Summary:  We reviewed what to do this session and focused on some APA formatting guidance. Then, you discussed notes #5 for your academic essay and provided APA references. Lastly, we discussed the homework note-taking #6 about the solutions to your issue for the next class, and a required Write & Improve submission entry as one of your five essays. 

A Writer’s Quote to Consider:

“Notes are like Velcro. As you try to skim them, they ensnare you, and pretty soon you can’t see the story from the details. The story is not in my notes. The story is in my head.”–Jane Harrigan, Professor of Journalism at the University of New Hampshire

Review:

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 07.

A. Take photos of your notes and insert all the images in your Google Document under the title Research Article #9 in your shared Google document.

B. You are also required to write one essay in Write & Improve, and then enter again based on the guidance and your improvement. Do not use pure AI, I will know. You may use spell and grammar checkers, but the work should be your own.

Instructions for Homework Content for Part A:

1. Researching and taking notes on article #9. Take about two pages of notes 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 put the pictures of your notes in your shared Google Document under Research Article #9 in your shared file so I can edit your APA References?

2. Typing the APA reference of your research: As best you can, type the American Psychological Association (APA) formatted references typed in the document above your notes for Research Article #8. There are two APA quick guides you can download 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

Academic-Essay-Writing-SurveyDownload

Sample Student APA Essay

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

New! 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 the Japanese language? Then, Zenbird Media is for you!

Carrot 2: Carrot helps you find topics related to your search term. After entering the term and clicking on ‘search,’ you can choose to see 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 do not use 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, 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 concerning 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.