Summary of Class 04: You shared your research notes with different groups and pairs by discussing the effects of your issue. Our focus was on documenting and organizing your work. Furthermore, creating reflection questions about your issues can help you gather informative research for your discussions and presentations. We also focused on helping with online searches, note-taking, and mind-mapping to help make sense of and discuss your research. Finally, you wrote reflections of your learning in class in your Google Doc: 1. How did you participate in class today? Please describe as best… Read More

Summary of Class 03: You shared your research notes with different groups and pairs by discussing the causes or cases of your issue. Our focus was more on documenting and organizing your work. Furthermore, creating reflection questions about your problems can help you gather informative research for your discussions and presentations. We also focused on helping with online searches, note-taking, and mind-mapping to help make sense of and discuss your research. Homework due on Friday by 1 pm before Class 04: Please upload the pictures of your notes in your Shared Google file under the… Read More

Summary of Class 02: You shared your research notes with different groups and pairs by discussing the basic information about the issue of your choice. We also explored methods to transition the research from basic information to specific cases or causes related to your issue. Finding Research: Successful Presentation or Paper Samples of Chuo Students’ IRD PowerPoint Presentations Homework is due on Friday at 1 pm before class 03. Please upload the pictures of your notes in your Shared Google file under the section “第 3 回 Cycle 3 sharing research notes 2: Causes.”… Read More

Summary of Class 01: We had an orientation to the autumn course explaining the documents below, including what is expected of you and how you can excel with the new research. You learned about the course introduction and requirements, goal-setting, an introduction to social, political, and business issues, web-based research and websites, and the option to choose a research topic of your interest. Finding-Research-Successful-Paper_GravesVye-5-1 You will be doing research and uploading it to your Google Doc. You will not need to read graded readers or listen to the news this term, but if… Read More

Summary: Six students successfully presented their proposals. I did not provide student samples other than the instructions because this is a writing class, but on reflection, I will provide presentations examples in the future. If you would like to volunteer to put your presentation on this website, please let me know. We had an excellent presentation day and you have the video recording in your inboxes. Stratvert, K. (2020, July 24). How to properly present PowerPoint slides in Zoom [Video]. Youtube.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNOZRa089-U How to properly present PowerPoint slides in Zoom Summary: Guidelines for your Presentation… Read More

Summary: In class, we worked on the presentation guidelines and designed your slideshow so that you could be successful. Guidelines for your MLA Proposal Presentation Draft that are not included in the document. 1. Your talk should last 8-10 minutes, followed by 3-5 minutes for questions, comments, and answers. 2. It is good to practice your presentation several times by videoing yourself to see how you are doing and make improvements. 3. There are usually 16 to 20 slides. 4. Your Reference page is single-spaced with MLA formatting.  5. The MLA in-text… Read More

Summary: Guidelines for your MLA Proposal Presentation Draft that are not included in the document. 1. Your talk should last 8-10 minutes, followed by 3-5 minutes for questions, comments, and answers. 2. It is good to practice your presentation several times on Zoom, listen to it, and try to make adjustments to your talk that you think will work well.  3. There are usually 16 to 20 slides. 4. Your Works Cited page is single-spaced with MLA formatting.  5. The MLA in-text citation guide is provided, and the parenthetical in-text citations look… Read More

Summary: I showed a good example of a paper and its sources. Also, how to edit your third draft in-text citations. 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_AEW2,” and type your paper directly in the document. Once you finish your draft, please email it to me. “Explanations” Attachments: Instructions-for-MLA-Writing_AEW2-2Download AEW2__MLA-Midterm-Assessment-GuidelinesDownload OWL-Purdue-MLA-9th_PPt-3Download… Read More

Summary: 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 Summer! Freerice:  is an amazing learning app of many subjects and languages you can learn from and grow. The more correct answers you get, the faster you can feed children in need, 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… Read More

Summary: We had Super Book Talk Day.  Please complete your three-question reflections about your Google Document for the last class on your own time.