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Curse Syllabus COM/150 Versin 3 2 Plicies & Prcedures All students in this curse are required t abide by the plicies and prcedures described in the Plicies sectin f the student Web site. T view these plicies, students must be lgged in t the student Web site. The same infrmatin may be accessed via the Plicies link lcated in the Materials sectin f the Classrm tab n the student Web site. Curse Descriptin In this curse, students develp academic writing skills. Students use the writing prcess t cnstruct an expsitry essay with an emphasis n cherence and crrectness in written cmmunicatin. Students als cnduct basic research fr the expsitry essay. Selected readings prvide the basis fr discussin regarding the difference between fact and pinin. Grammar exercises fcus n verb tense and frm, subject-verb and prnun-antecedent agreement, and prnun case. Students als cmplete exercises cvering tpic sentences, paragraph develpment, citatins, and frmatting guidelines. Curse Tpics & Objectives Week One: Academic Writing Differentiate between fact and pinin. Cmpare and cntrast essay writing and business writing. Week Tw: The Writing Prcess Use grammar, mechanics, spelling, and punctuatin apprpriately. Identify the steps in the writing prcess. Recgnize characteristics f expsitry essays. Week Three: Cnducting Research Cnduct basic Internet research. Determine the credibility f nline infrmatin. Week Fur: Planning Strategies Generate ideas fr an expsitry essay. Apply style guidelines fr dcumenting surces. Week Five: Develping Strategies Identify tpic sentences and types f paragraph develpment. Determine apprpriate types f supprting paragraphs fr a tpic. Create a thesis statement fr an expsitry essay. Week Six: Organizing the Expsitry Essay Cnstruct a tpic utline fr the expsitry essay. Determine apprpriate methds fr citing surce material. Generate bdy paragraphs fr an expsitry essay. Week Seven: Intrductins and Cnclusins
Curse Syllabus COM/150 Versin 3 3 Discuss apprpriate intrductins and cnclusins fr expsitry essays. Generate an intrductin and a cnclusin fr an expsitry essay. Week Eight: Revising and Editing the Essay Utilize feedback t revise and edit an expsitry essay. Identify basic frmatting guidelines fr academic papers. Week Nine: Cmpleting the Expsitry Essay Apply the steps in the writing prcess t cmplete a clear, cncise, cherent, and unified expsitry essay.
Curse Syllabus COM/150 Versin 3 4 Curse Materials Axia Cllege s Writing Style Handbk, available nline at https://axiaecampus.phenix.edu/writing_style_handbk_axiauop.pdf University f Phenix Essay Guidelines, available nline at the Center fr Writing Excellence All electrnic materials are available n yur student Web site. Weighting f Assignments Weekly Pint Values Week One Discussin Questins 10 Participatin 10 CheckPint: Expsitry Essay Tpic 10 Week Tw Exercise: Grammar Exercise 1 20 CheckPint: The Writing Prcess 30 Assignment: Characteristics f Expsitry Essays 50 Week Three Discussin Questins 10 Participatin 10 CheckPint: Evaluating Surces 30 Week Fur Exercise: Grammar Exercise 2 20 CheckPint: Brainstrming 30 Assignment: Dcumenting Surces 50 Week Five Discussin Questins 10 Participatin 10 CheckPint: Thesis Statements 20 Exercise: Tpic Sentences and Paragraphs 20 Week Six CheckPint: Tpic Outline and Wrking References List 30 Exercise: Citatins 20 Assignment: Bdy Paragraphs 100 Week Seven Discussin Questins 10 Participatin 10 CheckPint: Intrductins and Cnclusins 40 Week Eight CheckPint: Peer Review f Expsitry Essay 30 Exercise: Frmatting Academic Papers Crsswrd Puzzle 20 Assignment: Incrprating Feedback 100 Week Nine Capstne Discussin Questin 10 Participatin 10 CheckPint: Cmprehensive Grammar 30 Final Prject: Expsitry Essay 250
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Curse Syllabus COM/150 Versin 3 6 Week One Academic Writing Differentiate between fact and pinin. Cmpare and cntrast essay writing and business writing. Curse Assignments 1. Curse Preparatin Due Day 1 Read the curse descriptin and bjectives. Read the instructr s bigraphy and pst yur wn. [Chat Rm frum] 2. Review the Axia Online Overview multimedia interactin at http://crptrain.phenix.edu/axia/aditlup/aditl_axiaup.html. 3. Readings Read Appendix A regarding the final prject requirements. Read Steps in the Writing Prcess n the student Web site. Read Characteristics f the Expsitry Essay n the student Web site. 4. Discussin Questins DQ 1 Due Day 2 [Main frum] Pst yur respnse t the fllwing: Fact refers t infrmatin verifiable thrugh evidence. Opinin refers t an impressin pen t dispute. G t the Histry Channel Web site at http://www.histry.cm/. Click Vide at the tp f the Web site; then, type Speeches int the Search All Vides bar; r cpy and paste the fllwing link int a Web brwser http://www.histry.cm/media.d?searchterm=speeches&actin=search. Select a speech, briefly describe the speech, and explain whether the speech is fact r pinin. Respnd t the psts f yur classmates by asking what they fund interesting abut the speech they selected. DQ 2 Due Day 4 [Main frum] Pst yur respnse t the fllwing: In what ways are expsitry essays similar t business cmmunicatin? In what ways are they different? What part d facts play in the expsitry essay? What part des pinin play? Explain yur answers. Ask fr mre infrmatin regarding areas f disagreement when yu respnd t yur classmates psts. 5. CheckPint: Expsitry Essay Tpic Befre yu begin the writing prcess, yu must select a tpic that is interesting t yu and yur readers. Inexperienced writers smetimes make the mistake f attempting t write abut a tpic that is t brad. Yu may want t start by ding sme preliminary reading abut yur tpic and then determining hw yu want t apprach the subject. Ask yurself the fllwing questins: Which aspect f this tpic is mst interesting t me? What d I want t knw mre abut? Chances are yur readers will feel the same way. Due Day 3 [Individual frum]
Curse Syllabus COM/150 Versin 3 7 Resurces: Appendix A and the Center fr Writing Excellence Web Site. Select a tpic frm Appendix A. Explain hw yu plan t narrw yur tpic fr the expsitry essay. Pst bth yur tpic and explanatin.
Curse Syllabus COM/150 Versin 3 8 Week Tw The Writing Prcess Use grammar, mechanics, spelling, and punctuatin apprpriately. Identify the steps in the writing prcess. Recgnize characteristics f expsitry essays. Curse Assignments 1. Exercise: Grammar Exercise 1 Due Day 3 [Individual frum] Resurce: The Center fr Writing Excellence Lg n t yur student Web site. Review and navigate thrugh the Center fr Writing Excellence Web site at https://ecampus.phenix.edu/classrm/ic/cwe/hme.aspx. Click the Library tab at the tp f the Web page. Click Center fr Writing Excellence. Navigate t the left side f the screen, n which Writing Resurces is lcated. Click Tutrials and Guides. Click the Grammar Guide under Grammar Tutrials. Click Grammar Mechanics under the Grammar Guide. Cmplete the fllwing skill-and drill quizzes frm the categries belw. Ensure that yu review the definitin and rules fr each tpic. Subject-Verb Agreement Regular Verbs Irregular Verbs (n quiz) Be vs. Have Pst a screen sht f yur results page in the Individual frum. T take a screen sht, press the Print Screen r Prt Scr key n the upper-right hand crner f yur keybard, pen yur Micrsft Wrd dcument, and then press Ctrl> <V. The subject line f each pst must infrm the instructr which exercise screensht yu are psting, fr example Using Regular and Irregular Verbs. 2. CheckPint: The Writing Prcess Due Day 4 [Individual frum] Resurce: Steps in the Writing Prcess Address the fllwing in 200 t 300 wrds: Hw des the writing prcess yu read abut in this class differ frm the prcess yu have used in the past? Which step in the writing prcess is easiest fr yu t cmplete? Which step is the mst difficult? Hw might yu vercme this bstacle t becme a mre effective writer? 3. Assignment: Characteristics f Expsitry Essays Due Day 7 [Individual frum]
Curse Syllabus COM/150 Versin 3 9 Resurces: Characteristics f the Expsitry Essay, The Art f Ckery Web site, Abut Web site, and the Fishing Flrida Online Magazine Web site Read tw f the fllwing essays: Setting the Table http://www.artfckery.cm/settingthetable.htm A Sul as Free as the Air http://wmenshistry.abut.cm/library/weekly/aa062899.htm Cchlear Implants http://deafness.abut.cm/cs/cchlearfeatures/a/cchlearimplant.htm Hw t Clean Fish http://capmel.cm/hw_t-fillet_fish.htm Address the fllwing pints abut the tw essays yu read: What characteristics make these essays expsitry? Identify the type f rganizatin each authr used t develp the essay: tpic, time rder, space rder, r infrmative prcess. Why d yu think each authr chse that type f rganizatin fr his r her essay? In what ways des this rganizatinal chice make the essay effective? What effect might the authr have achieved with anther type f rganizatin r anther type f expsitry essay? In what ways are these expsitry essays alike? In what ways are they different? Explain yur answers.
Curse Syllabus COM/150 Versin 3 10 Week Three Cnducting Research Cnduct basic Internet research. Determine the credibility f nline infrmatin. Curse Assignments 1. Readings Read Brainstrming Techniques n the student Web site. Read Surce Credibility n the student Web site. Read Aviding Plagiarism n the student Web site. 2. Discussin Questins DQ 1 Due Day 2 [Main frum] Pst yur respnse t the fllwing: What is yur expsitry essay tpic? Why did yu select this tpic? Why is this tpic imprtant fr yur audience? DQ 2 Due Day 4 [Main frum] Pst yur respnse t the fllwing: What Web sites d yu nrmally frequent? Are these Web sites credible? When is credibility mre imprtant and when is it less imprtant? Supprt yur answers with specific examples. What questins might yu ask t determine the credibility f nline surces? 3. CheckPint: Evaluating Surces The Internet cntains a wealth f infrmatin n every imaginable tpic. Sme Web sites, hwever, cntain infrmatin that is nt reliable. Other sites may be reliable but cntain infrmatin that is nt apprpriate fr cllege-level research. Befre yu use a surce fr cllege papers, perfrm an evaluatin regarding the site s purpse, affiliatins, authr s credentials, and s n. Due Day 5 [Individual frum] Resurces: Appendix B and the Axia Cllege Material: Surce Credibility Lcate a Web site that cntains infrmatin yu might be able t use fr yur expsitry essay. Evaluate the Web site by answering the questins in Appendix B. Pst Appendix B as an attachment.
Curse Syllabus COM/150 Versin 3 11 Week Fur Week Fur: Planning Strategies Generate ideas fr an expsitry essay. Apply style guidelines fr dcumenting surces. Curse Assignments 1. Exercise: Grammar Exercise 2 Due Day 3 [Individual frum] Resurce: The Center fr Writing Excellence Lg n t yur student Web site. Review and navigate thrugh the Center fr Writing Excellence Web site at https://ecampus.phenix.edu/classrm/ic/cwe/hme.aspx. Click the Library tab at the tp f yur page. Click Center fr Writing Excellence. Navigate t the left side f the screen, n which Writing Resurces is lcated. Click Tutrials and Guides. Click the Grammar Guide under Grammar Tutrials. Click Grammar Mechanics under the Grammar Guide. Cmplete the fllwing skill-and drill quizzes frm the Grammar Mechanics categry. Ensure that yu review the definitin and rules fr each tpic: Identifying Antecedents Prnun Case fr Wh and Whm Vague Prnuns Pst a screen sht f yur results page in the Individual frum. T take a screen sht, press the Print Screen r Prt Scr key n the upper-right hand crner f yur keybard, pen yur Micrsft Wrd dcument, and then press Ctrl V. The subject line f each pst must infrm the instructr which exercise screensht yu are psting, fr example Identifying Antecedents. 2. CheckPint: Brainstrming In traditinal brainstrming, individuals r grups f peple cmpile ideas n a tpic, but d nt evaluate r rganize the ideas presented. In cntrast, mind-mapping als called cncept mapping visually places thughts int categries. Due Day 4 [Individual frum] Resurces: Appendix C, Steps in the Writing Prcess, and Brainstrming Techniques Use either the circular r linear map template in Appendix C t rganize yur ideas fr yur expsitry essay tpic. Address the fllwing questins: Are yu able t narrw yur tpic t a single spke r t a subheader f a spke n the map? Hw des mind-mapping prepare yu fr utlining?
Curse Syllabus COM/150 Versin 3 12 Pst Appendix C as an attachment and pst yur respnse t the questins. 3. Assignment: Dcumenting Surces Due Day 7 [Individual frum] Resurces: Appendix B, Appendix C, and the Center fr Writing Excellence Review APA Citatin and Reference Examples at the Axia Cllege Center fr Writing Excellence at http://www.aplllibrary.cm/cwe/pdfs/axiasampleapareferences.pdf. Identify the tpic and three subtpics fr yur expsitry essay. Prvide three credible surces frm the Internet fr yur expsitry essay and cite the surces in APA frmat. Address the fllwing questin: Which subpint r subpints n yur mind map d these surces supprt? Explain yur answer. Pst yur respnse as an attachment.
Curse Syllabus COM/150 Versin 3 13 Week Five Develping Strategies Identify tpic sentences and types f paragraph develpment. Determine apprpriate types f supprting paragraphs fr a tpic. Create a thesis statement fr an expsitry essay. Curse Assignments 1. Readings Read Thesis Statements n the student Web site. Read Outlining Strategies n the student Web site. Read Tpic Sentences and Supprting Paragraphs n the student Web site. 2. Discussin Questins DQ 1 Due Day 2 [Main frum] Select ne f the fllwing tpics: America s tp crpratins are successful fr a variety f reasns. Scientists have discvered human remains thught t be mre than 2 millin years lder than Lucy, a skeletn fund in Ethipia. A healthful diet and regular exercise nt nly imprves health, but lwers health care csts. Answer the fllwing regarding the tpic yu chse: What kinds f supprting paragraphs examples, details, definitins, analysis, divisin and classificatin, prcess analysis, cmparisn-cntrast, cause-effect, and argument are apprpriate t supprt this tpic? Explain yur answer. Respnd t classmates psts by asking fr mre infrmatin if yu disagree with r d nt understand a respnse. DQ 2 Due Day 4 [Main frum] Pst yur respnse t the fllwing: What is yur thesis? Hw d yu plan t supprt this thesis? Review the cncept f fallacies yu learned in a previus curse. Suggest ways t avid fallacies in yur thesis fr yur expsitry essay. Respnd t yur classmates psts by asking fr mre infrmatin r suggesting additinal ways they may supprt their thesis statements. Furthermre, suggest ways they may avid fallacies in their thesis statements. 3. CheckPint: Thesis Statement Yu must create a thesis statement fr every academic paper yu write. Often appearing at the end f the intrductin, the thesis statement infrms readers in a cncise manner f yur intentin in writing the paper. The thesis cnsists f ne declarative sentence that summarizes the main idea f yur essay in 25 wrds r fewer. Due Day 3 [Individual frum] Resurces: Thesis Statements and the Thesis Generatr
Curse Syllabus COM/150 Versin 3 14 Use the Thesis Generatr at http://crptrain.phenix.edu/thesis_generatr/thesis_generatr.html t help yu draft and refine yur thesis statement. Lg n t the Axia Web site at https://axiaecampus.phenix.edu/. Select the Library tab Click the Center fr Writing Excellence link. Select Tutrials & Guides. Click the Autmated Tl fr Develping yur Thesis Statement link. Pst yur thesis statement fr yur instructr s apprval and feedback. 4. Exercise: Tpic Sentences and Paragraphs Due Day 5 [Individual frum] Resurce: The Center fr Writing Excellence Lg n t yur student Web site. Read Writing a Five Paragraph Essay. The Opening Paragraph The Cntent Paragraphs The Cnclusin Review and navigate thrugh the Center fr Writing Excellence Web site at https://ecampus.phenix.edu/classrm/ic/cwe/hme.aspx. Click the Library tab at the tp f yur page. Click Center fr Writing Excellence. Navigate t the left side f the screen, n which Writing Resurces is lcated. Click Tutrials and Guides. Click the Grammar Guide under Grammar Tutrials. Click Writing Style under the Grammar Guide. Cmplete the fllwing skill-and drill quiz frm the Writing Style categry. Ensure that yu review the definitin and rules fr each tpic. Tpic Sentences Pst a screen sht f yur results page in the Individual frum. T take a screen sht, press the Print Screen r Prt Scr key n the upper-right hand crner f yur keybard, pen yur Micrsft Wrd dcument, and then press Ctrl V. The subject line f each pst must infrm the instructr which exercise screensht yu are psting, fr example Tpic Sentences.
Curse Syllabus COM/150 Versin 3 15 Week Six Organizing the Expsitry Essay Cnstruct a tpic utline fr the expsitry essay. Determine apprpriate methds fr citing surce material. Generate bdy paragraphs fr an expsitry essay. Curse Assignments 1. Readings Read Types f Plagiarism frm the Plagiarism sectin at the Center fr Writing Excellence. Read Understanding Paraphrase and Summary frm the Plagiarism sectin at the Center fr Writing Excellence. Read Understanding Plagiarism and Cmmn Knwledge frm the Plagiarism sectin at the Center fr Writing Excellence. Read Using Direct Qutatins frm the Plagiarism sectin at the Center fr Writing Excellence. Read Reasns nt t Plagiarize frm the Plagiarism sectin at the Center fr Writing Excellence. 2. CheckPint: Tpic Outline and Wrking References List Befre yu write yur expsitry essay, yu must rganize yur ideas. One way t rganize cntent is by creating a frmal utline. Nrmally, an utline rganizes nly the bdy f yur paper. Althugh yur thesis statement appears in yur intrductin when yu write the expsitry essay, include the thesis at the tp f yur utline. That way, it is easier fr yu and fr yur instructr t check fr alignment between the thesis and supprting ideas. Due Day 3 [Individual frum] Resurces: Appendix D, Appendix E, Outlining Strategies, and the Center fr Writing Excellence. Review the fllwing sectins n dcumenting surces in the Center fr Writing Excellence: Click Tutrials and Guides. Scrll dwn t APA Infrmatin: APA Reference and Citatin Examples Reference and Citatin Generatr Use Appendix D t create a tpic utline fr yur expsitry essay. Use Appendix E t create a wrking references list. Pst Appendix D and Appendix E as attachments. 3. Exercise: Citatins Due Day 5 [Individual frum] Resurces: Center fr Writing Excellence Lg n t yur student Web site. Review and navigate thrugh the Center fr Writing Excellence Web site at https://ecampus.phenix.edu/classrm/ic/cwe/hme.aspx. Click the Library tab at the tp f yur page. Click Center fr Writing Excellence.
Curse Syllabus COM/150 Versin 3 16 Navigate t the left side f the screen, n which Writing Resurces is lcated. Click Tutrials and Guides. Click The Grammar Guide under Grammar Tutrials. Click Plagiarism under the Grammar Guide. Cmplete the fllwing skill-and drill quizzes frm the Plagiarism categry. Ensure that yu review the definitin and rules. Aviding Plagiarism Mastery Test Pst a screen sht f yur results page in the Individual frum. T take a screen sht, press the Print Screen r Prt Scr key n the upper-right hand crner f yur keybard, pen yur Micrsft Wrd dcument, then press Ctrl V. The subject line f each pst must infrm the instructr which exercise screensht yu are psting, fr example: Aviding Plagiarism Mastery Test. 4. Assignment: Bdy Paragraphs At this pint, yu are t cnstruct nly the bdy f yur expsitry essay. This first draft f yur paper must be cmplete enugh (at least 900 wrds) fr yur instructr t prvide cnstructive feedback. Use APA style standards t frmat in-text citatins and references. Due Day 7 [Individual frum] Resurces: Appendix D and Axia Cllege s Writing Style Handbk Read Ch. 1 f the Writing Style Handbk fr Axia Cllege s frmatting guidelines. Use yur tpic utline in Appendix D as a guide t develp tpic sentences and apprpriate types f supprting paragraphs fr the bdy f yur expsitry essay. Include apprpriate transitins within and between paragraphs. Pst yur paper as an attachment.
Curse Syllabus COM/150 Versin 3 17 Week Seven Intrductins and Cnclusins Discuss apprpriate intrductins and cnclusins fr expsitry essays. Generate an intrductin and a cnclusin fr an expsitry essay. Curse Assignments 1. Readings Read Effective Intrductins and Cnclusins n the student Web site. Read Revising, Peer Reviewing, and Prfreading n the student Web site. 2. Discussin Questins DQ 1 Due Day 2 [Main frum] Pst yur respnse t the fllwing: Select ne f the essays frm the Examples f Effective Intrductins sectin in Effective Intrductins and Cnclusins. Which article did yu chse? What type f intrductin des the writer use? What is the affect f that kind f intrductin n this essay? DQ 2 Due Day 4 [Main frum] Pst yur respnse t the fllwing: Select ne f the essays frm the Examples f Effective Cnclusins sectin in Effective Intrductins and Cnclusins. Which article did yu chse? What kind f cnclusin des the writer use? What is the effect f that kind f cnclusin n this essay? 3. CheckPint: Intrductins and Cnclusins Due Day 5 [Individual frum] Resurces: Appendix B, Effective Intrductins and Cnclusins, Appendix F, and the Center fr Writing Excellence Generate an intrductin and cnclusin fr yur expsitry essay. Add the intrductin and cnclusin t the bdy paragraphs f yur essay. Althugh the instructr prvides feedback n nly yur intrductin and cnclusin, he r she must see hw all the parts f yur essay fit tgether. Review Appendix F fr instructins fr submitting a paper t the Center fr Writing Excellence and the Plagiarism Checker. Submit a cpy f yur essay t the Center fr Writing Excellence fr a review. Use the Plagiarism Checker at the Center fr Writing Excellence t verify that yu have used apprpriate dcumentatin in yur essay. Pst yur respnse as an attachment.
Curse Syllabus COM/150 Versin 3 18 Week Eight Revising and Editing the Essay Utilize feedback t revise and edit an expsitry essay. Identify basic frmatting guidelines fr academic papers. Curse Assignments 1. Readings Read Ch. 1 f Axia Cllege s Writing Style Handbk. 2. CheckPint: Peer Review f Expsitry Essay Due Day 3 [Individual frum] Resurces: Appendix G; Cnstructive Feedback Tutrial; Revising, Peer Reviewing, and Prfreading, and the Center fr Writing Excellence. Cmplete the Cnstructive Feedback Tutrial n the student Web site. Perfrm a peer review f a classmate s expsitry essay, which yur instructr places in yur Individual frum n Day 1. Fill in each blck f the Peer Review Checklist in Appendix G. Pst the cmpleted Peer Review Checklist in yur Individual frum as an attachment. Retain the Peer Review Checklist yu receive frm yur reviewer t submit with yur final paper. 3. Exercise: Frmatting Academic Papers Crsswrd Puzzle Due Day 5 [Individual frum] Resurce: Axia Cllege s Writing Style Handbk Review Ch. 1 f Axia Cllege s Writing Style Handbk. Review the fllwing sectins in the Center fr Writing Excellence: Click Tutrials and Guides. Scrll dwn t APA Infrmatin: APA Reference and Citatin Examples Reference and Citatin Generatr Access the Frmatting Academic Papers Crsswrd Puzzle at http://crptrain.phenix.edu/axia/cm150/multimedia/apa_crsswrd.html. Cmplete the puzzle using the clues prvided. Pst a screen sht f yur results page in the Individual frum. T take a screen sht, press the Print Screen r Prt Scr key n the upper-right hand crner f yur keybard, pen yur Micrsft Wrd dcument, and then press Ctrl V. The subject line f each pst must infrm the instructr which exercise screensht yu are psting, fr example: Puzzle. 4. Assignment: Incrprating Feedback
Curse Syllabus COM/150 Versin 3 19 Due Day 7 [Individual frum] Resurces: Revising, Peer Reviewing, and Prfreading; the Center fr Writing Excellence; and the Cnstructive Feedback Tutrial Read Ch. 5, Finalizatin fr Writing in the University f Phenix Essay Guidelines. T dwnlad the entire dcument, g t the Center fr Writing Excellence. Click Writing Wizards. Click Guidelines fr Writing Academic Papers. Address the fllwing: What feedback did yu receive frm yur instructr? Frm the peer reviewer? Frm the Center fr Writing Excellence? Explain hw yu will incrprate the feedback int yur paper. Hw des this feedback imprve yur expsitry essay? What feedback did yu chse nt t include? Explain yur answers.
Curse Syllabus COM/150 Versin 3 20 Week Nine Cmpleting the Expsitry Essay Apply the steps in the writing prcess t cmplete a clear, cncise, cherent, and unified expsitry essay. Curse Assignments 1. Capstne Discussin Questin Due Day 3 [Main frum] Pst yur respnse t the fllwing: Which part f the writing prcess was easiest fr yu? Which part was the mst difficult? What did yu learn frm yur writing experience during this class? In what ways have yu learned t write mre critically? Hw des this knwledge assist yu with yur educatin r in yur wrkplace? 2. CheckPint: Cmprehensive Grammar CheckPint Due Day 5 [Individual frum] Resurces: Appendix H, Grammar Exercise 1, Grammar Exercise 2, and the Center fr Writing Excellence. Use Appendix H t recrd yur answers t the Cmprehensive Grammar CheckPint, lcated n yur student Web site. Pst Appendix H as an attachment. 3. Final Prject: Expsitry Essay Due Day 7 [Individual frum] Resurces: Appendix A and Appendix I Use Appendix I t prfread yur final draft. If yu cannt answer yes t an item in the Prfreading Checklist, revise yur paper accrdingly. Cnstruct an expsitry essay, 1,500 t 1,750 wrds in length, frmatted accrding t Axia style guidelines. Include the fllwing elements: A title page An intrductin and a thesis statement A bdy with supprting evidence and in-text citatins A cnclusin A reference list with at least tw nline surces A cmpleted peer-review frm Review Appendix A t ensure yu have cmpleted every step required fr the final prject. Pst yur final paper and the Peer Review Checklist a classmate cmpleted fr yur essay as attachments.