Aoyama Gakuin - IE3 Writing - Elvin

Dear students, Today you will read your group letter to a businessperson to another group. After that, please prepare a business letter to an important person. This is a solo activity. If possible, let me check it in class today. If you wish, you can use this homework assignment as a template for your final essay (which should be between 400 and 500 words). The deadline for your final papers is approaching (week 15). Let me check your classification essay if  you wish. Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will read your letter to a politician in your group. Then you will plan to write to a business person. If there is time, let me check your final classification paper. Soon you will also have to write a persuasive letter to an important person so please think about that. Also, you should cite your sources in APA whenever necessary, including for persuasion. Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will read your homework to a friend in pairs or groups and then write a letter to a politician in pairs or groups. Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will write a persuasive letter to a friend in pairs or groups of three. Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will start persuasive writing. What are the pros and cons of school uniform? Imagine you are a parent of a kindergarten or elementary school child. You like the school but you are not happy with the school uniform policy. Your task is to write a persuasion letter to the principal asking her to consider making a change. As usual, you should write a between 150 and 250 words. Homework Assignment Form for Persuasion Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today is your mid-term test. You should classify the works of one of the following people: a) William Shakespeare b) Charles Dickens c) Virginia Woolf d) Charlotte Bronte e) Stanley Kubrick f) Steven Spielberg g) Johnny Depp h) Emma Stone You should do your research before coming to class. You may bring your concept map and APA formatted notes to class, but dictionaries or cell phones will not be allowed. Remember to cite your sources in APA format. You will have seventy minutes to write your essay. Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will read your pair / group homework to another group. After that you will start your assignment paper on classifying an author, director, or actor’s works. This is a solo exercise. You should write a minimum of 400 words. Please refer to the course outline for details. Let your teacher check your concept map, APA formatting and writing. The deadline for this paper is July, but you should start today. Kind regards, Chris Elvin