Summary: We reviewed the agenda for this session and focused on some key APA formatting guidelines. Then, you discussed the research about your issue for the academic essay. The teacher reminded you to keep on asking questions. Lastly, we reviewed the homework for the next class again. We also carefully considered and followed the activities outlined in Alex Essay Writing Tool, steps 7-8, to focus on your close reading.

A Writer’s Quote to Consider:

“Writing is really a way of thinking — not just feeling, but thinking about disparate, unresolved, mysterious, problematic or plain sweet.”

-Toni Morrison

Alex Essay Writing Tool Step 07: Close reading

Alex Essay Writing Tool Step 08: Give your material order

Homework due at 1 pm the day before Session 05 by taking photos of your notes and inserting all the photos in your Google Document under the titles Research Articles #5 and #6 in your shared Google document. Other students get to see your work and share it.

Instructions for Homework Content:

1. Researching and taking notes on one issue: Please, research the SAME research issue using 1 Internet, book, newspaper, or journal articles about a topic that you are passionate about writing.

There are five search engine links below, featuring a variety of materials and themes. Then take about two pages of notes for each article using the keywords on the pages. Remember to write the author’s name(s), the date, and page or paragraph numbers if you use direct quotations. Try to summarize your work.

Then, could you please put the pictures of your notes in your shared Google Document under ‘Research Articles #5 & #6’ in your shared file so I can edit your APA References?

2. Typing the APA reference of your research: As best you can, please try to type the American Psychological Association (APA) formatted references typed in the document above your notes for Research Articles #5 and #6. You can download two APA quick guides below for your reference.

The details needed are:

Last name, initial. (20??). Title of the article. Publisher. https//:…..

Attachments for Class and Homework:

Finding Research: Successful Paper

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Sample Student APA Essay

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Free Database Engines off-campus to collect research for your APA Paper: 

Carrot 2: Carrot helps you find topics related to your search term. After entering the term you enter and then clicking on ‘Search,’ you can choose to view the results as a list, treemap, or pie chart, which helps you visualize your issue and narrow your search at the same time. However, please refrain from using Wikipedia.

Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ): DOAJ is a community-designed and maintained online journal directory that provides you access to robust, open-access, peer-reviewed journals. This search engine is independent and free, and it is indexed in DOAJ. Please use this engine for topical issues and authors, and you might find research that provides evidence for your academic essay. DOAJ is an educational outreach search engine that focuses on high-quality applications and submissions.

Google Scholar: Google Scholar helps you do a broad or narrow search of articles. It also enables you to cite your “references” for APA and “work cited” for MLA!

CORE Research Engine UK: This research search engine claims to be the largest open-access research database in the world, providing free access to informative and easy-to-understand research, where you might find research on your issue.

Learning About Global Issues–Specifically in relation to Chuo University Faculty of Law English courses. The team hopes that this website will be helpful for students and others in Japan (and other countries) to develop their knowledge and critical understanding of various global issues.

3. An option to do Write & Improve practice essay:

 Please follow the instructions as best you can, following one of the five essays you chose to write this quarter. You can write again and again, following the guidance to improve your score. All essays are due at 1 pm before Session 15 in January.