Summary: You worked in pairs or a group of three to do the pre-writing activity, and I gave you individual support on your topic. We also discussed APA 7th edition formatting, with personal feedback on screen in real-time, which provided much support.

Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Synthesizing Sources
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 Workshop 05: The Effects of the Issue (or the Causes if you are behind in the homework)

Please, research the SAME research issue for articles #4 and #5 from books, newspapers, or journal articles about a topic that you are passionate about writing about, and upload it to your Google Doc. and include your typed APA References. It might be best to focus on researching the causes and effects of your issue.

Important: You should only have two articles from the same publication.

Then, take at least two pages of notes for the article by noting the keywords. Remember to write the author’s name(s), the date, and page or paragraph numbers if you use direct quotations above your notes. Try to summarize your work as best you can by noting the pages or paragraphs where you found the information, so you can refer to these notes for your convenience while writing your upcoming essay. Please place Article #4 and Article #05 at Workshop 04 in your Google Doc.

The recommended data basis to search for your information.

Free Database Engines off Campus to collect research for your APA Paper (on campus, more documents are free to you by using su-wireless): 

Carrot 2: Carrot helps you find topics related to your search term. After entering the term, you can click on ‘search’ 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.

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 it is free, including being 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, giving free access to information that is very informative and easy to understand, where you might find research on your issue.

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

Zenbird Media: Topics & Issues. Do you often think about researching issues related to your local community, or Japan in general, but find the data in Japanese? Then, Zenbird Media is for you because the articles are written in English.

2. An option to write a Write & Improve

Five improved essays are due by the last Workshop in January. You can choose the essays and the time of writing freely, but write and improve on no more than one essay each week by improving your score to the next level. For example, if you first score a B2, then try to see if you can reach the next level of C1

APA for Japanese Language References: Tokyo University