...Associate Program Material Appendix D Selecting a Topic and Brainstorming Worksheet Complete the following and post as an attachment. Online vs. traditional education |What two objects, people, subjects, or concepts are you going to | | |compare and/or contrast? |Since I am taking an online course over the traditional education| | |method | | | | |What are the similarities between the two objects, people, |Both are places for education, you have a teacher/professor, and | |subjects, or concepts? List as many similarities that you can |both are a place to help better your future. | |think of. | | |What are the differences between the two objects, people, |One is online with your computer and you can stay at home while | |subjects, or concepts? List as many differences that you can |you take your class, where as the other is in a class room with | |think of. |other students and a teacher...
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...COM 155 (VER 4) Entire Course (UOP) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com COM 155 (VERSION 4) Week 1 DQs COM 155 (VERSION 4) Week 2 Writing Process Assignment COM 155 (VERSION 4) Week 2 DQs COM 155 (VERSION 4) Week 3 DQs COM 155 (VERSION 4) Week 4 Appendix D Selecting Topic Brainstorming COM 155 (VERSION 4) Week 4 DQs COM 155 (VERSION 4) Week 5 DQs COM 155 (VERSION 4) Week 5 Thesis Statement COM 155 (VERSION 4) Week 6 Appendix F Outline Thesis Guide COM 155 (VERSION 4) Week 6 DQs COM 155 (VERSION 4) Week 7 DQs COM 155 (VERSION 4) Week 7 Rough Draft COM 155 (VERSION 4) Week 8 DQs COM 155 (VERSION 4) Week 9 DQs COM 155 (VERSION 4) Week 9 Final ------------------------------------------------------------------ COM 155 (VER 4) Week 1 DQs (UOP) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com COM 155 (VER 4) Week 1 DQs ------------------------------------------------------------------ COM 155 (VER 4) Week 2 DQs (UOP) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com COM 155 (VER 4) Week 2 DQs ------------------------------------------------------------------ COM 155 (VER 4) Week 2 Writing Process Assignment (UOP) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.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...
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...LEARNING OUTCOMES TOPIC At the end of this chapter, students will be able to: Use a variety of pre-writing activities to generate ideas, focus a topic, and formulate a method of developing an essay select and narrow an essay topic Slide 2 of 17 CHAPTER 1: PRE-WRITING TOPIC OUTLINES TOPIC Introduction 1.1 Pre-writing 1.1.1 Steps in process writing 1.1.2 Analysing the topic/question- directive words 1.1.3 Selecting and narrowing an essay topic 1.2 Pre-writing strategies 1.2.1 Brainstorming methods 1.3 Reading and note taking strategies 1.3.1 Note taking skills Slide 3 of 17 CHAPTER 1: PRE-WRITING INTRODUCTION TOPIC Slide 4 of 17 CHAPTER 1: PRE-WRITING 1.1.1 STEPS IN PROCESS WRITING The Writing Process TOPIC Slide 5 of 17 CHAPTER 1: PRE-WRITING 1.1.2 CHOOSING A QUESTION TOPIC If you have a choice of essay questions consider the following factors when deciding which essay to do: which topics interest you most? which topics have good resource materials available? which topics are most relevant to you personally or professionally? which topics might be easiest for you to write about? Slide 6 of 17 CHAPTER 1: PRE-WRITING 1.1.2 Analysing the topic/question- directive words TOPIC Slide 7 of 17 CHAPTER 1: PRE-WRITING 1.1.2 Analysing the topic/question- directive words TOPIC Slide 8 of 17 CHAPTER 1: PRE-WRITING 1.1.3 Selecting and narrowing an essay topic TOPIC • Choose a topic that isn’t too...
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...(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 COM 155 Week 4 Appendix D selecting topic brainstorming COM 155 Week 4 DQs COM 155 Week 5 DQs COM 155 Week 5 Thesis Statement COM 155 Week 6 Appendix F Outline Thesis Guide COM 155 Week 6 DQs COM 155 Week 7 DQs COM 155 Week 7 Rough Draft COM 155 Week 8 DQs COM 155 Week 9 DQs COM 155 Week 9 Final Deconstructing the Controversy between Online and Traditional Education COM 155 Assignment Identifying Errors in Writing COM 155 Assignment Sentence Structure Review COM 155 Week 5 Homework COM 155 Week 6 Homework COM 155 Week 7 Homework COM 155 Appendix E COM 155 Appendix F COM 155 Week 4 video transcript Activity mode aims to provide quality study notes and tutorials to the students of COM 155 VER 4 ENTIRE COURSE in order to ace their studies. COM 155 VER 4 ENTIRE COURSE To purchase this visit here: http://www.activitymode.com/product/com-155-ver-4-entire-course/ Contact us at: SUPPORT@ACTIVITYMODE.COM COM 155 VER 4 ENTIRE COURSE 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 COM 155 Week 4 Appendix D selecting topic brainstorming COM 155 Week 4 DQs COM 155 Week 5 DQs COM 155 Week 5 Thesis Statement COM 155 Week 6 Appendix F Outline Thesis Guide COM 155 Week 6 DQs COM 155 Week 7 DQs COM 155...
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...completing your expository essay including selecting a topic, brain storming, developing a thesis statement, and identifying the audience for your essay. Follow the instructions to complete these pre-writing activities. Make sure you complete all 7 sections of this worksheet. 1. Choose a Topic Here is a list of possible essay topics to use for your expository essay. Please choose only one topic. You will indicate the topic you have chosen within the table below. * If you have a topic that you are passionate about please contact your instructor for their approval on the topic. Remember that your topic must be a topic where you can provide facts, not opinions. * Video games AND violence * Internet AND workplace * Exercise AND obesity * Academic achievement AND library 2. Read the Module 1 lecture and review “The Writing Process” media piece. Be sure to read your Module 1 lecture and review the “The Writing Process” media piece for instructions on how to develop a thesis statement and how to identify your audience. You will need to know how to do this in order to complete the table below and successfully begin your writing process. “The Writing Process” * “Menu” * “Who is the audience?” * “How should I brainstorm?” (Because you are required to choose your topic from the list above, not all brainstorming examples will be pertinent to this assignment. When reviewing the “Brainstorming Examples”, “Break down Topic” may be a good one to start with. ...
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...this topic very relevant; in the world we live in today many married couples rapidly have found themselves turning to divorce as an answer. Finishing the fairy tale they had once fantasized. Moreover, there are certain well- known reasons that put people at higher risk for divorce and these are lack of commitment between the couples, marriage at a very early age, Infidelity, alcohol addiction, and physical abuse, and even financial problems. In my paper I used many resources, including online references, blogs, books, and articles. I also used reliable references when appropriate. Quoted my references and included a bibliography to strengthen my essay. I started off my paper with some background information about divorce general knowledge and basic points. I wrote my thesis statement and branched off with my main ideas. I went to elaborate my main ideas making sure to use supporting ideas and details. I also used various statistics, facts, and figures to support and toughen my points and restated my thesis into my conclusion to summarize my research paper. If I were to rewrite this paper now I would have searched more theories that have been shaped and assessed to determine if they apply to the recent rise in divorce rates around the world. I think my approach would have been still the same, but I would still be looking for the reason behind marriage divorce and why it is on a rise. Certainly, selecting the...
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...several “pre-writing” activities. This worksheet will assist you with several of the pre-writing activities necessary for completing your expository essay including selecting a topic, developing a thesis statement, and identifying the audience for you essay. Follow the instructions to complete these pre-writing activities. 1. Choose a Topic Here is a list of possible essay topics to use for your expository essay. Please choose only one topic. You will indicate the topic you have chosen within the table below. * Video games AND violence * Internet AND workplace * Exercise AND obesity * Academic achievement AND library 2. Read the Module 1 lecture and review “The Writing Process” media piece. Be sure to read your Module 1 lecture and review the “The Writing Process” media piece for instructions on how to develop a thesis statement and how to identify your audience. You will need to know how to do this in order to complete the table below and successfully begin your writing process. “The Writing Process” * “Menu” * “Who is the audience?” * “How should I brainstorm?” (Because you are required to choose your topic from the list above, not all brainstorming examples will be pertinent to this assignment. When reviewing the “Brainstorming Examples”, “Break Down Topic” may be a good one to start with. However, be sure to review them all to determine which works best for you.) * “How do I develop a thesis?” * “How do I...
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...process, in which you will select a topic and then gather your thoughts. Selecting a topic may see like a daunting task but there are strategies that can be used to help. Drawing upon your own experiences, reading, freewriting and asking questions are all things that can not only help you select your topic, but help to get ideas on that topic to write about later. By using your own observations and experiences you will think about things that you have already been exposed to. This can make for writing that is interesting to you because you will have a personal viewpoint and opinion to share. Reading can be of great assistance because it can jumpstart your curiosity about a topic or provide background on something that you may not have known about before. Freewriting is a technique where you simply try to get your unobstructed thoughts onto paper without having to worry about any grammar or structure. This has the potential get ideas out that may even surprise yourself since the writing comes so easily. Some other techniques that can be used during prewriting include brainstorming, idea mapping, and searching the internet. Brainstorming is similar to making a list, however it is very broad in scope. You will want to start with an overall idea or topic and then from there list anything and everything you can think of that may be even slightly related. Idea mapping is a more visual method where you link together related thoughts or topics. Begin with a main idea and then...
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...agree in number. This means both need to be singular or both need to be plural. Freewriting: A prewriting technique in which a person writes continuously for a set period of time without regard to spelling, grammar, or topic. It produces raw, often unusable material, but helps writers overcome blocks of apathy and self-criticism. Heuristics: helping to learn; guiding in discovery or investigation. Exercise 2E – Reflecting on Writing When it comes to starting the writing process, I usually take two to three days at most to search for additional resources or finish any assigned readings. I am naturally a slow reader and I prefer taking my time to highlight the important details I would like to discuss or cover in my paper. I then write a short summary for each reference or resource to conclude what points I want to discuss in my paper. Next, I build and write down the structure of the paper I want to write, and what the title and main focus are (thesis statement for example). I consider the latest step to be brainstorming because not only I decide the structure of my essay, but I also do write down any ideas that come to my mind, especially when trying to connect the readings or resources to the essay. After I am done with collecting resources and brainstorming, I like to get white A4 sheets, an eraser and a mechanical pencil. I usually do not stick to wearing a certain outfit but I do like sitting cross-legged in case if I am home and not wearing shoes. I use the paper to...
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...audience on a given topic. The goal is not to persuade the reader but to give the reader more information, to provide the reader with insight, and to support the writer’s interpretations with factual information. The essay should make the reader say “Aha! I didn’t know that.” Informative essays do not express the writer’s opinion. Views, pro and con, can be included but they must be presented in an unbiased fashion, pointing out comparisons and contrasts of viewpoints. One way to do this is to imagine that the audience holds a common view of the topic; the writer’s purpose is to give the audience a surprising new view based on research. To do this you can: • • • • Enlighten your audience with new facts and/or statistics. Give them usable material that they can apply. Present sufficient information to explain the new findings about the topic. Make clear from the beginning of your paper its purpose. Here is an example of an informative essay topic: a student wrote about technology invading churches in the form of ATM machines. He called it “Technology goes to Church.” His purpose was to inform readers that because of the decrease in weekly donations some churches are now installing ATM machines in the hopes of raising their revenue. The writing of an informative essay (expository essay) incorporates a variety of modes or strategies of writing. Using a variety of these modes to inform and educate the audience will result in the audience having a clearer view of the topic. This can be...
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...information for a project. The several steps you will need to outline and cover during the research process are: 1. Choose your topic 2. Find basic information 3. Refine your topic 4. Locate and retrieve materials 5. Evaluate relevancies of materials 6. Take notes 7. Construct your project Selecting a topic is the most important decision you will make during a research process. When you are choosing your topic, you want to select a topic that you are interested in, or that has been assigned to you. If you have trouble selecting a topic browse you can browse online databases, journals or magazines. Use basic information on your topic. Use key terms or words from your topic and search for basic information in reference such as books, online databases, web sites, library and catalogs. By doing this search you can determine if you have to much or not enough information available. Sometimes refining your topic may need to occur depending on the quality of information and number of items located. If you don’t get enough information broaden your topic, if you get too much information narrow your topic. When your topic has been identified you can begin to locate and retrieve your information. Make sure that there is relevancy in your materials. Make sure the information is useful and relevant to your topic. A clearly well-defined topic allows you to quickly eliminate irrelevant information. The basic criteria to evaluating your information are: * Authority-...
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............................................................................................................................................................... GEN 300 Effects of Technology Essay (UOP) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com Tutorial Purchased: 3 Times, Rating: A+ Technology and the changes it brings can have a very big effect on our lives. Which technological change has had the largest effect on life in this country? Why? Prepare at least a 350-word essay explaining the technology you have chosen and how it has affected our lives. As you write your paper, remember your essay will be scored based on how well you address the following: Develop a multi-paragraph response to the assigned topic that clearly communicates your controlling idea to the audience. Support your controlling idea with meaningful examples, reasons, and information based upon your research or readings. Organize your essay in a clear and logical manner, including an introduction, body, and conclusion. Use well-structured sentences and language that are appropriate for your audience. Edit your work to conform to the conventions of standard American English....
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...Associate Program Material Appendix D Selecting a Topic and Brainstorming Worksheet Complete the following and post as an attachment. What two objects, people, subjects, or concepts are you going to compare and/or contrast? The two subjects that I’m going to compare and/or contrast is friends vs. enemies. What are the similarities between the two objects, people, subjects, or concepts? List as many similarities that you can think of. The similarities between the two are: • Your enemy can once be your friend. What are the differences between the two objects, people, subjects, or concepts? List as many differences that you can think of. The differences between the two are: • Friends are always there when you need them and enemies are always there when you are at your worse. • Friends laugh with you and enemies laugh at you. • Friends help you get through your problems and enemies cause more problems. Are you going to focus on similarities, differences, or both? Explain your rationale. The focus is going to be on both. I believe if I focus on the differences my readers will get a better understanding of the two subjects. What do you want your readers to learn and understand after reading your essay? What is the purpose of your essay? I want my readers to learn what a true friend is. The purpose of this essay is to explain why they are so different from each other. What 3 parallel points of comparison and/or contrast will you address in your essay? For...
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...Selecting a Topic and Brainstorming Worksheet Appendix D What two objects, people, subjects, or concepts are you going to compare and/or contrast? Well I decided to compare and contrast fast food and home cooked food, because I love to eat. What are the similarities between the two objects, people, subjects, or concepts? List as many similarities that you can think of. Both have good food. They can make you fat. They have a lot of calories. Can be cooked in cooking oil. They can be grilled. You could eat them at home. What are the differences between the two objects, people, subjects, or concepts? List as many differences that you can think of? Home cooked food is convenient when you’re at home. Fast food is convenient when you don’t have a lot of time. Home cooked food can be healthier. Fast food can cause more health problems. Home cooked food cost less Fast food is very expensive Home cooked food you eat when it’s done. Fast food waits under a light until you order. Are you going to focus on similarities, differences, or both? Explain your rationale. I am going to focus on the similarities and differences. I feel like my audience would interest in both sides. So they can come to a well thought out conclusion on which is better. What do you want your readers to learn and understand after reading your essay? What is the purpose of your essay? Well I want my readers to learn and understand there are healthier ways to eat....
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...Associate Program Material Appendix D Selecting a Topic and Brainstorming Worksheet Complete the following and post as an attachment. |What two objects, people, subjects, or concepts are you going to |Windows vs. Mac | |compare and/or contrast? | | |What are the similarities between the two objects, people, |Operating systems, Hardware, Software | |subjects, or concepts? List as many similarities that you can | | |think of. | | |What are the differences between the two objects, people, |Designs, Prices, Technical specifications, Varieties, | |subjects, or concepts? List as many differences that you can |Availability, Operating systems, User Friendliness, Software, | |think of. |Security, Customer satisfaction | |Are you going to focus on similarities, differences, or both? |Differences. There are more differences between them then there | |Explain your rationale. |are similarities. The three similarities that I have will also | | ...
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