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CM107 College Composition I

Unit 1 Discussion

Topic 1: Getting to Know One Another as Writers

Prepare: Read the article “Set and Achieve Goals" by Linda Talley, take a brief tour of the Writing Center, and review the sample Discussion Board posts.

Set and Achieve Goals

Writing Center

Sample Discussion Board Post

Post: Introduce yourself and share your goals.

Be sure to make your initial response early in the week and check back frequently to join in the discussion.

Begin by introducing yourself. Tell the class about your degree program and career plans.

Then, identify two specific goals you have for improving your reading and writing skills. Explain how one specific strategy from “Set and Achieve Goals” could help you achieve your goals for this course and identify one Writing Center resource you think might best help you achieve your goals. How confident are you that you will achieve these goals and become a stronger writer who is prepared for college and professional success?

Include an open-ended question about any issue your initial post raises which your classmates can help you with.

Respond: Respond to classmates’ postings.

As a member of this class, you are part of a writing community. All members are working to strengthen their communication skills and achieve their academic and career goals. Group discussion allows for new perspectives and personal growth.

Participate by responding to at least two classmates’ initial postings. Offer suggestions for strategies that might help your classmates reach their goals. Be sure to address the concepts of writing goals and how to become a stronger writer. Add to what your classmates have already written or ask relevant questions that might help your classmates to consider the issues even more thoroughly, suggest a helpful resource, or provide a tip that has worked for you as a writer.

Discussion requirements

Initial post should:

demonstrate effectively developed paragraphs

be on topic

be original

contribute to the quality of the discussion

make frequent and informed references to the unit concepts

Participation posts

 

Demonstrate effectively developed paragraphs

Show evidence of active engagement in the discussion (e.g., asking questions, answering questions posed by peers, and making further connections to course readings)

Advance the discussion

Demonstrate active engagement in the discussion and familiarity with the unit concepts

Go beyond agreement or praise

Students are also encouraged to respond to instructor follow up posts and questions and to respond to the questions their classmates have posted in their responses

Find out how to write effective posts by reviewing the Discussion Rubric.

 

CM107 College Composition I

Unit 2 Discussion

A Practice Your Writing

Prepare: Complete the assigned Unit 2 Reading and Learning Activities. Preview the Unit 2 Assignment guideline for help with selecting an article to read and analyze.

Select a journal article about an issue in your field of study from the Library. Do not select an article which simply summarizes job duties, but instead look for an article which addresses a change, important topic, new idea, current trend, etc.

Post: Summarize and analyze

To prepare for success on the Unit 2 Assignment, address the following points in at least 2 well-developed paragraphs:

Identify the author and title of the article you chose to read, along with the URL link to the article.

Briefly summarize the article.

Identify the main point of the article and what makes it effective.

Share what you learned about effective writing from reading this article.

Include an open-ended question about any issue your initial post raises which your classmates can help you with.

**Remember, you will use the same article for the Unit 2 Assignment.

Respond: Respond to classmates’ postings

Participate by responding to at least two classmates’ initial postings. Be sure to focus on effective writing and what we can learn by reading the work of others. Offer suggestions related to their analysis of the audience and purpose or how main ideas are supported that could help your classmates. Keep the conversation going by adding to what your classmates have already written by asking questions or sharing connected ideas.

Review a sample student Discussion Board post.

Discussion requirements

Initial post should:

demonstrate effectively developed paragraphs

be on topic

be original

contribute to the quality of the discussion

make frequent and informed references to the unit concepts

Participation posts

Demonstrate effectively developed paragraphs

Show evidence of active engagement in the discussion (e.g., asking questions, answering questions posed by peers, and making further connections to course readings)

Advance the discussion

Demonstrate active engagement in the discussion and familiarity with the unit concepts

Go beyond agreement or praise

Students are also encouraged to respond to instructor follow up posts and questions and to respond to the questions their classmates have posted in their responses

Find out how to write effective posts by reviewing the Discussion Rubric.

 

CM107 College Composition I

Unit 3 Discussion

A Sharing Your Own Experience in an Informal Document

Have you ever sat down to write a document and thought, where do I even begin? Sitting and staring at a blank page while trying to develop ideas can be frustrating. Trying to write an essay, a memo, a professional email, or any other document in one sitting can be difficult and often leads to writer’s block. Prewriting is an easy step to avoid frustration and writer’s block. Prewriting is an excellent way to consider what you already know about a topic, begin generating ideas, and plan to write.

Prepare: Complete the assigned Unit 3 Reading and Learning Activities.

Preview the Unit 4 Assignment details and generate possible topic ideas for your Unit 4 Assignment.

Post: Post a discussion that identifies at least one to two possible topics for your blog post. Explain to the class why you chose these possible topic ideas and what experience you have with them. Identify possible audiences and how the information you share will help your audience. Tell the class which topic you think you might select and why.

Post a prewriting activity for one of your identified topics. You might post a short paragraph of freewriting, for example.

Include an open-ended question about any issue your initial post raises which your classmates can help you with.

Respond: Respond to classmates’ postings

Participate by responding to at least two classmates’ initial postings. Ask questions about the audience and purpose. Take on the role of your classmates' new audience and discuss what you as an audience member would need to be informed about, what your expectations would be, and what you would hope the article would do to inform you about these important issues. This type of roleplay can be helpful in understanding the needs of the reader and how to best reach your intended audience.

Review a sample Discussion Board post.

Discussion requirements

Initial post should:

demonstrate effectively developed paragraphs

be on topic

be original

contribute to the quality of the discussion

make frequent and informed references to the unit concepts

Participation posts

Demonstrate effectively developed paragraphs

Show evidence of active engagement in the discussion (e.g., asking questions, answering questions posed by peers, and making further connections to course readings)

Advance the discussion

Demonstrate active engagement in the discussion and familiarity with the unit concepts

Go beyond agreement or praise

Students are also encouraged to respond to instructor follow up posts and questions and to respond to the questions their classmates have posted in their responses

Find out how to write effective posts by reviewing the Discussion Rubric.

 

CM107 College Composition I

Unit 4 Discussion

A Writing a Draft of the Personal Document

Revising your writing provides you the chance to ensure your ideas are clear and effective prior to submitting the final draft. At times it can be challenging to see problematic areas in your own writing; this is where peer feedback can be very beneficial.

Prepare: Complete the assigned Unit 4 Reading and Learning Activities. Preview the Unit 4 Assignment details.

Review the topic ideas and prewriting you posted to the Unit 3 Discussion Board as well as the feedback you received from your classmates. Make any necessary adjustments to your topic, audience, and main point. That will prepare you to write a rough draft of your blog post.

Post: Post Your Draft

Using your prewriting ideas and feedback that helped you to choose one topic, audience, and purpose, write a 2–3-paragraph rough draft of your Unit 4 Assignment and post it to the Discussion Board. This is going to be a rough draft, so do not worry if it needs editing and revision. All drafts need work.

Include a bit of self-reflection as well so the class knows how to best help you:

What aspects of your draft do you think could use development?

What aspects of your draft do you think are strong?

Which areas of your draft are you still working on?

Include an open-ended question about any issue your initial post raises which your classmates can help you with.

Respond: Respond to classmates’ postings

Make comments and ask questions about two classmates’ drafts. Be sure to address the following points:

What was the purpose of the document?

Who is the intended audience?

If you were the audience, would you be helped by the writer’s points and use of personal experience? How so?

Are there places where more needs to be said?

Using your knowledge of the revision process, what suggestions could you make for revising this draft?

Review a sample student Discussion Board post.

Discussion requirements

Initial post should:

demonstrate effectively developed paragraphs

be on topic

be original

contribute to the quality of the discussion

make frequent and informed references to the unit concepts

Participation posts

Demonstrate effectively developed paragraphs

Show evidence of active engagement in the discussion (e.g., asking questions, answering questions posed by peers, and making further connections to course readings)

Advance the discussion

Demonstrate active engagement in the discussion and familiarity with the unit concepts

Go beyond agreement or praise

Students are also encouraged to respond to instructor follow up posts and questions and to respond to the questions their classmates have posted in their responses

Find out how to write effective posts by reviewing the Discussion Board Rubric.

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CM107 College Composition I

Unit 5 Discussion                              

A Prepare: Complete Reading and Learning Activities to prepare for success in the Discussion Board

Preview the academic essay Assignment details.

Generate a list of changes in your field of study. Select the one change you think is most relevant to write about and that you know something about.

The Discussion Board activities in Units 5 and 6 will help you in your writing process.

Post: Write and post your initial Discussion Board post

Review your prewriting activity in the Learning Activities assignment. Based upon what you wrote there, identify a possible topic that you plan to write on for your academic essay and explain briefly why you have chosen this focus. This is a preliminary idea so you may end up changing your focus based on feedback from your classmates, but starting to plan for your Assignment can help you manage your time in the next few weeks.

Then, post a preliminary thesis for that topic, applying what you learned about strong thesis statements in the Reading and Learning Activities, along with an informal outline that identifies at least two to three supporting details. Remember that the more detailed your outline is, the stronger your plan for success in the academic essay will be.

Include an open-ended question about any issue your initial post raises which your classmates can help you with.

Developing a detailed and in-depth outline on the Discussion Board will greatly help you when you begin drafting in Unit 6. Be sure to take to extra time this week to develop a strong base for your Unit 6 Assignment.

Respond: Respond to classmates’ postings

Participate by responding to at least two classmates’ initial postings. Remember that when you respond to classmates in this Discussion, focus on constructive suggestions for strengthening their topic ideas, their thesis statements, and their outlines. Be helpful and focus on ways they can improve these writing components, and avoid simply praising, agreeing, or writing about your experience with the topic. Ask your classmates relevant questions about their topic, thesis, and outline ideas so that you engage them and advance the discussion. Each response to a classmate should be at least 1 full paragraph, but because this is a peer review, you should feel free to respond more fully in this Discussion Board. Aim to go above and beyond; the more feedback given and received, the better everyone is likely to do on this Assignment.

Review a sample student Discussion Board post.

Discussion requirements

Initial post should:

demonstrate effectively developed paragraphs

be on topic

be original

contribute to the quality of the discussion

make frequent and informed references to the unit concepts

Participation posts

Demonstrate effectively developed paragraphs

Show evidence of active engagement in the discussion (e.g., asking questions, answering questions posed by peers, and making further connections to course readings)

Advance the discussion

Demonstrate active engagement in the discussion and familiarity with the unit concepts

Go beyond agreement or praise

Students are also encouraged to respond to instructor follow up posts and questions and to respond to the questions their classmates have posted in their responses

Find out how to write successful posts by reviewing the Discussion Rubric.

 

CM107 College Composition I

Unit 6 Discussion

A Compose a Draft Academic Essay

Prepare: Complete the Unit 6 Reading and Learning Activities.

Step 2   Preview the academic essay Assignment.

Post: Write and post your Unit 6 Discussion Board initial post.

Compose a rough draft of your first 3 paragraphs of the Unit 6 academic essay Assignment. Be sure to develop your draft using your own ideas about the change in your field of study you are writing about. Use your own thoughts and observations to explain either what caused the change or to analyze the effects of this change.

Post your first 3 paragraphs, but if you are further along in the drafting process and your draft is longer, that is not a problem. Remember that a draft will have weaknesses, so do not hesitate to post your draft because it is not perfect. You will receive helpful feedback on your draft from your instructor and classmates.

Respond: Respond to classmates’ postings

Respond to at least two classmates' drafts. Apply what you have learned about peer-reviews in the Unit 6 Reading and Learning Activities to offer your classmates specific, constructive, and helpful feedback. Do not grade your classmates' drafts or comment on grammar. Avoid simply identifying problems. Instead, focus on one or two areas of the draft (e.g., development of ideas, topic sentences, or organization) and offer suggestions for how the classmates might improve on these areas. Remember to ask questions that engage your classmates as well.

Review: Use the feedback you received in step 2 to help you revise and edit your first 3 paragraphs, write the rest of your essay, and get it ready for submission to the Unit 6 Assignment Dropbox.

Review a sample student Discussion Board post.

Discussion requirements

Initial post should:

demonstrate effectively developed paragraphs

be on topic

be original

contribute to the quality of the discussion

make frequent and informed references to the unit concepts

Participation posts

Demonstrate effectively developed paragraphs

Show evidence of active engagement in the discussion (e.g., asking questions, answering questions posed by peers, and making further connections to course readings)

Advance the discussion

Demonstrate active engagement in the discussion and familiarity with the unit concepts

Go beyond agreement or praise

Students are also encouraged to respond to instructor follow up posts and questions and to respond to the questions their classmates have posted in their responses

Find out how to write successful posts by reviewing the Discussion Rubric.

 

CM107 College Composition I

Unit 7 Discussion

A Reliable and Relevant Sources

Prepare: Complete the Unit 7 Reading and Activities sections.

Post: Make your initial post to the Discussion Board.

Locate one claim or point that needs to be strengthened within one body paragraph of your Unit 6 Assignment. Then find one reliable and relevant source that will support it. Include the URL link to the source in your post so your classmates can review the source.

Then, explain why this source is reliable and relevant to your paper.

Select a body paragraph from your Unit 6 Assignment that needs research information to support, develop, or clarify ideas effectively. Then, paraphrase and incorporate the relevant source from the source you selected into that paragraph to help clarify, develop, or explain your point or claim in that paragraph. Post both the original paragraph from your Unit 6 Assignment and the revised paragraph that now includes research information. Do not worry about citing the source correctly — you will learn to do that in Unit 8. Instead, use a signal phrase inside the paragraph (like “According to Smith…”) to introduce the source information within the paragraph.

Include an open-ended question about any issue your initial post raises which your classmates can help you with.

Respond: Respond to at least two classmates' initial Discussion Board posts. Be sure to briefly review their source and comment on the reliability and relevance of the source your classmate has chosen. Offer suggestions for how your classmate might more effectively paraphrase and incorporate the source into the revised paragraph. Make suggestions for other, more reliable sources that could be used or more relevant information that needs to be included in the paragraph to support the classmate's main point or claim. Remember, effective teamwork this week can help you and your classmates ensure you have reliable sources and are ready to hit the ground running and begin integrating paraphrased research into your draft.

After you receive feedback on the paragraph you chose to revise for the Unit 7 Discussion Board, continue working on revising the other paragraphs in your draft, one paragraph at a time. This will prepare you for success in the Unit 8 Discussion Board and Unit 8 Assignment.

Review a sample student Discussion Board post.

Discussion requirements

Initial post should:

demonstrate effectively developed paragraphs

be on topic

be original

contribute to the quality of the discussion

make frequent and informed references to the unit concepts

Participation posts

Demonstrate effectively developed paragraphs

Show evidence of active engagement in the discussion (e.g., asking questions, answering questions posed by peers, and making further connections to course readings)

Advance the discussion

Demonstrate active engagement in the discussion and familiarity with the unit concepts

Go beyond agreement or praise

Students are also encouraged to respond to instructor follow up posts and questions and to respond to the questions their classmates have posted in their responses

Find out how to write successful posts by reviewing the Discussion Rubric.

 

CM107 College Composition I

Unit 8 Discussion

A Giving Credit to Sources and Learning APA

When you engage in a team project, whether for work or school, you want to provide support for your teammates, acknowledge their contributions by pointing out strengths in their work, and offer original, thoughtful feedback that will benefit the entire team. The ability to collaborate effectively is a crucial professional skill, and this week's discussion will help you to build those skills.

Prepare: Complete Unit 8 Reading and Activities practice. Review your Unit 6 Assignment and the feedback from your instructor on your Unit 6 Assignment.

Post: Complete your initial post to the Unit 8 Discussion Board.

Revise Unit 6 Assignment. Apply what you have learned about effective integration of research, APA signal phrases, and in-text citations to integrate research and give appropriate credit to those sources.

Post your revised Unit 6 Assignment, as well as a 6th Edition APA formatted references page for all the sources you are using in your academic document.

Remember, this is the draft of your Unit 8 Assignment. The more complete your post and revisions are, the more beneficial the feedback you receive from your classmates will be.

Include an open-ended question about any issue your initial post raises which your classmates can help you with.

Respond: Respond to classmates’ postings

Respond to at least two of your classmates' initial Discussion Board posts. Offer constructive suggestions for strengthening your classmates' essays. Consider their incorporation and citation of sources as well as paragraph development, strength of the thesis statement, use of topic sentences, etc. Determine if they have overused or underused source information. Verify their in-text and reference page citations using APA Style Central. Provide feedback related to the question they have asked.

Review a sample student Discussion Board post.

Discussion requirements

Initial post should:

demonstrate effectively developed paragraphs

be on topic

be original

contribute to the quality of the discussion

make frequent and informed references to the unit concepts

Participation posts

Demonstrate effectively developed paragraphs

Offer peer review feedback on both the thesis and development of ideas in this draft; offer suggestions for improving use of and citation of sources

Show evidence of active engagement in the discussion (e.g., asking questions, answering questions posed by peers, and making further connections to course readings)

Advance the discussion

Demonstrate active engagement in the discussion and familiarity with the unit concepts

Go beyond agreement or praise

Students are also encouraged to respond to instructor follow up posts and questions and to respond to the questions their classmates have posted in their responses

Find out how to write successful posts by reviewing the Discussion Rubric.

 

CM107 College Composition I

Unit 9 Discussion

A Writing Skills that Work on the Job

 

Prepare: Complete the Reading and Activity for this unit. Review the Unit 9 Assignment instructions and the Assignment guidelines for help with generating topic ideas for your Unit 9 Assignment.

Post: Post your initial discussion to the Discussion Board.

Write a 1-page draft of the professional memo you will submit for your Unit 9 Assignment. Include a brief statement that indicates who your audience is for your memo and why you have chosen this audience.

Include an open-ended question about any issue your initial post raises which your classmates can help you with.

Respond: Respond to at least 2 classmates' initial posts.

At work, collaboration is extremely important. Coworkers bounce ideas off each other, help each other with writing and research, and provide each other feedback and support. For this Discussion Board, review responses and offer your employee constructive advice that will help him or her to strengthen the effectiveness of the professional memo. What in the assignment is unclear? How could it be clearer? Is the analysis of the relevance of the information clear? What can be done to make it stronger? Etc.

Review a sample student Discussion Board post.

Discussion requirements

Initial post should:

demonstrate effectively developed paragraphs

be on topic

be original

contribute to the quality of the discussion

make frequent and informed references to the unit concepts

Participation posts

Demonstrate effectively developed paragraphs

Show evidence of active engagement in the discussion (e.g., asking questions, answering questions posed by peers, and making further connections to course readings)

Advance the discussion

Demonstrate active engagement in the discussion and familiarity with the unit concepts

Go beyond agreement or praise

Students are also encouraged to respond to instructor follow up posts and questions and to respond to the questions their classmates have posted in their responses

Find out how to write successful posts by reviewing the Discussion Rubric.

 

CM107 College Composition I

Unit 10 Discussion

A Growing as a Writer

Prepare: Complete the unit Reading and Activities practice

Post: Post your initial Discussion Board post

When you are on the job, you will often be asked to analyze your performance and create a plan for continued success. This self-reflection helps you as an employee to understand your contributions to your company and plan for further development and success.

For this Discussion Board, review one of your Assignments submitted to the Dropbox and the feedback you received from your instructor on this submission. (Assignments were submitted in Units 2, 4, 6, 8, and 9).

Analyze the ways this document demonstrates your writing skills and developing knowledge of an issue in your field and why and how it demonstrates important skills you need for success on the job. Then, reflect on any changes you think you might make to that document to make it even more effective now that you have viewed it again.

Once you have reflected on this document in particular, reflect on your development as a writer, researcher, and reader in this course. What skills have you developed and improved through the course, where do you still need improvement, and what will you do to make sure you continue along this path of development and improvement?

Include an open-ended question about any issue your initial post raises which your classmates can help you with.

Respond: Respond to classmates’ postings

Respond to at least two classmates' initial posts. Be sure to offer your classmates suggestions for other ways they can improve as writers, researchers, and readers.

Review a sample student Discussion Board post.

Discussion requirements

Initial post should:

demonstrate effectively developed paragraphs

be on topic

be original

contribute to the quality of the discussion

make frequent and informed references to the unit concepts

Participation posts

Demonstrate effectively developed paragraphs

Show evidence of active engagement in the discussion (e.g., asking questions, answering questions posed by peers, and making further connections to course readings)

Advance the discussion

Demonstrate active engagement in the discussion and familiarity with the unit concepts

Go beyond agreement or praise

Students are also encouraged to respond to instructor follow up posts and questions and to respond to the questions their classmates have posted in their responses

Find out how to write successful posts by reviewing the Discussion Rubric.