Summary: I hope you have a wonderful break and make good use of the time, and have fun too!

Summary: You tried the IELTS practice writing test, and the students checked their answers. Your teacher will check your answers and provide your score during Session_06. IELTS Speaking Practice Test Booking Schedule for Stacey’s AEW1a Class (The meeting place is in Stacey’s Office/Vye’s Kenkyushitsu on the same floor as the ERC): Tuesday, May 19th, 2026: 1:00, 1:30, 2:00, 2:30 Wednesday, May 20th, 2026: 3:00, 3:30, 4:00, 4:30 Thursday, May 21st, 2026: 1:00, 1:30, 2:00, 2:30, 3:00, 3:30, 4:00, 4:30 Monday, May 25th, 2026: 10:00, 10:30, 11:00, 11:30 Tuesday, May 26th, 2026: 1:00,… Read More

Summary: You tried the IELTS practice reading test, and the students checked their answers. Your teacher will check your answers and provide your score during Session_05. For Stacey Vye’s Sessions, some students booked a time outside class to do a speaking test. Homework: Please choose and complete one new Write & Improve essay and improve it by several submissions (at least four times) as part of the five essays for the quarter. This piece of writing is your 3rd Write & Improve essay and is due the day before Session_05 at 1:00 p.m.

Summary: You took the IELTS practice listening test provided by your teacher and reviewed the answers afterward. Your teacher will check your answers and provide your score during Session_04. For Stacey Vye’s Sessions, the students also booked a time outside class to do a speaking test. Homework: Please choose and complete one new Write & Improve essay and improve it by several submissions (at least four times) as part of the five essays for the quarter. This piece of writing is your 2nd Write & Improve essay and is due the day… Read More

Summary: We focused on the schedule of how to complete the writing and speaking strategies and homework to come up with a comfortable schedule. “Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.” ~Vernon Law Note: Available IELTS Speaking Practice Test Times by appointment with Stacey Vye. Please let her know your preferred times in the Zoom Class in the chat with our AEW1a link and passcode. The first person to type the time you like gets that time. As students make an appointment, she will update… Read More

Summary: We worked on your third draft in preparation for the final MLA draft and focused on the IELTS Listening and Reading part of the test. The final MLA paper will be rather short, so I am also giving IELTS homework too below. Homework due via email (Sending earlier than the deadline is great for quick feedback to you!): Do WAVE for your essay before emailing your final MLA draft! W = Put your paper through MLA Essay Write & Improve A = MLA Style -Owl Purdue V = Veritus Certify! Check against Plagiarism -Leander HughesE = Check all Explanations attachments, download “Instructions-for-MLA-Writing_AEW1,”… Read More

Summary: The teacher provided a good example of a paper and its sources. The class focused on MLA in-text citations, strong topic sentences, and exploring writing more descriptive sentences. Alex Essay Writing Tool Step 10 – Revising Homework due via email by 1:00 p.m. based on the feedback that the teacher provided to improve your formatting and in-text citations: Do WAVE for your essay before emailing your MLA draft! W = Put your paper through MLA Essay Write & Improve A = MLA Style -Owl Purdue V = Veritus Certify! Check against Plagiarism -Leander HughesE = Check all Explanations attachments, download “Instructions-for-MLA-Writing_AEW1,” and type… Read More

MLA Style Center Summary: We had another writing workshop day, during which we reviewed writing strategies to finish your third draft. The focus was on MLA in-text citations, citing your sources, vocabulary, brevity, and exploring writing more descriptive sentences. Please wait for me to give you homework feedback on your paper first. Alex Essay Writing Tool Step 10 – Revising Homework due via email by 1:00 p.m. the day before Session_15 (Sending earlier than the deadline is great for quick feedback to you!): Do WAVE for your essay before emailing your final MLA draft! W… Read More

MLA Style Center Summary: We worked on specific academic writing issues for the MLA introduction in two paragraphs and the entire paper. You worked on research questions and combined helpful information for your synthesized notes/structure map. Alex Essay Writing Tool Step 09 – Write, repeat Alex Essay Writing Tool Step 10 – Revising  Homework due via email (Sending earlier than the deadline is great for quick feedback to you!): Do WAVE for your essay before emailing your first MLA draft! W = Put your paper through MLA Essay Write & Improve A = MLA Style -Owl Purdue V = Veritus… Read More

MLA Style Center Summary: We worked on specific academic writing issues for the MLA introduction of two paragraphs, the entire paper, and you spoke about your synthesized research in pairs.  Homework due via email (Sending earlier than the deadline is great for quick feedback to you!): Do WAVE for your essay before emailing your first MLA draft! W = Put your paper through MLA Essay Write & Improve A = MLA Style -Owl Purdue V = Veritus Certify! Check against Plagiarism -Leander HughesE = Check all Explanations attachments, download “Instructions-for-MLA-Writing_AEW1,” and type your paper directly in the document. Once finished your draft, please email… Read More