Aoyama Gakuin - IE3 Writing - Elvin

Dear students, Today you will sign in (as you will do every class). class attendance Then, I would like to ask you to participate in a pre-course survey that I ask of all my students. pre-course survey After that, you will write an essay about a book that you have read. Cite your source within the text in APA format, and provide a full APA style reference after the text. You may do this homework assignment alone, in pairs, or as a group so long as your word count is between 200 and 300 words. When you have finished, you should upload your writing to the class database (see "Welcome to IE3" blog post). Kind regards, Chris Elvin PS. For those of you who did your homework promptly and wrote more than 50 words, well done!

Instructor: Chris Elvin Email:  chriselvin@gmail.com Blog:  www.ie3elvin.blogspot.jp Course Description Welcome to Integrated English III. This class is designed to accomplish the following: i) Write classification essays. ii) Write persuasion essays. iii) Paraphrase and summarize. iv) Use APA style to cite sources and compile bibliographies. Course Assessment and Grading Criteria a) 40%  Homework assignments b) 20%  Classification essay c) 20%  Persuasion essay d) 10%  Mid-term assessment e) 10%  Final in-class essay Homework assignments : There will be regular homework assignments, some of which may be started during class. The deadline for these essays is Sunday evening. Homework Assignment Submission Form  (classification) Homework assignment form for persuasion Classification and Persuasion Essays : You will be required to write two homework assignments during the s...

Dear students, Today you should hand in hard copies of your two final papers on classification and persuasion as well as your receipts after uploading them to the plagiarism database. Each essay should be between 400 and 800 words and include at least three references, all in APA format. After handing in your essay, you will have a 70-minute test. You may search for references if you wish. Any reference (and its corresponding in-text citation) should be in APA format. You may write as much as you wish within the given time limit. Please choose a topic from below: Should scientists be allowed to test beauty products on animals? Should girls be allowed to play on boys sports teams? Should Japan have free health care? Should the government be allowed to detain suspected terrorists without trial? Should schools raise money by selling sugary drinks to students? Should elementary students be allowed to take cell phones to school? Should Tokyo residents be allo...

Dear students, Please use the form below to submit your eight homework assignments. Your classification and persuasion second drafts should show improvement, so let me check them first. Homework Submission Form Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will carry on writing and editing your persuasion essay. Please bring books, articles, and papers to class to support your argument. You will need at least three citations for your essay, but more will be better. Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will learn about the structure of a  persuasive essay. Please download the print and bring it to class. persuasive essay structure Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will start persuasion. Please download the print and bring it to class. Former students' persuason essays Kind regards, Chris Elvin