Hi everyone, As usual, we had another busy class. However, you get a short break because of the Golden Week vacation next week. Group Discussions: Once again, good work with your discussions. I was also impressed that some of the leaders used gestures effectively (we'll have a lesson on this in May). However, remember these points to improve your discussions next week:
Bibliography We learned how to make a bibliography for a research paper. A bibliography is an alphabetical list of all the sources you use for your research paper. When you organize your source information in your bibliography, you need to arrange it using the MLA style (MLA=Modern Language Association). MLA Referencing: MLA referencing is one of the ways you can document your sources in your research paper. This style is used in the humanities, especially for writing about language and literature. Below, you can find the handout from class with the most common MLA entries. MLA Referencing Guide Introduction Structure: We also learned about the different parts of an introduction: a. hook b. general statements c. thesis statement You can choose from five different hooks: a. quotes b. questions c. statistics d. interesting facts Late Submissions: Please be aware that your writing must be submitted on time if you would like to receive my comments. If you submit your writing after a deadline, it will not be checked. Enjoy the Golden Week vacation! Homework:
If you missed our lesson on Wednesday, make sure you review the Introduction and Bibliography Guidelines before you submit your tasks. Don't forget our lesson is cancelled on May 1. Remember to come back on May 8. Blog Question #3:
*Write 8-10 sentences. *Use capitalization, punctuation & spelling correctly. *Submit by Wednesday, May 7 by 6:00pm.
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Hi everyone, Wow! There was so much to do in yesterday's class. I can't believe how quickly three hours passed! Opinion Giving and Discussion Leading: We had a short review activity about the expressions for giving your opinion and for agreeing and disagreeing with opinions. Make sure to support your opinion with a reason and/or example. When you want to ask for somebody's opinion, you can use these expressions: 1. What are your feelings on this? 2. What do you think about this? Group Discussions: I was very impressed with your discussions yesterday, especially your preparation. Most of you were able to give your summary without your notes! Great work! However, remember these points to improve your discussions next week:
Persuasion Essay: For the writing section of our lesson, we learned about the purpose and structure of a persuasion essay. A persuasion essay gives the writer's opinion on a topic and the writer wants to convince the reader to support his/her position (either for or against something). We read a sample persuasion essay and identified the different parts. Remember that we'll be learning about each part in more detail over the next few weeks. All of the materials are in the Writing-->Persuasion Essay section on the website. Finally, we also brainstormed a variety of topics that you can choose from for your topic. Journal: You exchanged journals with your writing partner. You will keep your partner's journal this week and write 3 pages in your partner's journal: a. one page of comments on your partner's writing b. two pages on this week's new topic Homework: 1. Discussion preparation (see schedule)
3. Essay Structure Activity 4. Choose essay topic 5. Blog posting #2 Enjoy your week! Blog Question #2: Tell me about one of your childhood experience in your hometown (include the name of your hometown in your post). * Write 8-10 sentences. * Use capital letters, punctuation and spelling correctly. * Submit by Tuesday, April 23 by 6:00pm.
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