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CM107 College Composi!on IMT Mohammad Talha

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Topic 1: Introduce Yourself and Establish your Goals

Introduce Yourself!

Throughout this course, you will have many opportuni!es to respond to the

opinions and comments of your classmates. Take this opportunity to

introduce yourself and to learn about each other. Be sure to include your

name, loca!on, and something about you that you would like your classmates

to know.

INITIAL POST:

The Na!onal Associa!on of Colleges and Employers (2020) reports that a

majority of employers expect the career professionals they hire to possess

effec!ve wri!ng skills.

A"er comple#ng the Unit 1 Reading and Lab, introduce yourself to your

classmates and instructor and define your goals for becoming an even

stronger writer in the next 10 weeks so you begin now with preparing

yourself for future career success.

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Be sure this ini#al post is at least two paragraphs long and at least 200

words. Aim to post by Saturday of this unit so that you can then focus on

responding to classmates and comple#ng other unit assignments. Use the

following ques#ons to organize your two or more-paragraph response:

Throughout this course you will have many opportuni!es to respond to

the opinions and comments of your classmates. What can you tell your

classmates about you, your life outside of school, your field of study,

and your future career plans and dreams?

Then, iden!fy your wri!ng strengths and at least one wri!ng concern

or weakness you know you want to focus on for improvement this

term. Create a plan for addressing your wri!ng concern or weakness.

What will you specifically do to make your goal a reality and why will

improving your wri!ng skills help you to succeed both as a college

student and a future professional in your field of study?

Be sure to include a relevant open-ended ques!on about your wri!ng

concerns and goals at the end of your post that helps your classmates to

focus on responding effec!vely to your ini!al discussion. Be sure to also refer

to and credit the unit reading concepts to help validate your ideas and give

you prac!ce with using and credi!ng source informa!on.

RESPONSES TO INITIAL POSTS:

Respond to at least two of your classmates’ ini!al posts. Be sure to address

their wri!ng concerns and what you think they might also do to achieve their

wri!ng goals. Advance the discussion by asking relevant ques!ons that

mo!vate your classmates to con!nue the discussion. Each response should be

at least 100 words long. Aim to also refer to and credit unit reading material

in your posts to help support your ideas.

RESPONSES TO FOLLOW UP:

Con!nue the discussion by reading and responding to the ques!ons and