Hi everyone, Ican't believe we're already starting our essay outlines! Time sure does fly! Body Paragraphs: We learned about the structure of the body paragraphs. Similar to the introduction, you need to use funnel introduction: organizing your ideas from general to specific. There are four types of details you can use in your essay: (1) facts; (2) descriptions; (3) statistics; and (4) expert opinions. Introductions: First drafts I returned the first drafts of your introductions in class. We went through the different types of comments on your drafts: purple comments for structure/content and orange comments for grammar. You also received Correction Symbols. I will use correction symbols to give you hints about the errors you make in your writing. Sending your Documents to my Email: When you send a file to me, please use the following pattern in your subject line: IE3W: given name + task name (e.g. IE3W: Natsumi Outline) Please also include your name and task in the name of your MS Word file (e.g. Natsumi-outline). Homework: 1. Outline: email by Monday, April 27 before 12 noon
For your outline, remember to download the Classification outline Template. The file is below. Blog Question #3: Review the comments from your introduction. What are the three most important points you need to remember before you write your body paragraphs?
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Great work today! I really appreciated how well everyone fully participated in pair and group work. Although it's only the second lesson, we're getting into the nuts-and-bolts (=idiom for details) of essay writing. Bibliography We learned how to make a bibliography for a research paper. A bibliography is an alphabetical list of all the sources you use for your research paper. When you organize your source information in your bibliography, you need to arrange it using the MLA style (MLA=Modern Language Association). MLA Referencing: MLA referencing is one of the ways you can document your sources in your research paper. This style is used in the humanities, especially for writing about language and literature. Introduction Structure: We also learned about the different parts of an introduction: a. hook b. general statements c. thesis statement You can choose from five different hooks: a. quotes b. rhetorical questions c. statistics d. interesting facts e. similes Late Submissions: Please be aware that your writing must be submitted on time if you would like to receive my comments. If you submit your writing after a deadline, it will not be checked. Essay Format: We quickly went through how to format your essay (e.g. spacing, titles, etc.). If you need additional information, please see the "Essay Format" document at the end of today's summary. Homework:
Please submit your Introduction and Bibliography as Word documents. You will need to attach them to the emails you send to me. Blog Question #2:
*Write 8-10 sentences. *Use capitalization, punctuation & spelling correctly. *Submit by Tuesday, April 21 by 6:00pm. Hi everyone,
It was really great to meet everyone today! It's going to be a busy semester, but you'll see your writing skills improve quickly during our course. Essay Structure: In our lesson, we reviewed the structure of an essay, which has three parts: 1. Introduction 2. Body Paragraphs (3) 3. Conclusion From next week, we’re going to start writing our essay. We’ll learn about the “introduction” in more detail in class, and then you’ll write it for homework. Topic Selection: You also had some time to brainstorm topics (and subtopics) for your classification essay. When you choose your topic, make sure that it isn’t too general and isn’t too specific. Homework: 1. Complete the Essay Structure Activity (bring to class) 2. Blog comment #1 Blog Question #1: What is the topic of your classification essay? How are you going to classify your topic? Example: I’m going to write about the most popular tourist destinations for overseas tourists in Tokyo: the Imperial Palace, the Asakusa Kanno Temple and the Tsukiji fish market. *Write 2-3 sentences. *Use capitalization, punctuation & spelling correctly. *Submit by Tuesday, April 14 by 6:00pm. |
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