Welcome to the KGU Writing Blog!

Welcome students and other visitors! This is the writing blog for Kwansei Gakuin Univerity students of the School of Human Welfare Studies. We meet every Friday during 2nd period from 11:10-12:40 in Building G, Room 311.

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

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

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Spring Semester Evaluation!

Congratulations! You are finished with this course for the Spring Semester! We will meet again in September for the fall semester. Before you go, please answer the following questions on your blog:

1) What did you learn in this course?
2) How was the level of this course? (Too easy, too difficult, just right)
3) What did you like about this course?
4) What didn't you like about this course?
5) How can the course be improved for next semester?

Thanks and have a great summer. For English practice, please continue to write on your blogs and tell us what you're doing during the summer holiday!

Have a great summer!

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Homework for 7/8

OK, the final week is here! We are very close to summer vacation! For this week, please do the following:

1)Please comment on your group member's blog "summer vacation" AND "comic strip"

2)Review units 1 -7 for next week's test.

Study hard and do your best!

Thanks!

Comic Strip

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Homework for 6/25

We are getting close to being finished for the semester! ONLY 3 more weeks left! For this week, please do the following:

1) textbook pg. 54-55

2) Make a comment on your group member's blog about "sports"

We will have a little time next week to finish your comic. It should be finished during class next week!

See you next week!

Thursday, June 10, 2010

Homework for 6/17

Most of you have started your comic project. I will give you some more time next week to work with your partner. So please don't worry about doing your comic strip for homework. Instead, I would like you to do the following:

1) Study for next week's test by reviewing units 3, 4, and 5 (pp. 28 - 49

2) Write a blog about "Sports". It can be about sports you play now or when you were a child or sports that you like to watch.

Ok..have a nice weekend and see you next week!

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

A Comic Strip

Today, we are going to begin making comic stips using the online comic site called "Bitstrips".

Please go to the site and do the following:

1) think of an interesting story that happened to you or someone you know
2) write the story
3) tell the story in 6 frames in a comic using bitstrip

Try to make it fun and interesting because we are going to share it with our classmates!

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Homework for 6/11

Today we learned more about conjunctions (and, so, but, because) and transitions (However, In particular, Moreover, etc.). For homework, I would like you to practice using transitions. Please do the following:

1) complete pg. 49 in your textbook

2) please comment on your group member's blog about a "Trip"

Thanks and have a good weekend!