Rikkyo - Reading & Writing - Elvin

Dear students, Today you will read your latest summary to your partner or group and then read chapter 7 of the textbook. Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, For most of you, please keep up the good work. Your summary writing has been of good quality and your opinions intelligent, insightful and interesting. I would also like to remind everyone about plagiarism as written in the  course outline : Rules of Plagiarism • Don't copy sentences. • Don't copy sentences then change the words. • Strings of five words or more identical to the original may be construed as plagiarism. The maximum grade for anyone who copies will be "C". You have fourteen weeks to read and write about ten books, so if you are busy you may skip a week's homework assignment. Some students unfortunately have been copying. If you copy once, your grade will be no higher than "C". If you copy twice, you will fail the course. One student has already done so. Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today is your mid-term test. You should summarize a graded reader and write an opinion of it. Write two paragraphs of a minimum of 150 words each. (A paragraph is a block of text, indented on the first line). You should include an APA formatted in-text citation in your summary paragraph, and provide a full APA reference after your opinion. You should bring your reader to class. You may not use dictionaries, cell phones, or notes during this 70-minute test. Points: Summary - 4 In-text citation - 1 Opinion - 4 Reference - 1 Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will read your latest graded  reader summary and opinion in small groups. After that, you will study chapter 6 of the textbook. You will also learn about APA formatting for in-text citations and references in preparation for next week’s mid-term test. Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will be put into groups based on the books you have read so far. Please talk to each other about your reading experience. What books did you enjoy reading and what would you like to read next? Here are your groups: After that, you will study chapter 5 of the textbook. Kind regards, Chris Elvin