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Your first post for this discussion thread is due on Thursday, Day 3 of this week. Your responses to your classmates are due on Monday, Day 7.
Prepare: As you prepare to write your first discussion for this week, do the following:
Review Chapters 6, 7, and 8 of Essentials of College Writing.
Review the Grading Rubric for this discussion.
Reflect: Take time to reflect on the personal essay you have been working on as well as the journals that you have been writing. Think about the different genres that are described in Chapters 6, 7, and 8.
Write: In your initial post for this discussion
Describe how point of view, structure, and tone differ in the three different types of genres explained in Chapters 6, 7, and 8 of the textbook.
Explain which of the genres the journal entry most closely resembles and why.
Ask your peers a question you have about this week's assigned reading.
Your initial post must be 200 to 300 words in length and posted by Day 3. Support your claims with examples from the required material(s) and/or other scholarly sources, and properly cite any references as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
Respond to Peers: Respond to two classmates. In each response
Note any similarities and differences in your description of the genre types (e.g., persuasive, expository, personal) and your peer's description of those genres.
Answer your classmates' questions to the best of your knowledge.
Response posts must be 125 to 200 words in length and posted by Day 7. If you have questions about how to participate in discussions, consult "About Discussions" under the Course Home menu. You are not required to support your claims with additional scholarly sources; however, should you decide to use additional sources, make sure you properly cite any references. Refer to the Ashford Writing Center's Citation and Reference Guide for guidelines on citing sources in APA style.
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