Welcome SIS Writers!

Welcome students and other visitors! This is the writing blog for Kwansei Gakuin Univerity students of the School of International Studies. We meet every Friday during 5th period from 4:50-6:20 in Building G, Room 102.

Students will be adding short pieces of writing to this blog throughout the semester based on what they will be learning from the textbook, Interactions 2.

Please feel free to add comments and positive words to encourage each other to become fluent and accurate writers!

Friday, November 19, 2010

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!

Thursday, November 11, 2010

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!

Friday, November 5, 2010

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!)

Friday, October 29, 2010

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Wednesday, October 27, 2010

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!

Friday, October 15, 2010

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!

Friday, October 8, 2010

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!