Aoyama Gakuin - IE3 Writing - Elvin

Dear students, Today is your mid-term test which is worth 20 points. You will be asked to classify something chosen by the teacher on the day. You should write more than 250 words. Ten points will be awarded for the following: map, title, paragraph shape, thesis statement, and three MLA in-text citations (3) with their corresponding MLA references in the Works Cited (3). The other ten points will be awarded for your writing ability; task completion, cohesion and coherence, grammar range and accuracy, and vocabulary (2.5 points each). In order to complete this test, you will need to have access to the Internet. Good luck! Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will start learning about persuasive writing. There are three model essays in the textbook that we will look at. If you don't have a book download here: http://www.eflclub.com/aogaku/ie3/modelpersuasion.pdf Please also download a guide to help you write your persuasion essay: http://www.eflclub.com/aogaku/ie3/persuasionessay.pdf Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, This week you should have started work on Assignment 1, the classification of an author`s works. You should first draw your outline and then write your essay. It should be between 400 and 500 words, and it should contain at least one summary, one paraphrase, and one quotation. All of these should be accompanied by intext citation markers in MLA format. At the end of your essay,  you should include a `Works Cited` which lists the source of your citations. Your `Works Cited` should also by formatted in MLA. Finally, please count your words and write this on your paper. Today, you will do some exercises in the textbook before you begin learning about persuasive writing. Kind regards, Chris Elvin