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Dear Class, I loved Ferris’s incorporation of art from the Art Institute of Chicago in My Favorite Thing Is Monsters. For extra credit, spend a few hours at the Krannert Art Museum on campus drawing paintings. 

Wocka! Wodka! Fozzie Bear

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“My mustache is naturally shiny!” I’m digging the new She-Ra. Do you dig it? For extra credit, draw any of the She-ra characters in your comp book. 

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The unexpectedly horny history of Marvel's Venom

A look inside the erotic subtext of the comics.

This just in! Have you seen the new Venom Trailer yet? Extra Credit: Spend 20 minutes drawing Venom (or Tom Hardy...swoon...) in your comp book. Spend a few minutes sketching with non-photo blue and then ink. You’re gonna need a lot of solid black! 

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Extra Credit: Draw one of these funny animals in your comp book and add a caption. Spend 2-3 minutes sketching with non-photo blue, and then ink in your drawing. Be sure to add a frame! 

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Dear Students, T is for Tardigrade. For extra credit draw 4 different tardigrades in your comp book.

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This simple comic by Gonzo reminds me of the work of @johnporcellino who has mastered the comic about going for a walk. 

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Research Question

Why are there so many vacant buildings in Detroit, Michigan?

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Ashford U ENG 121 / ENG121 Class Answers

ENG121 / ENG 121 - ENTIRE CLASS/COURSE TUTORIAL INCLUDES EVERYTHING LISTED 

ENG121 / ENG 121 / ENTIRE CLASS/COURSE TUTORIAL INCLUDES EVERYTHING LISTED

ENG121 / ENG 121 - Week 1 DQs Attitudes about and Writing Reading Strategies

Week 1 1. Attitudes about Writing How do you feel about writing academic papers? If you have enjoyed writing in the past, what did you like about the process of writing? If you have not enjoyed it, why not? Did you have any of the misconceptions about writing discussed in Chapter 1 of the text? What did you learn in the chapter that you think might be helpful to you in writing papers here at Ashford University? Respond to at least two of your fellow students’ postings by Day 7. (You must create one initial post and at least two responses, for a minimum of three posts for this discussion.) 2. Reading Strategies After studying the active reading strategies in Chapter 2 of the text, read Chapters 1 and 2 and your Instructor’s Guidance for Week One again, applying the SQ3R strategy as you reread the materials. Discuss how this reading strategy is similar or different from the way you read the material previously. Do you think this strategy improved your comprehension of the course materials? Discuss whether the strategy will or will not be helpful to you in your college courses? Respond to at least two of your fellow students’ postings by Day 7. (You must create one initial post and at least two responses, for a minimum of three posts for this discussion.)

ENG121 / ENG 121 - Week 2 DQs I’ll Do It Tomorrow and Generating Ideas for Writing

Week 2 1. I’ll Do It Tomorrow What steps do you normally follow when you have an assignment? Do you procrastinate regarding your school assignments? If not, what strategies do you use to make sure your work is completed on time? If so, what steps could you take that might help you overcome procrastination? Respond to at least two of your fellow students’ postings by Day 7. (You must create one initial post and at least two responses, for a minimum of three posts for this discussion.) 2. Generating Ideas for Writing Review the techniques for generating ideas discussed in Chapter 4 of your Essentials of College Writing text. Explain the process you follow when you begin a writing assignment? Do you currently use any of these techniques to help you generate ideas for your papers? How well does your current method of generating ideas work for you? Experiment with one of the techniques for generating ideas you have not used before and share your experience in this discussion. Respond to at least two of your fellow students’ postings by Day 7. (You must create one initial post and at least two responses, for a minimum of three posts for this discussion.)

ENG121 / ENG 121 - Week 3 DQs Developing a Thesis Statement and Elements of Narration

Week 3 1. Developing a Thesis Statement Review the material you read last week in Chapter 3 of the Essentials of College Writing text regarding development of thesis statements. Locate the thesis statement in the rough draft of your narrative essay and evaluate the thesis using the Checklist for an Effective Thesis Statement in Chapter 3. Revise your thesis, as necessary, to conform to the requirements in the checklist. Post your revised thesis statement in this discussion, along with one statement (assertion) you will make in your paper to support your thesis. If you are having difficulty developing your thesis or the supporting assertion, you might want to check the Thesis Statement Guide/Thesis Statement Development Tool in theAshford Writing Center. In your post, discuss any difficulties you encountered in developing the thesis. Respond to at least two of your fellow students’ postings by Day 7 and consider offering suggestions to any of your classmates who expressed having difficulty with this assignment. (You must create one initial post and at least two responses, for a minimum of three posts for this discussion.) 1. Elements of Narration Choose one of the three examples of personal writing you read in Chapter 5 this week (the student essay or the published essays by Steve Martin or Anna Quindlen) and analyze the essay. What techniques of narration and/or description, outlined in your text, did you find in the essay? What do you think was the author’s purpose for writing? Who was the intended audience? What do you think is the thesis statement for the essay? Respond to at least two of your fellow students’ postings by Day 7. (You must create one initial post and at least two responses, for a minimum of three posts for this discussion.)

ENG121 / ENG 121 - Week 5 DQs Plagiarism Issues and Looking Back and Looking Forward

Week 5 1. Plagiarism Issues After reading the Avoiding Plagiarism Tutorial: APA Citation Site and Detecting and Avoiding Plagiarism material, define plagiarism in your own words. State the most important concepts you learned about plagiarism from reading this material or from your past experiences. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings by Day 7. (You must create one initial post and at least two responses, for a minimum of three posts for this discussion.) 1. Looking Back and Looking Forward As you near the end of this course, reflect on what you have learned about English composition over the past five weeks. What are the most important concepts you learned from this course? Which chapters in your reading were the most valuable for you and why? What areas of your writing do you think have improved the most? Going forward, what areas will you focus on to continue to improve your writing skills? Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings by Day 7. (You must create one initial post and at least two responses, for a minimum of three posts for this discussion.)

ENG121 / ENG 121 - Week 4 DQs The Importance of Good Grammar and The Qualities of an Editor

Week 4 1. The Importance of Good Grammar How important is good grammar in a written document? Do you think the study of grammar is overemphasized or underemphasized in schools today? Give an example from your own experience. What are your greatest grammar challenges? Respond to at least two of your fellow students’ postings by Day 7. (You must create one initial post and at least two responses, for a minimum of three posts for this discussion.) 1. The Qualities of an Editor How thorough are you with your work in life and in school? Are you the first to finish, but not necessarily the one turning in the most accurate work? Do you take your time and usually turn in a polished final product? Or, do you wait until the last minute to start writing and then run out of time for editing? Discuss the qualities required for editing such as attention to detail, patience, organization, and so on, and describe how you can strengthen the qualities necessary to edit well and to improve the quality of your written work. Is it an easy process or a challenging one for you? Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings by Day 7. (You must create one initial post and at least two responses, for a minimum of three posts for this discussion.)

ENG121 / ENG 121 - Week 1 Quiz

ENG121 / ENG 121 / Week 1 Quiz

ENG121 / ENG 121 - Week 2 Quiz

ENG121 / ENG 121 / Week 2 Quiz

ENG121 / ENG 121 - Week 3 Quiz

ENG121 / ENG 121 / Week 3 Quiz

ENG121 / ENG 121 - Week 4 Quiz

ENG121 / ENG 121 / Week 4 Quiz

ENG121 / ENG 121 - Week 5 Quiz

ENG121 / ENG 121 / Week 5 Quiz

ENG121 / ENG 121 - Narrative Essay Assignment

Narrative Essay Revise your Narrative Essay Draft to incorporate elements of narration you learned in Chapter 5 of your text and to create an improved version of your paper. Follow the guidelines in Chapter 4, and revise and edit your draft to produce a polished final narrative essay. Submit your final essay. Your essay must meet the following requirements: Paper must meet the requirements outlined in the Course Grading section, found in the left navigation, for preparing and formatting papers. The essay must be on the topic of returning to school and must demonstrate at least two techniques of effective narration outlined in your Essentials of College Writing text. The essay must have an effective thesis statement and include supporting material to reinforce this thesis. The essay must be a total of three to five pages in length, with a title page, two to three pages of text, and a reference page (if any outside sources are used.) Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

ENG121 / ENG 121 - Compare and Contrast Essay Assignment

Compare and Contrast Essay Compose a first draft of a compare and contrast paper. For the draft of the essay due this week, choose two items and compare and contrast them in your essay, using either the block arrangement or the point-by-point arrangement discussed in Chapter 6 of the Essentials of College Writing text. Present the comparison and contrast objectively, without revealing a preference for one item or the other. Before writing your draft this week, engage in a prewriting activity and use the techniques you have learned in this course for drafting. Your draft can be rough; however, it must meet the following requirements: Your ideas must be in paragraph form. Write the draft as both a comparison and a contrast between two items. You must use either the block arrangement or the point-by-point arrangement in the comparison or contrast portion of your essay. Your draft must be spell checked and, at this point, be between one and one-half and two pages in length. The draft must have a title page prepared in APA style, as shown in the sample paper in the Ashford Writing Center within the Writing Resources tab. Carefully review the Grading Rubricfor the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.