Aoyama Gakuin - IE3 Writing - Elvin

Dear students, Today you will read your pair persuasion essay homework (three paragraphs each) to another pair. Let me read it, too. If it is good, you may work on your homework assignment essays in class (your twenty-point classification and twenty-point persuasion essays). These essays should be between 400 and 500 words, and they should both have at least three in-text citation markers and three mathcing references in the Works Cited. If you show me your drafts, I will offer advice. Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will read your group persuasion essays that you were working on last week. After that, please start a new persuasion essay in pairs. This time, please follow the outline closely. Show me the outline first, and then write your essay. Kind regards. Chris Elvin Persuasive Essay Outline Introduction: A. Get the readers attention by using a "hook." B. Give some background information if necessary. C. Thesis or focus statement. I. First argument or reason to support your position: A. Topic sentence explaining your point and reason B. Possible concession toward opposing argument C. Elaboration to back your point. D. Clincher II. Second argument or reason to support your position: A. Topic sentence explaining your point and reason B. Possible concession toward opposing argument C. Elaboration to back your point. D. Clincher III. Third argument or reason to support your position: A. Topic sentence explaining your point and reason B. Possible concession to

Dear students, Today you will look at the downloads that I posted to the blog last week, one of which is an exercise (MLA citation). After that you will write a persuasion essay in groups, and at the same time I will go over your classification essays from last week with you individually. If your score is not at least 17 points, you will have to edit it and hand it in again. Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will take the mid-term test again in small groups. As a group you should classify either books, magazines, movies, or music. You should; 1) draw a map 2) write a title 3) write a thesis statement in your introduction 4) write in paragraphs 5) write three intext citation markers 6) write three references in your `Works Cited` which match your intext citation markers. (This was worth ten points last week.) Finally, you should: A) write about and complet the task (a classification essay of over 250 words). B) write with good grammar C) write with good words D) write with good cohesion and coherence (This was also worth ten points in your mid-term test.) There are also two worksheets that you should download, print, and bring to class: MLA works cited exercise:  http://www.eflclub.com/aogaku/ie3/MLA.pdf MLA in-text citation exercise: http://www.eflclub.com/aogaku/ie3/MLA_citation_exercise.pdf Kind regards, Chris Elvin