Homework for 1/7

Congratulations! You have finished your final paper of the year for English Writing at KGU!

I think you have all grown as writers! However, we must continue to practice, practice, and practice more in order to continue to improve our skills as writers.

Therefore, during the holiday break, I would like you to write on your blog about what you are doing during the holidays. Please write at least two blog entries during the holidays and respond to your classmates' blogs as well.

See you in the new year!

Homework for 12/17

This is the last assignment for the year! So, please do your best! For this week, please do the following:

1) Add an introduction to your body paragraphs. The introduction should have a) a hook, b) background information, and c) a thesis statement

2) Add a conclusion. The conclusion should effectively restate the thesis statement and summarize the essay.

That's all for this week.


*This will be the last week for English Central.

Homework for 12/10

This is your last writing assignment for the year! Therefore, I would really like to see you do your best. If you have questions or you aren't sure what to do, PLEASE ASK me or your classmates. For this week, you need to:

1) Write three body paragraphs which include the topic, description, and significance.

That's all for this week.

Homework for 12/3

OK, we are now heading toward a multiple paragraph "Essay". In order to prepare, we need to write an outline. Please do the following for next week:

1) choose a ceremony to write about

2) write an outline for a 5 paragraph essay (example here)

3) write comments on your classmates' blog about "Holidays"

Homework for 11/26

Congratulations on completing your first short essay! You have all been working really hard and I'm very proud of your progress. Keep up the good work.

For next week, please do the following:

1) Write about your favorite holiday of the year. For example, you could write about Halloween or Tanabata.

2) Please make comments on your classmates' blog from last week about "University Festival"

3) Please continue English Central. Some people aren't doing it every week and are losing points. Don't give up now!

*Remember, no class on Tuesday! Enjoy your day off!

See you next week on Friday!

Homework for 11/19

Thank you all for your wonderful speeches! I really enjoyed listening to them and I hope you enjoyed doing it!

For this week please do the following:
1) Add an introduction and conclusion paragraph to your "High School vs. University" paper
2) Write a blog entry about what you did during the semester break (University Festival)
3) English Central

Thanks, have a great weekend and see you next week!

November 11/12

For this week you don't have to write a new blog, but please do the following:

1) Make comments on your classmate's blogs about "Favorite High School Memory"

2) Write a paragraph comparing/contrasting High School vs. University

*You aren't required to do English Central this week (but you can if you want to!)

Homework for 11/5

Thank you all for your patience and hard work during on your globalization papers. It was a very challenging topic but I think you all tried to really understand and think about it deeply.

Please do the following by next Friday:

1) Write comments on your classmate's blog about "Popular Trends"
2) Write a new blog about your favorite high school memory

Enjoy the University Festival and see you on Friday!

Also, HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Homework for 10/29

Sorry for the late post. It has been really busy lately! Here is what I wanted you to do for this week's class:

1) Complete your 2nd draft of the globalization paper.
2) Please write 3 comments on your classmate's blog from last week "How do you expect the world to change in the next 20 years"
3) Please write a new blog post titled "trends in Japan". Please write about a recent trend (= something that is popular for a short time) and your opinion of it.
4) Please complete your outline for your speech in OC!

Thanks, and see you on Friday!

Homework for 10/22

Thanks for all of your hard work on your paragraphs about "Globalization". I look forward to reading them.

For this week, I would like you to write on your blog in response to this question:

How do you think the world will change in the next 20 years?

Thanks, and see you next week!

P.S. There will be a written quiz in OC on Tuesday!

Homework for 10/15

Today, we wrote outlines for a two paragraph writing piece.

For homework, you need to write the two paragraphs about "globalization".

Please remember to use the correct format and include a topic sentence with two main ideas, supporting arguments with examples, and concluding sentences for each paragraph.Also, please make at least 3 comments on class member's blog from last week.

Have a nice weekend!

Homework for 10/8

This week, we started exploring the concept of "Globalization". It is a very difficult idea, but we will try our best to understand it. This week, please write a blog post responding to this question:

1) What does globalization mean to YOU? What are some examples of globalization in YOUR life? How does globalization affect YOU?

Summer trips!

Hello Everyone!

I hope you are all enjoying your looooong summer break! I had an incredible experience in the Philippines and then went to Hokkaido for a few weeks. It was really nice and cool in Hokkaido and now I'm back in this terrible Kansai heat!

Anyway, starting next week, I'll be in my office on the 2nd floor of G-gokan. Please stop by if you want to chat or say hello!

Look forward to seeing all of you next month!

End of the Semester!

Congratulations! You have finished your first semester of English Writing! I'm very proud of all of you and think every one of you have developed as writers. Before we part for the summer, I would like you to do the following things:

1) Please take this survey and answer all the questions honestly. Password: kgblog

2) I would like to know what you (honestly) thought about this course and would like you to tell me some of your thoughts about it so I can think about making changes for next semester. Please answer the following questions in a blog post titled "Spring Semester Evaluation":

a) What did you learn in this course?
b) How was the level of this course?
c) What did you like most about this course?
d) What did you NOT like about this course?
e) What kind of changes or improvements would you like to see next semester?

Thanks for all of your hard work. I would like to encourage all of you to keep writing on your blogs and tell us what you are doing for your summer vacation!

Have a great summer!

Homework for 7/9

Ok, last week and then we can have some summer break! But before we do that, please do the following for next week's class:

1) Write your 2nd draft of the personal narrative
2) Write a blog entry about your "Summer Vacation" plans
3) Review for the Chapter 5 quiz

Just work hard for one more week and then we are finished and you can relax more!

See you next week!

Homework for 6/25

We are almost finished! Only three weeks left! Please keep up the good work. For this week, please do the following:

1) Review Unit 4 for the quiz next week

2) Make 4 comments on your classmates' blog about "future accomplishments"


Have a good weekend and try to keep dry!

Homework for 6/18

Thank you for your hard work. I think everyone is improving as English writers. For this week, I would like you to do the following:

1) Write a blog post about what you would like to accomplish in the future. Think about things you want to learn or do, places you want to go, jobs you want to have, competitions you want to win, etc.

Keep studying hard, but try to enjoy yourself sometimes!

Homework for 6/11

Don't worry about the blogs this week. If you want to write a blog post, that's OK too, but it is not required. Instead, I would like you to focus on the following:

1) Write your Experience/Accomplishment paragraph

2) Complete pp. 73-75 in your textbook

E-mail me if you have any questions!
Have a nice weekend!

Homework for 6/4

SIS writers! I hope you understood my instructions at the end of the last class. In case you didn't, please make sure you do the following for next week:

1) Mind map of your "Accomplishments" in your life

2) Please make 3-4 comments on your classmates blog about a place they visited.


Thanks, enjoy the weekend and see you next week!

Homework for 5/29

We are at the halfway point! Only 7 more weeks until summer vacation!

For this week, you only need to do the following:

1) Write a blog post about your favorite place that you have visited. It can be a city in Japan, a different prefecture, island, or a foreign counttry.

Ok, keep writing and see you next week!

Peer Assessment Survey

Hi everyone -

If I could kindly ask you to take another survey...I would really appreciate it. Please click here and answer the questions about peer assessment.

Thank you so much!

Homework for 5/14

I hope you all enjoyed the GW break! Now we have a long time until summer vacation, so try to stay focused until then. For this week, please do the following:

1) Finish pp. 26-27

2) Make at least 4 comments on your classmates' blog post about GW

Have a nice weekend!

Homework for 5/7

Hey SIS writers! I hope you have a chance to enjoy a little bit of Golden Week. Please do the following before the next class:

1) Complete the survey on my blog page.

2) Write a blog entry about your Golden Week. How was it? What did you do?

3) Review Chapter 1 for a short quiz next week.


Ok, see you all next week!

Survey

Hi everyone. I would appreciate it if you took a few minutes to complete the following survey. Let me know if you have any questions. Please click here.


The password is:
kgblog

Thanks!

Homework 4/30

Your blogs look really good. Thanks for all of your effort! Here is the homeowork for next week:

1) Write your paragraph for large/small university. Include:
a) Topic sentence
b) 3 reasons + opinions

2)Write 3 comments on your classmates' blogs


Thanks and see you next week!

Homework for 4/23

Hi everyone! I hope you are enjoying university life so far! For homework this week, I would like you to do the following:

1) Finish pg. 7 in the textbook
2) Write a new blog entry/post about your first impressions of KGU. What do you think of KGU so far? How are your classes? How is student life?

Contact me if you have any problems! Have a good weekend and see everyone in class next week!

Introduction

Hello. My name is Paul Marlowe and I am an instructor of English at Kwansei Gakuin University. I am from Michigan, U.S.A. and came to Japan in 2004. I have many hobbies including hiking, cycling, camping, photography, listening to music and traveling. However, my most recent hobby is making my own beer! I used to live in Osaka city for 4 years, but now I live in Kobe. Kobe is a really nice city and I love being close to the mountains and the ocean. However, sometimes I miss living in Osaka. Osaka has many different restaurants, delicious food, and interesting people. I love to eat good food and I especially like Japanese food. For example, I like sushi, tempura, and udon.