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Aim: Evaluate your own writing from previous essay work. You can use your new knowledge about writing and decide how you are going to re-write the essay.

Procedure: Look at previous essays and decide on re-writing an essay that you want to;

• expand the essay information by researching different websites
• add a paragraph to the essay – the type of paragraph? (please decide)
• you might want to add new ideas or writing concepts (methods) to the essay. For example: write the essay differently (use the old websites – and do it again)

Requirement: is to write between 350 – 450 words.

Steps: Check your previous essays; next decide what you think you are going to do; then begin;

Objective: please consider your impression about the topic; and also include your opinion in the essay (some essays we had no opinions, they were FOI – facts of information type essays).

Aim: To write your first impression after reading sources of information.

June 11 – Writing Objective: Using your first impression in an essay often gives the reader your exact starting point about a new topic.

Method: Write the following information;

• What were you thinking about when you were searching for information, for the first time?
• After reading information; what then did you think?
• After all, what is your impression about the topic?

For Fridays class; write a topic introduction about the information you researched;

Word limit 100 words – 125 words.

Include your website information URL at the bottom of the introduction.

In the next class you are going to read each others topic introduction, before we continue.

June 14 – Writing Objective: Writing your opinion; using website information to support your opinion – this technique is used academic writing and research notes.

• Identify your opinion
• research the internet for 1 or 2 more websites for information to support your opinion.
• Write a body paragraph 100 – 125 words
• Show me (teacher) and then; email me before Tuesday’s class
• Final writing objective will be given; at Gandai Tuesday 18th class G38

Strategies for supporting your opinion; include the following:

1. Find as much information as you can from different websites
2. Find information from one website and focus on specific details
3. In addition; you can also support your opinion by using video source (media news)

Strategy 1 is the broad method. You can quickly read and reference some information that you need. It is sometimes difficult to find information from other websites.

Strategy 2 is the narrow method. It might take a long time to find one website with the exact information you want. If you have a good website, you can use the details to give reasons to support your opinion.

Post Graduate Research Strategy: Find a website that does not support your opinion, and mention it. (Only for Strategy 2).

[We also have Miyu’s short club activity presentation.]

Aim: Is to combine information and to give FOI (facts of information) to create your idea or concept in an article you are writing.

Aim:

Diet and Exercise: Both diet and exercise is equally important. I want to say that you can not effectively diet without exercise. Also, I want to say that exercise will benefit the most if you eat well.

Source of Information 1: A study showed that people who maintained a strict diet without caring about exercise gained little health benefits.[1]

Source of Information 2: A well respected scientist and doctor in low intensity exercise recommends that you need to consider the foods you eat to gain the most out of exercise.[2]

Task: Write a sentence to say the aim.

Aim: to write an opinion about a topic. This is a short study examination for undergraduate students. When you are finished leave the classroom; there is no word limit. There is not test result or feedback.

Thank you for your responses!

Duration: 45 minutes 6:30-7:15pm

Method: Answer the questions below. There are 6 5 tasks. Sometimes writing less is better than writing too much. No word limit. Do not write outside the space provided.

1. Watch the video one time; write your first impression.
2. Watch the video a second time; What impresses you the most about this mn in the video
3. Why is this man doing this? Do you think there is a benefit for him?
4. What impact do you think this video has on the audience watching it?
5. Does this video inspire you to make your own video? Explain why or why not?
6. Is there a country you want to visit after watching the video? Explain?

Video:

Aim: Write a proposal; to prepare for a speaking assignment

Objective 1: Draft Writing Stage: You are a university student, and you want to start a new Club or Circle at Iwate University.

Tasks: Write the below tasks – 4 short paragraphs (105words)

• Describe Iwate University 20words
• Explain the theme of your new Club or Circle 20words
• Give three benefits for members 45words
• Explain what is different about your Cob or Circle – compared to another Club or Circle 20 words

Submission: Please bring to the next class on Friday

Objective 2: complete your other essays, and show me on Friday. I will correct with you (man-to-man)

Objective 3: To prepare a PowerPoint using your proposal.

Method: follow these steps; Create 5 slides

Example draft proposal (Objective 1)

• Title (circle name) & why you chose this as your idea
• Introduction explaining your circle
• Give the idea
• Give the suggestion
• Conclude with a final statement: idea; benefits (who benefits); summary

*If you have any questions LINE me anytime

Aim: How to read and use a text for research

Method: I will make some recommendations for you about how to read a text for research;

Word limit 450words

• Photocopy the text and highlight the main information
• Keep a list of topic vocabulary
• Make a list of English and Japanese for difficult words
• Write sentences that explain information
• At the end of each book section; write your thoughts or ideas in English
• At the end of the book, re-read sections of the book you want to study more deeply
• Then research other sources of information; website or video
• Complete the same note taking of these sources
• Think about information that supports the textbook (National Geographic) information – main source
• Keep your notes organized – write them clearly.

Example Text: Standard of Living

Comparison Research Method

Aim1: Facts of Information (3) link

Aim 2: Research Exercise

Research: we research a lot of places, for example online journals [google scholar]; library has a good source of information (closed resources), and this includes magazines, for example national geographic; video media [YouTube] via TED videos

Procedure: At 7:30 tonight, please go to the library and take out a National Geographic Global Readers [link]. There are two levels; Orange and Green, either level is okay. Topics include Fossil Fuels, other topics about the Environment such as Pollution, Population… and so on. Food Supply;

Follow these steps; Collecting data (writing information about your subject)

1. Read the book; think about what you want to research and find other resources, for example:
2. Videos; to research and find information – YouTube; other National Geographic videos; or another educational media site
3. Website; use a educational website, not news or Wikipedia like sites

The process: is to build your knowledge base, to get ideas and learn to understand about the subject (topic). It is circular or ongoing….. this means it is continuous.

The recording stage is to start taking notes and write down some key information about the area you are interested in.

Undergrad: objective; Essay writing (1) and feedback correction (2)

1. Complete the next essay and bring it to class, next Thursday on campus.

Format: Essay 4 paragraphs; research two websites for information. Topic is “Learning a language for employment in Japan”

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

2. Feedback Correction. Follow the feedback correction in class.

Feedback and Instruction: Momoka

PhD: objective; Select one key concept or idea from your initial essay. Write a support essay with 3 paragraphs. Research the internet and use 3 references. Your support essay should expand the idea/concept and explain and discuss it in more detail.

Email me your essay by Monday, 22nd, 5pm

Feedback through Instruction

Aim: To teach the process from going to a draft essay to a final essay; giving a demonstration of students draft essay.

Outline: focus on the guideline and check the following;

• paragraph format; body paragraphs; introduction last
• word count
• each main point paragraph has a topic sentence (sentence 1)
• each main paragraph has clear main points – facts of information and other support sentences; use references from your research
• other paragraphs, for example comparison paragraph uses information from the main point paragraphs. No new information can be used.

Homework: check your essay and bring to class on Friday (On Campus G37/38)

Teacher Example: Kei