigohelp.com COM 155 (VER 4) Week 4 Appendix D Selecting Topic Brainstorming • For more classes visit • www.indigohelp.com • COM 155 Week 3 DQs • Week 3 DQ 1 • In what situations are compare-and-contrast essays effective? When would that style be ineffective? What is the difference? Explain. • Week 3 DQ2 • There are two basic organizational methods for a compare-and-contrast essay. Do you think one is a stronger method, or are they situational? Why?

8. COM 155 Empower Learning/ indigohelp ABS 200 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp COM 155 (VER 4) Week 4 DQs COM 155 (VER 4) Week 4 video transcript For more classes visit www.indigohelp.com COM/155 – University Composition and Communication I Week 4 Video Transcription • For more classes visit • www.indigohelp.com • COM 155 Week 4 DQs • Week 4 DQ1 • What are some of the prewriting techniques you have used? How and why did they work? If they did not work, what do you think you will do differently this time? Why?

9. COM 155 Empower Learning/ indigohelp ABS 200 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp COM 155 (VER 4) Week 5 DQ COM 155 (VER 4) Week 5 Homework For more classes visit www.indigohelp.com Sample content Assignment: Pronoun Practice • Resource: Weekly Readings • Write several sentences describing a recent interaction with a friend or family member about personal finance or credit cards. This interaction may be imagined or real. • Use at least five different pronouns in your sentences. • For more classes visit • www.indigohelp.com • COM 155 Week 5 DQs • Week 5 DQ1 • What components are needed to develop a clear and concise thesis statement? • Week 5 DQ2 • Why do you think it is important for a thesis statement to be only one declarative sentence with 25 words or fewer? Do you agree or disagree with this writing technique?

10. COM 155 Empower Learning/ indigohelp ABS 200 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp COM 155 (VER 4) Week 5 Thesis Statement COM 155 (VER 4) Week 6 Appendix F Outline Thesis Guide For more classes visit www.indigohelp.com Resource: Appendix F Complete a topic outline for your academic essay. The outline should be based on the topic chosen in Week Four and will help you complete the final paper in Week Nine. Include at least three main points (I, II, III) related to your chosen topic from Appendix D. Include at least two subpoints (A, B) under each main point. • For more classes visit • www.indigohelp.com • Resource: Appendix E, located on the student website • Write a single declarative thesis sentence in no more than 25 words that summarizes the main idea and intent of your essay. • Use pronouns correctly. • Post your thesis statement for your instructor’s approval and feedback.

11. COM 155 Empower Learning/ indigohelp ABS 200 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp COM 155 (VER 4) Week 6 DQs COM 155 (VER 4) Week 6 Homework For more classes visit www.indigohelp.com Assignment: Adjectives, Adverbs, and Comparisons • Resource: Weekly Readings • Use at least five adverbs and five adjectives to write a 150- to 300-word review of a movie, sporting event, musical performance, or television show. • Bold each adverb. • Underline each adjective. • For more classes visit • www.indigohelp.com • COM 155 Week 6 DQs • Week 6 DQ1 • Are there any instances in your personal or professional life when you create or use an outline? How is this useful?

12. COM 155 Empower Learning/ indigohelp ABS 200 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp COM 155 (VER 4) Week 7 DQs COM 155 (VER 4) Week 7 Homework For more classes visit www.indigohelp.com Sample content Assignment: Paragraphs and Topic Sentences In a total of 200 words, write two paragraphs with about how interest rates affect our purchasing decisions. Identify the topic sentence in each by underlining it. Post your assignment as a Microsoft® Word attachment in the Assignments link by Week Seven Day 6. • For more classes visit • www.indigohelp.com • COM 155 Week 7 DQs • Week 7 DQ1 • Identify an introductory technique that could be used to grab the reader’s attention and showcase the main idea. Why did you select this technique? Where would it be useful? Where might it not work?

13. COM 155 Empower Learning/ indigohelp ABS 200 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp COM 155 (VER 4) Week 7 Rough Draft COM 155 (VER 4) Week 8 DQs For more classes visit www.indigohelp.com COM 155 Week 8 DQs Week 8 DQ1 As you revise your essay, what important components should you look for? Week 8 DQ2 What is the difference between revising and editing? Which do you struggle with the most? Why is it difficult to do both at once? Which should be done first and why? • For more classes visit • www.indigohelp.com • COM 155 (VER 4) Week 7 Rough Draft

14. COM 155 Empower Learning/ indigohelp ABS 200 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp COM 155 (VER 4) Week 9 DQs COM 155 (VER 4) Week 9 Final Deconstructing the Controversy between Online and Traditional Education For more classes visit www.indigohelp.com Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word final draft of your compare-and-contrast essay. Include the following elements in your essay: • An introduction paragraph that includes your thesis statement • At least three body paragraphs • Appropriate transitions within and between paragraphs • A conclusion paragraph • For more classes visit • www.indigohelp.com • COM 155 Week 9 DQs • Week 9 DQ1 • What types or sources of feedback do you find most effective as you work toward completing your final paper? Why? • Week 9 DQ2 • Which university resources have you been using to help you be a more effective student? How might those resources help you be more effective in your next course?

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