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2. ENG 102 Inspiring Minds/uophelp.com ENG 102 Assignment Bias, Rhetorical Devices, and Argumentation For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • Assignment: Bias, Rhetorical Devices, and Argumentation • Resources: American Rhetoric Web site and Bias, Rhetorical Devices, and Argumentation • Due Date: Day 7 [post to the Individual forum] • Listen to the speech at http://www.americanrhetoric.com/MovieSpeeches/moviespeechcitizenkane2.html by clicking the Windows Media Video link or the Audio mp3 link, or read the transcript of the speech. • Answer the following questions in a minimum of 500 words: Identify examples of bias, fallacies, and specific rhetorical devices in the speech. How did the speaker address arguments and counterarguments? Were the speaker’s arguments effective? Explain your answers.

3. ENG 102 Inspiring Minds/uophelp.com ENG 102 Assignment Quoting, Summarizing, and Paraphrasing Sources For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • Assignment: Quoting, Summarizing, and Paraphrasing Sources • Resources: Finding, Evaluating, and Utilizing Credible Information; Appropriate Style Guidelines; the Axia College Writing Resources Web Site; Appendix D; and Appendix E • Due Date: Day 7 [Individual forum] • Review How to Work with Information from Sources at the Axia College Writing Resources Web site at http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/researchroom/sources regarding when and how to quote, summarize, and paraphrase sources.

4. ENG 102 Inspiring Minds/uophelp.com ENG 102 Capstone CheckPoint For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • Due Date: Day 4 [Individual forum] • Answer the following questions in 200 to 300 words: Now that you have finished your research paper, what advice would you give to students starting this course? What would you do differently if you were just starting the course? On what would you focus more? On what would you focus less? Explain your answers.

5. ENG 102 Inspiring Minds/uophelp.com ENG 102 CheckPoint Gathering and Evaluating Information For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • CheckPoint: Gathering and Evaluating Information • Resources: Finding, Evaluating, and Utilizing Credible Information; Bias, Rhetorical Devices, and Argumentation; the University Library Interactive Tutorial; the Center for Writing Excellence; and Appendix D • Due Date: Day 5 [Individual forum] • Complete the University Library tutorial: • Log on to your Student Home Page. • Click the Library tab.

6. ENG 102 Inspiring Minds/uophelp.com ENG 102 Entire Course For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • ENG 102 Assignment: Quoting, Summarizing, and Paraphrasing Sources • ENG 102 CheckPoint: Gathering and Evaluating Information • ENG 102 Capstone CheckPoint • ENG 102 Assignment: Bias, Rhetorical Devices, and Argumentation • ENG 102 Week 2 Discussion Questions

7. ENG 102 Inspiring Minds/uophelp.com ENG 102 Week 2 Discussion Questions For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • Due Date: Day 2 [Main forum] • Post your response to the following: Where do you normally find information for topics that interest you? How do you know when sources are reliable? Explain your answers. • 3. Discussion Question 2 • Due Date: Day 4 [Main forum] • Post your response to the following: Review the following Internet and University Library sources. Then, determine which sources are reliable and which are not. Explain your answers.

8. ENG 102 Inspiring Minds/uophelp.com ENG 102 Week 4 Discussion Questions For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • Due Date: Day 2 [Main forum] • Read A Nation Apart at http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1862596,00.html • Post your response to the following: Identify the thesis statement in the article A Nation Apart. What strategies does the author use to formulate his argument? What makes the arguments so viable and compelling?

9. ENG 102 Inspiring Minds/uophelp.com ENG 102 Week 6 Discussion Questions For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • Due Date: Day 2 [Main forum] • Review the sections on introductions and conclusions in the reading Drafting Your Research Paper on the aXcess page. • Post your response to the following: What type of introduction and what type of conclusion do you plan to write for your research paper? How does the introduction draw readers into your argument, and how does the conclusion neatly tie up your paper? Explain your answers

10. ENG 102 Inspiring Minds/uophelp.com ENG 102 Week 8 Discussion Questions For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com Due Date: Day 2 [Main forum] Post your response to the following: What was your experience with the Center for Writing Excellence (CWE) in the past? In addition to the CWE, what other writing tools are available for revising a research paper? How can you become your own editor and look at your writing with a critical eye? 3. Discussion Question 2 Due Date: Day 4 [Main forum] Post your response to the following: What strategies do you use for revising a paper? How do you know when to accept feedback from another source? What makes feedback valuable to you?

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