Summary: First, we settled in, and you viewed samples of promising notes and student references. Then, you discussed the homework that you took notes on about your issue, which you will write a paper on. When the other student spoke about their issue, I reminded you all to keep asking questions.

Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Synthesizing Sources

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For inspiration and details on how to move forward with your research, I shared these documents to help you narrow your focus and ensure APA style formatting. For this short homework, it would be better to focus on the effects of your issue or solutions.

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A Very Quick Guide APA 7th

APA 7th Edition Quick Guide

Lastly, we discussed the homework again for the next class. 

“Sometimes big problems are best solved with lots of small and creative solutions.”

~Ricardo Salinas Pliego

Homework due at 1 pm the day before Workshop 06: Please research the Effects of your issue (if there are some causes or solutions included, that is okay, but the primary focus is on the effects).

1. Please, research the SAME research issue on ONE Internet, book, newspaper, or journal articles about your issue. The focus might be best on researching the solutions or resolutions (Articles #6 and # 7 in your Google Doc.).

Then take 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. Could you put the pictures of your notes in your Google Share file for Workshop 05 so I can edit the APA References?

Note-taking Sample on Child Labor:

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 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.

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A Very Quick Guide APA 7th

APA 7th Edition Quick Guide

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, and the goal is to select and write when you have time. You can get feedback and editing to improve your writing as much as you like, and please improve the essay by rewriting it. Our goal for this class is the B2 level. However, if you get a C1, why not challenge yourself to try to get a C2? Could you please do at least one entry on the essay topic you would like to write about in detail? Here is the convenient link:

Write & Improve