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For more classes visit\nwww.snaptutorial.com\n \nCOM 155 Week 1 DQS\n \nCOM 155 Week 1 Assignment Sentence Structure Review- Appendix B\n \nCOM 155 Week 2 Assignment: Verb Practice\n \nCOM 155 Week 2 DQs\n \nCOM 155 Week 3 DQs\n \nCOM 155 Week 3 Assignment Identifying Errors in Writing- Appendix D\n \nCOM 155 Week 4 Assignment: Sentence Correction and Changes in Writing\n \nCOM 155 Week 4 DQs\n \nCOM 155 Week 5 Assignment: Pronoun Practice\n \nCOM 155 Week 5 DQs\n \nCOM 155 Week 6 Assignment: Review – Adjectives, Adverbs, and Comparisons\n \nCOM 155 Week 6 DQs\n \nCOM 155 Week 7 Assignment: Paragraphs and Topic Sentences\n \nCOM 155 Week 7 DQs\n \nCOM 155 Week 8 Assignment: Summary, Analysis, Synthesis, and Evaluation\n \nCOM 155 Week 8 DQs\n - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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• COM 155 Entire Course• For more classes visit

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• COM 155 Week 1 DQS

• COM 155 Week 1 Assignment Sentence Structure Review- Appendix B

• COM 155 Week 2 Assignment: Verb Practice

• COM 155 Week 2 DQs

• COM 155 Week 3 DQs

• COM 155 Week 3 Assignment Identifying Errors in Writing- Appendix D

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• COM 155 Week 1 Assignment Sentence Structure Review- Appendix B

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• Capstone Discussion Question· Due Date: Day 3 [Main] forum· Post your response to the following: Which part of the writing process was easiest foryou? Which part was the most difficult? What did you learn from your writing experienceduring this class? In what ways have you learned to write more critically? How will thisknowledge assist you with your education or in your workplace?

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• COM 155 Week 1 DQS• For more classes visit• www.snaptutorial.com

• Discussion Questions

• List at least one of the serious writing errors identified on p. 385 and identify how such an error could negatively affect your writing.

• 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

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• COM 155 Week 2 Assignment Verb Practice

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• Assignment: Verb Practice• • DUE DATE: Day 4 (Thursday)• • Resource: Weekly Readings• • Write five sentences about the role of education in • • successful financial planning, in which you correctly use a •

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• COM 155 Week 2 DQs• For more classes visit• www.snaptutorial.com

• Discussion Questions

• How might a potential employer evaluate your writing if you did not use proper verb tenses? Why?

• Identify the five trouble spots located on pp. 436–446 to help avoid making mistakes in subject-verb agreement. Which mistake do you think is the worst? Why?

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• COM 155 Week 3 Assignment Identifying Errors in Writing- Appendix D

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• Assignment: Identifying Errors in Writing

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• • Resource: Appendix D

• • Review the passage in Appendix D.

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• o The passage has 20 errors related to the concepts covered in Ch. 37–41.

• o Mark each of the errors in bold and make the correction in parentheses after the error.

• o Example: My cars interior is black.

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• COM 155 Week 3 DQs• For more classes visit• www.snaptutorial.com

• Discussion Questions

• Often, students rely on improper punctuation and capitalization because of the popularity and convenience of sending text messages. In academic writing, however, you must strive to use appropriate punctuation and capitalization. Why do you need to use appropriate punctuation, including plurals and possessives, in your writing?

• Page 673 provides examples of how comma placements may completely change the meaning of a sentence. Knowing this, what can you do

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• COM 155 Week 4 Assignment Sentence Correction and Changes in Writing

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• Assignment: Sentence Correction and Changes in Writing• DUE DATE: Day 4 (Thursday)• Resources: Weekly Readings and Appendix E·• This assignment has three distinct parts.·• o First, determine whether the sample sentences in Appendix E are correct. If it is not

correct, make the correction needed.

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• COM 155 Week 4 DQs• For more classes visit• www.snaptutorial.com

• Discussion Questions

• Writing errors, such as those identified in the readings for this week, may influence the way a reader interprets your writing. A résumé that is marred by grammatical errors, for example, may prevent a job candidate from progressing to the interview stage. Do you think it is appropriate for people to be judged based on their writing? Explain your answer.

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• COM 155 Week 5 Assignment Pronoun Practice

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• Assignment: Pronoun Practice

• DUE DATE: Day 7 (Sunday)

• 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.

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• COM 155 Week 5 DQs• For more classes visit• www.snaptutorial.com

• Discussion Questions

• Write six original sentences in which pronouns are used in a consistent manner. What strategies might a writer use to ensure pronouns are used effectively?

• Rewrite the first sentence of Ch. 27 in your own words. Identify the three basic types of pronouns mentioned on pp. 495 & 496. Explain why using pronouns may help make your writing more effective.

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• COM 155 Week 6 Assignment Review – Adjectives, Adverbs, and Comparisons

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• Assignment: Review – Adjectives, Adverbs, and Comparisons• DUE DATE: Day 4 (Thursday)• Resource: Weekly Readings• Use at least five adverbs and five adjectives to write a brief review of a movie,

sporting event, musical performance, or television show.• Bold each adverb.

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• Discussion Questions• Review pp. 517–520. Describe your experience with credit and credit cards in a brief

paragraph using at least five adverbs and five adjectives in your description. Bold the adverbs and underline the adjectives. What is the most effective way to determine whether a word is an adjective or an adverb?

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• COM 155 Week 7 Assignment Paragraphs and Topic Sentences

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• Assignment: Paragraphs and Topic Sentences• DUE DATE: Day 7 (Sunday)• Write two paragraphs about how interest rates affect our purchasing decisions.• Identify the topic sentence in each by underlining it.• Post your paper as an attachment

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• COM 155 Week 7 DQs• For more classes visit• www.snaptutorial.com

• Discussion Questions

• Based on the readings in Ch. 3, identify key· points to keep in mind when writing a topic sentence. How might these key points help you write effectively?

• This week, you were asked to· review the Topic Sentence section in the Center for Writing Excellence. Using the topic of home ownership versus leasing, identify a topic and provide a topic sentence you would use in a paragraph about the topic.

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• COM 155 Week 8 Assignment Summary, Analysis, Synthesis, and Evaluation

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• Assignment: Summary, Analysis, Synthesis, and Evaluation

• DUE DATE: Day 4 (Thursday)

• Resource: Appendix F

• Read the four sample paragraphs in Appendix F.

• Identify whether the paragraph was a summary, analysis, synthesis, or evaluation.

• Write a paragraph explaining the key differences between the four types of writing.

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• COM 155 Week 8 DQs• For more classes visit• www.snaptutorial.com

• Discussion Questions

• Read the summary paragraph on the bottom of p. 37. Identify the author’s goal in writing the paragraph. How effectively do you think the author met that goal?

• Read the two-paragraph analysis passage on p. 38. Identify the purpose of the writing.

• Pages 6 & 7 of the Guidelines for Writing Academic Papers show many different types of writing. Explain the key differences between the following types of paragraphs:

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