Aoyama Gakuin - IE3 Writing - Elvin

Dear students, Your homework was to finish the APA matching print and to write three APA "Works Cited" references for the classification essay that you analysed last week in class. Today you will study APA formatted references (Works Cited), and after that you will work in groups of two or three to classify an author's works. This group assignment should have three APA formatted in-text citation markers, and three matching APA formatted references in your "Works Cited". Kind regads, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Your homework was to write one of the body paragraphs of a classification essay from the classification chart that you drew in class. You should write about 100 words. In addition, your essay as a group should include three citations:  a dictionary definition, a quote, and an expert opinion, all of which should be APA formatted in-text citations. In class, you will read a classification essay, analyze it, and learn how to write a "Works Cited" to match your in-text citations. Finally, you will review in-text citations, so please download the print and bring it to class. http://www.eflclub.com/aogaku/aw/APAintextcitationsmatching.pdf Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, This week you will take a look at classification essays in the textbook (pages 97 and 98). After that you will study classification English expresssions as a class. Then you will create a classification diagram in small groups, and write a classification essay together with your group. The topic of your essay can be anything you wish. Your group essay should include three citations: a definition using the Aoyama Library online Oxford English dictionary; a famous quotation, and an opinion of an expert. These in-text citations should all be in APA format. Kind regards, Chris Elvin You may download the textbook from here: http://www.aogaku-daku.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2016-IE-Core-Writing.pdf

Dear students, Today you will review direct and indirect quotations, paraphrasing and summarizing by writing examples of each. If you are asked to find a quotation of a book,  Project Gutenberg  has many public domain novels. Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, If you wish to discover your level for task 2 writing, here is a copy of the bandscale descriptors: IELTS task 2 bandscale descriptors When you receive your practice essay next week, please take compare your score with the descriptors. Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will have a practice IELTS test. This time, you have time to think and plan your essay in advance. However, for your final test, you will not know the question in advance. Kind regards, Chris Elvin Test question: You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Tests and examinations are a central feature of school systems in many countries. Do you think the educational benefits of testing outweigh any disadvantages? Give reasons for your answer, and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. You should write at least 250 words.

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