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授業計画/Class |
The Journey to the world of words, and how words can create and sustain our imagination beyond limits. Each of us has a voice to express from our unique style of presentation as a writer. |
事前学習/Preparation |
Short Class Evaluation |
事後学習/Reviewing |
Student profile due next week for oral presentation |
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授業計画/Class |
How can we come up with ideas for our writing? The answer is brainstorming, and the techniques that help us fuel our imagination and organizes our thought processes. |
事前学習/Preparation |
Class participation in brain storming techniques and demonstration |
事後学習/Reviewing |
Assignment on brainstorming your ideas on paper. Please choose a topic for brainstorming. |
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3
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授業計画/Class |
How to collect information from news stories. |
事前学習/Preparation |
Class discussion on searching for facts within a story via online resources. |
事後学習/Reviewing |
Assignment on Developing a point of view or POV based on a given news story. |
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4
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授業計画/Class |
Writing Samples reviewed from famous writers. |
事前学習/Preparation |
Discussion on short story samples and comments exchange between classmates for discussion. |
事後学習/Reviewing |
Assignment on your review of these famous writers. |
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授業計画/Class |
Creating an outline is helpful in writing our thoughts in an organized manner. How can we make the most of our time to do this? |
事前学習/Preparation |
Sharing our ideas with each other about our own writing process. |
事後学習/Reviewing |
Practice Creating your own outline in organizing your thoughts on a given topic for next week. |
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6
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授業計画/Class |
Quick Writing techniques and the process of selecting the images that match our words |
事前学習/Preparation |
Reviewing powerpoint slides and what each slide means to each student in a shared setting |
事後学習/Reviewing |
Review on quick writing techniques and review for your midterm exam. |
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授業計画/Class |
Midterm Examination on the Computer. Please prepare to type your responses on the computer. |
事前学習/Preparation |
Prepare your class notes for your midterm exam. |
事後学習/Reviewing |
Assignment on new topic for discussion next week |
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8
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授業計画/Class |
Reviewing a news article about a Japanese pioneer in California, and the art of tanka poetry |
事前学習/Preparation |
Students will be given the chance to express their opinions about the news article in California. There are issues relating to homeland, immigration, and cultural differences. |
事後学習/Reviewing |
Creating your own tanka for presentation |
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授業計画/Class |
Writing your own opinion based on facts and reason. |
事前学習/Preparation |
Presentation of tanka poetry created by students |
事後学習/Reviewing |
Self-evaluation of your own tanka poetry, and what your words and images relay to an audience. |
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10
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授業計画/Class |
Review of brainstorming techniques, summarizing our ideas, and making comparisons through the VENN diagram |
事前学習/Preparation |
Class participation on samples of VENN diagrams and how one can interpret the information and make good comparisons. |
事後学習/Reviewing |
Assignment on VENN diagram |
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授業計画/Class |
Why are words important for all of us? What is the impact of words and the power it has on our imagination? |
事前学習/Preparation |
Evaluating various words and the impact it has on us. |
事後学習/Reviewing |
Assignment---Short paragraph response on the power of words |
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12
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授業計画/Class |
Writing elicits our emotions and feelings by the thoughts that the writer expresses in a given essay. |
事前学習/Preparation |
Student presentation |
事後学習/Reviewing |
Self-evaluation of your own presentation in class today |
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13
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授業計画/Class |
What is re-writing work? Based on several popular Japanese writers, the style of writing can be analyzed in English. |
事前学習/Preparation |
Students are encouraged to decide which story to present for analysis |
事後学習/Reviewing |
Assignment on choosing which story for presentation |
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14
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授業計画/Class |
Story-telling is an artform for an audience. |
事前学習/Preparation |
Short Student presentation in class |
事後学習/Reviewing |
Review of the story telling form. |
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授業計画/Class |
Computer Final Exam. Personal notes will be alllowed. |
事前学習/Preparation |
Finalizing presentations and other work |
事後学習/Reviewing |
Completion of all coursework for the semester |
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