Summary: We focused on finalizing your Academic Blog for our first research cycle. By a misunderstanding, most students took notes by hand and uploaded their photos. However, the Academic Blog Draft was supposed to be typed like a blog or online newspaper article. Therefore, in class, instead of speaking in pairs with classmates about your blogs, you started typing! And please add photos and images. Under the photo you would write

So Many Common Mistakes: This is what NOT to do on your Academic Blog!

-You forgot to write the author or organization’s name of where you got your research from.

-There is not title of your academic blog.

-You don’t mention your name.

-You have not images.

-You have images, but you don’t write where the image is from Image Source: ______

-There are not comments about what you found speaking with people around you.

-You’ve deleted my comments and have the original work that is not developing.

-There is no reference page.

-You didn’t set up your account through Blogger.com by finding my invitation.

-There is no data about your issue.

-The writing is very short under 250 words, when you should have at least a four page blog.

-There is not homework at all.

–You have asked another student what to do and they tell you absolutely the wrong homework, which is delaying the class. Please ask Stacey if you don’t know something. Your classmate will probably tell you the wrong information, so please ask me.

For the final draft of your blog, you will still post your writing in your Google Doc for Class 07 and then also write in your ‘Journaling Notes 7.’ This is for having your content in your Chuo Drive accounts, so I can assess your grade. Our blog is on Blogger.com

Example Academic Blog from an Individual Project on Children’s Rights and Bullying

Homework due on June 9th, 2023 by 3 PM, but I am happy earlier because I must check 16 papers before class on Monday:

Summary: We focused on making an Academic Blog for our first research cycle. For the first draft of your blog, you will still post your writing in your Google Doc for Class 06 and then also write in your ‘Journaling Notes 6.’ Later after your second draft after I give you feedback we will post in some forum online. It is decided that we will use Blogger.com to share our work, but always add your homework to the usual Goggle Doc file with your Chuo Gmail account. I will post the information on Manaba and teach you how to blog in class. I am sorry that Manaba forums does not seem to upload pictures, so we need a blog forum to upload post to share with other students, but still have privacy to post within our class and not on the world wide web.

Example Academic Blog from an Individual Project on Children’s Rights and Bullying

Some references for your Blog, thanks to Takumi:

Campbell, L. M. (n.d.).What is academic blogging and how can you use it to build your professional profile?

What is academic blogging and how can you use it to build your professional profile?

Kima Blog. (2023, March 29). What is a blog post structure? How to create one and the steps involved! It makes writing slick and easy. https://kimablog.org/article-structure/

Taylor & Francis. (n.d.). How to write an academic blog post. Author services. https://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/research-impact/how-to-write-an-academic-blog-post/

University of Waterloo. (n.d.). Writing academic blog posts. https://uwaterloo.ca/writing-and-communication-centre/writing-academic-blog-posts

Homework due on May 26th, 2023 by 3 PM, but I am happy earlier because I must check 16 papers before class on Monday:

I will provide more instructions for your first draft here, but you are gathering your notes 1 to 6 in one document. Please try not to include new information. You will use the references and sources that you have documented already. Your draft for Class 06 in the Google Doc is about 4 or 5 pages.

Finally, type your reflections in “Journaling Notes 6” about what you learned in English, so I can support your work and give you feedback in the comment section of this document in our shared Google Drive. The journalling should focus less on your notes and more on the people that you speak with this week.

Summary: I was pleased because since the past class, you have been able to develop your knowledge and skills about your issue and discussed your findings on the stories you collected from your community in your notes 4 and journalling 4.

Individual Project Journaling 1-7: Human Rights and Children Rights

Making Local & Personal Connections

A Quick Guide to APA 7th Edition: This is for documenting where you got your information from in the Google Doc

Homework due uploaded to your Google Drive Shared file by Friday 05/19/2023 by 3 PM, so I can check it.

The steps, which should take about two hours:

1. Please stick with the same issue you would like to explore that you feel like you can speak you close people about it. This time you will focus on how to make an academic blog (only two academic blog articles and two pages of notes).
2. Do several readings related to the topic.
3. Take notes in keywords and not long sentences so you can speak about what you found in class on paper or a notebook.
4. Take a picture of your notes with your cellphone or tablet.
5. Upload the picture of your notes in your Shared Google file under the section “Project Notes 5.”
6. Under the photo, type the titles, authors names or publication if there is no author and be sure to copy/paste the URL onto the Google doc. This is important so you can find where you got your research from and go back to the original article if needed. Follow the APA quick guide for this, please.
7. Then, have a conversation with friends or family members, colleagues at part-time work places, or with other students in your clubs about what you learned. This part can be in any language.
8. Finally, type your reflections in “Journaling Notes 5” about what you learned in English, so I can support your work and give you feedback in the comment section of this document in our shared Google Drive. The journalling should focus less on your notes and more on the people that you speak with this week.

Summary: First, we moved the desks and chairs out of the way. Then, I focused on supporting your writing. Afterwards, you discussed your findings on two affected communities from your notes 3 and journalling 3.

Individual Project Journaling 1-7: Human Rights and Children Rights

Making Local & Personal Connections

A Quick Guide to APA 7th Edition: This is for documenting where you got your information from in the Google Doc

Homework due uploaded to your Google Drive Shared file by Sunday 05/14/2023 (Extra time for you to speak to people in the community).

The steps, which should take about two hours:

1. Please stick with the same issue you would like to explore that you feel like you can speak you close people about it. This time you will focus on speaking to people in your community.
2. Do several readings within Japan related to the topic.
3. Take notes in keywords and not long sentences so you can speak about what you found in class on paper or a notebook.
4. Take a picture of your notes with your cellphone or tablet.
5. Upload the picture of your notes in your Shared Google file under the section “Project Notes 4.”
6. Under the photo, type the titles, authors names or publication if there is no author and be sure to copy/paste the URL onto the Google doc. This is important so you can find where you got your research from and go back to the original article if needed. Follow the APA quick guide for this, please.
7. Then, have a conversation with friends or family members, colleagues at part-time work places, or with other students in your clubs about what you learned. This part can be in any language, but in your community.
8. Finally, type your reflections in “Journaling Notes 4” about what you learned in English, so I can support your work and give you feedback in the comment section of this document in our shared Google Drive. The journalling should focus less on your notes and more on the people that you speak with this week.

Summary: First, we moved the crammed desks and chairs out of the way so students could actually speak in pairs. Then, you discussed your findings on the global focus of project notes 2 and journalling 2.

Individual Project Journaling 1-7: Human Rights and Children Rights

Making Local & Personal Connections

A Quick Guide to APA 7th Edition: This is for documenting where you got your information from in the Google Doc

Homework due uploaded to your Google Drive Shared file by Friday 04/28/2023.

Steps, which should take about two hours:

1. Please stick with the same issue you would like to explore that you feel like you can speak you close people about it.
2. Do several readings on the global or universal issue related to the topic.
3. Take notes in key words and not long sentences so you can speak about what you found in class on paper or a notebook.
4. Take a picture of your notes with your cellphone or tablet.
5. Upload the picture of your notes in your Shared Google file under the section “Project Notes 3.”
6. Under the photo, type the titles, authors names or publication if there is no author and be sure to copy/paste the URL onto the Google doc. This is important so you can find where you got your research from and go back to the original article if needed.
7. Then, have a conversation with friends or family members, colleagues at part-time work places, or with other students in your clubs about what you learned. This part can be in any language.
8. Finally, type your reflections in “Journaling Notes 3” about what you learned in English, so I can support your work and give you feedback in the comment section of this document in our shared Google Drive.

Summary: First, we discussed the features of the Google document and whether you would like to use editor mode or commenter mode. Then, you got into research pairs and discussed your findings of project notes 1 and journalling 1. After that, to develop your understanding of global issues and exploring personal and local connections about the issues that you research you asked your pair to get practice speaking about your issues and asking questions as a ‘close other or others.’

Individual Project Journaling 1-7: Human Rights and Children Rights

Making Local & Personal Connections

Homework due uploaded to your Google Drive Shared file by Friday 04/21/2023.

Steps, which should take about two hours:

1. Please stick with the same issue you would like to explore that you feel like you can speak you close people about it.
2. Do several readings on the global or universal issue related to the topic.
3. Take notes in key words and not long sentences so you can speak about what you found in class on paper or a notebook.
4. Take a picture of your notes with your cellphone.
5. Upload the picture of your notes in your Shared Google file under the section “Project Notes 2.”
6. Under the photo, type the titles, authors names or publication if there is no author and be sure to copy/paste the URL onto the Google doc. This is important so you can find where you got your research from and go back to the original article if needed.
7. Then, have a conversation with friends or family members, colleagues at part-time work places, or with other students in your clubs about what you learned. This part can be in any language.
8. Finally, type your reflections in “Journaling Notes 2” about what you learned in English, so I can support your work and give you feedback in the comment section of this document in our shared Google Drive.

PBL Resources

Summary: We had an orientation to the course explaining project based learning, including what is expected of you and how you can excel in the class. You learned about the course introduction and requirements, goal-setting, introduction to your individual self-chosen project-based research issue in seven weeks.

We Focused on these key webpages during orientation:

Individual Project Journaling 1-7: Human Rights and Children Rights

Making Local & Personal Connections

Project-Based Learning Information Sheet for all Chuo Law English 9 & 10 Courses

Guideline for students making local & personal connections and talking with “close others” 

A key part of the PBL classes are for you to develop your understanding of global issues and exploring personal and local connections about the issues that you research, within you own lives, families, local areas and communities, workplaces, student circles, volunteer groups and activities that you are already involved in. What this means is that students draw on “close others” through, for example:

● talking with friends or family members, colleagues at part-time work places, or with other students in your clubs 

● going back to your schools where they already know the people 

● talking with people in local networks that you are already part of.

Note: It is important to reach out to people you know and best to start out with people who you trust and feel comfortable with. Speaking with them in whatever language is the best, but please, your journal entries should be in English as much as possible for the purpose of the class.

Homework due uploaded to your Google Drive Shared file by Friday 04/14/2023.

Steps, which should take about two hours:

1. Please carefully select the issue you would like to explore that you feel like you can speak you close people about it.
2. Do several readings on the basic information to get familiar with the topic.
3. Take notes in key words and not long sentences so you can speak about what you found in class on paper or a notebook.
4. Take a picture of your notes with your cellphone.
5. Upload the picture of your notes in your Shared Google file under the section “Project Notes 1.”
6. Under the photo, type the titles, authors names or publication if there is no author and be sure to copy/paste the URL onto the Google doc. This is important so you can find where you got your research from and go back to the original article if needed.
7. Then, have a conversation with friends or family members, colleagues at part-time work places, or with other students in your clubs about what you learned. This part can be in any language.
8. Finally, type your reflections in “Journaling Notes 1” about what you learned in English, so I can support your work and give you feedback in the comment section of this document in our shared Google Drive.

Summary:

Do WAVE for your essay before emailing your draft!

W = Put your paper through Draft APA Essay Write & Improve

A = APA Style -Owl Purdue

V = Veritus Certify! Check against Plagiarism -Leander Hughes

E = Check all Explanations attachments below for draft one and email it to me.

“Explanations” Attachments:

APA 7th Student Paper Online Writing Lab OWL Purdue

First-Name_Last-Name_Instructions-for-APA-Writing_Use-this-to-TypeDownload

AEW2__APA_Writers-AssessmentDownload

AEW2_Final Draft_Sample_Same as Workshop 05 Synthesized Notes

A-very-quick-guide-to-APA-7th

A-Quick-Guide-to-APA-7th

Homework due via email (Sending earlier than the deadline is great for quicker feedback to you!):

Due via email on 05/29/2023 at 7 PM.

1. Please remember to follow:

   A). The formatting guidelines are provided by the quick APA Style guidelines attached.

   B). the organization of an essay with topic sentences that support each paragraph based on what you learned in class with in-text citations.

C). When you send your paper, please send a clean paper and accepting all track changes. Please delete my comments because I have a copy.

2. Your paper needs to be typed with double-spaced lines, and at least 1,200 words now, but no more than 1,500 words, so please use the word count tool in Microsoft Word and type the word count number at the end of your paper before the Sources Cited section like this:

Word Count: 1,356 

3. Please make sure that your name, draft number, AEW course name, date, and title are in the attachment file  like this: 

‘Your Name’_AEW2_Final_Draft_

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

Five improved essays are due by 06/05/2023. If you have not written many essays, please start from now one. The reason is that the presentation of your paper is lighter homework since you have already written your paper, so please write your essays and improve them.

Summary: We focused on editing the Works Cited entries from your notes. Then, the students communicated about their issues.

Alex Writing Tool Resource

Documents:

Quick Guide to Citing in MLA 9th Edition

MLA 9th Quick Guide

“Take the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new.”-Augustine Og Mandino

Homework due on 12/20/2022, by 7 PM via taking photos of your notes and insert the photos for research notes, 3 to 6.

Note Sample Reminder of MLA in-text Citations:

Instructions for Homework Content:

1. Please, take your final research notes to have a total of six. Make it count and the notes should be at least two pages for each article with in-text citations and upload them on your Google Doc.

Free Database Engines off Campus to collect research for your MLA Paper: 

Carrot 2 Carrot helps you find topics related to your search term. After entering the term you enter and then click on ‘search,’ you can choose to see the results as a list, treemap, or pie chart that 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 evidential content 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 helps you 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.

Learning About Global Issues–Specifically in relation to Chuo University Faculty of Law English courses, this website has been designed by Andy Barfield and his research team for supporting student research from 2014 in the Basic Research and Writing. More generally, his team hopes that this website is useful for students and other people in Japan (and in other countries) to develop our knowledge and critical understanding of different global issues. Thank you, Andy!

Yippy gives you lists of related issues to the left. For example, if you search for ‘poverty’, then Yippy can also find information on poverty + children, poverty + hunger, poverty law, extreme poverty, and other related issues.

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! They make a beautiful website for professors, so we can focus on giving students feedback rather than building websites.

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

Five improved essays are due by 01/31/2023. You can choose the essays and the time of writing freely, but write and improve on no more than one essay each week.

Summary: Happy New Year!!

Everyone did the Faculty Survey in Manaba at the top of “My Page” under 大学からの課題・アンケート / Specific Assignments/ Surveys, and you also wrote your 3 question self-reflections.

For Online English Practice Resources for this Winter!

Free Rice:  is an amazing learning app of many subjects and languages that you can learn from and grow. The more correct answers you get, you can feed children in need faster, and make groups with your friends to get high scores. The educational tutorial about being safe during COVID-19 is informative. And the English vocabulary sections have so many levels that you can challenge. Thank you, United Nations and the World Food Programme

Rachel’s English: This website is an excellent fluency resource bank for learners of English and their teachers. There are over 500 free videos available on English pronunciation and spoken English. Rachel’s videos, t have received over 70 million views, and way over 1 million subscribers are particularly useful because she not only explains the pronunciation and and supportive position of your mouth to speak well, she also shows the phonetic spelling and that help improve listening comprehension. She has helped me teach English US pronunciation and provides courses on at Rachel’s Academy. Rachel also seems to love learning other languages, which adds to her immense knowledge as a teacher and a learner too. She can help you immediately.

I hope you have a wonderful winter break!