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Topic List 2025

List A

  1. Pension System for retirement in Japan
  2. Aging Society in Japan
  3. Unemployment
  4. Japanese Economics
  5. Education System in Japan

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  1. Japan Food Supply
  2. Recycle in Japan
  3. Vacant houses / places in Japan
  4. Learning a language for employment in Japan
  5. Other – related to your course / study / or interest

Additional Topics;

  1. The relation between diet & exercise
  2. Learning language and culture
  3. Climate change
  4. English is the modern international language
  5. Olympic games in Tokyo 2021

Topic List B:

  • Transportation in Japan – Yuya:)
  • Nuclear Power in Japan – Reina
  • Endangered Animals (species) – Sakura
  • Inventions (technology) – Riku
  • Living in the future; focus on the futuristic aspects (things)

Please write a 25 word abstract (pre introduction – short) – what you would like to write your essay about / and present (PowerPoint)

Slide 1: Title / name

Slide 2: Abstract

Nov 6 – Nov 11

Aim: Select a topic from the course – and next select an issue to talk about the advantages and disadvantages

Method: Write the following;

Step 1. Explain Two points of view; as body paragraphs:

  • 1. Advantages point of view and,

  • 2. Disadvantages point of view

Step 2. Select the point of view you agree with the most and say why; as a body paragraph

  • 3. Discussion body paragraph;

  • make a comparison; 1) direct and 2)indirect

  • Direct: you can make a comparison based on the same information in both body paragraphs.

  • Indirect: when you come to a conclusion based on some information – it is also called drawing a conclusion

Complete these three paragraphs and show me in the next class on Monday – November!!!

  • 4. Introduction and Conclusion paragraphs

October 30

Aim: Select a topic with some degree (level) of conflict. It can be a major topic or a minor topic

Method: Write the following;

Step 1. Explain Two points of view; as body paragraphs:

  • 1. For point of view and,
  • 2. Against point of view

Step 2. Select the point of view you agree with the most and say why; as a body paragraph

  • 3. Discussion body paragraph

Complete these three paragraphs and show me in the next class on Monday – November!!!

  • 4. Introduction and Conclusion paragraphs

Writing Quiz

Aim: do the writing quiz – building an argument

Method: Multiple questions and a short writing essay.

Submit the quiz when you finish.

Activity – opinion writing

Aim: Write a paragraph (40words) which contains your opinion based on the content of the topic. What do you agree and disagree with. You can choose.

Method: Read a controversial example essay to write about click

Select one: read and take notes

  1. Smoking
  2. Civil Rights
  3. Suicide
  4. Should college athletes be payed
  5. Death Penalty

October 23 – 28

Aim: For / Against essays

Method: Select one of the topics below and write 50 words for each paragraph

  • Mobile phones – smartphones

  • No cash society

  • Cars that drive themselves

  • Diet pills

Procedure: go to the writing guide in your online course

Writing objectives A:

  • Write 2 short body paragraphs (50words each)

Writing objectives B:

  • Expand both body paragraphs; include citations; at least one video citation and other web citations (100words each)

  • Write your summary

  • Write you introduction

Show me your essay – Wednesday 30th.

Teacher feedback – continue to work on the following:

  1. word count

  2. linking paragraphs

  3. not repeating what citations are stating

Lesson 5/6

Aim: To listen to a topic video and explain the subject and video contents

Method: Watch the video and complete the following;

  1. Subject Name:
  2. Explain the video in 20 words or less
  3. From the video define the subject (make a definition)
  4. Identify 2 or 3 main points
  5. Make a list of 10-15 key words

Following this you will prepare a subject description essay, include;

  • Subject Title
  • Introduction; describe the essay; explain the video content; explain the
  • 2 body paragraphs;
  •      Body Paragraph 1 video report – explain the video contents
  •      Body Paragraph 2 additional subject material; research your own content and describe how this subject is used in real life
  • Conclusion; summerize your essay; in the last sentence give your opinion
  • Body Paragraph 3 select some one famous and give an autobiography about this person

Submit before next class by email

Lesson 4

Aim: To write an Introduction

Method: Writing an introduction to; a) introduce the main points, and b) link the introduction to the first body paragraphs

Procedure: To write the following sentences;

  1. Topic sentence – Introduce the topic of the essay
  2. Main Point one – Write what the first body paragraph is about
  3. Main Point two – Write what the second body paragraph is about
  4. Summarize what the essay is about and link to the first paragraph

Lesson 3

Aim 1: Write an Introduction and complete essay 1

Method: Learn to write a standard format introduction

  • Connect the summary of the essay in the Conclusion; to the Introduction
  • use the technique – reword each line
  • do not use different terms

Aim 2: Select a new topic from the the academic subjects and re-peat the essay objectives

Complete by Wednesday 9th;

  • 2 body paragraphs
  • Conclusion
  • Introduction