USING VISUAL ELEMENTS TO ENHANCE YOUR IDEAS   Documents hyperlinked below can also be found in these folders under the FILES Tab:   Weeks 3 -7 Course Project Folder / Week 6 subfolder   APA 7 Documents    Visual elements are powerful tools in getting your ideas across. That is why I am asking you […]

CREATING A WORKING OUTLINE This discussion explores two key ideas for this week:   Preparing your sources for writing and creating a working outline   Creating an annotated bibliography   Let’s look at preparing your sources for writing and creating a working outline in this discussion post this week.   POST 1   For your […]

EXPLORING RESEARCH AND CHOOSING A COURSE PROJECT TOPIC This discussion explores two key ideas for this week:   Exploring the purpose of research   Brainstorming a topic for your course project problem-solution essay   Let’s look at each of these topics in your discussion posts this week.   POST 1   For your BY WEDNESDAY […]

TAKING NOTES AND DRAFTING THE INTRODUCTION TO YOUR EVALUATION ESSAY   This discussion explores two key ideas for this week:   Taking good notes so you can easily provide evidence for your claims   Writing an effective introduction to your evaluation essay   Let’s look at each of these topics in your discussion posts this […]

This week you will focus on planning your evaluation essay.  To prepare, I recommend the following steps:   Read through the writing assignment.   Learn more about how evaluation essays are written by posting to the Week 1 Live Lesson discussion   Brainstorm at least two TED Talks you might want to write about in […]

CAREER CONNECTION REFLECTION Congratulations!  You did it!  You made it safely to the end of your journey in Advanced Composition!  DeVry University strongly believes that every class you take helps you to learn something of value in achieving your career goals.  In this course, you worked on improving your skills in the following areas:   […]

This week you will focus on planning your evaluation essay.  To prepare, I recommend the following steps:   Read through the writing assignment.   Learn more about how evaluation essays are written by posting to the Week 1 Live Lesson discussion   Brainstorm at least two TED Talks you might want to write about in […]

This week you will focus on revising your problem-solution course project essay, using feedback me in the gradebook. You will also incorporate one or more visual elements into your essay. To prepare, I recommend the following steps:   Re-read the writing assignment and the following student sample essay:   Problem-Solution Essay Student Sample MUSIC BUSINESSPreview […]

COURSE PROJECT NARRATED SLIDE DECK This week you will focus on “translating” your course project essay into a business-style slide deck and narrating it.   The slide deck should consist of 8-10 slides, accompanied by an audio recording of 5-7 minutes in length.  Create your slides as if they were going to be read (we […]

COURSE PROJECT ESSAY DRAFT   The Full Title of the Essay in Title Case (Centered and Bold)   Student Name   DeVry University   Class   Professor   Submission Date   Your Full Essay Title (Centered and Bold)   Start your essay here.  In the body of your paper, the first line of each paragraph […]