April 9-12: Topic 5/Individual topics

Education System in Japan

Ideas for writing: depth; thinking about who; what; and how.

  • Think of your content – what is the message you want to relay or tell the reader.
  • Who is part of your content? Students or Teachers, or Systems or Organizations
  • What is the effect of your ideas as part of the content
  • How do you recommend your ideas

Essay 1 (Tuesday) 250 words: Follow this format:

  • Introduction – 50 words
  • Main Point 1 – 100 words
  • Main Point 2 – 100 words

Teacher Feedback: Good first attempt. Thank you. I suggested to write your introduction last. Write the body content first, then write the introduction to introduce the content and main points.

For example:

  • This essay – write the purpose of the essay
  • Introduce the body paragraphs – give the main points
  • Interesting fact or idea – I am interested in this topic because…
  • I will conclude this essay with some advantages and disadvantages so that we can think more seriously about this issue/concern…

Essay 2 (Friday) 250 words: Follow this format:

  • Introduction – 35 words (write this paragraph last)
  • Main Point 1 – 75 words
  • Main Point 2 – 75 words
  • If you are making a comparison: then give some advantages of disadvantages. If you are solving a problem: present your ideas about how to solve the problem (why you think so) 60 – 80 words

Research goals: use the internet to help you get information; copy the links and paste in your word document below. limit of 2-3 websites only.