Main points from collective outlines
Responses to PQRS comments on draft essays
Today's menu
Revise draft essays in a Google doc:
(Cover main points from collective outlines)
Collective Maps and [Rough] Outlines (2014.12.03)
Mention main points in introductory paragraph
Add information from responses to comments on drafts
Summarize main points in concluding paragraph
Check the entire text with
Google docs
Microsoft Word
Paper Rater
Text Edit
Post revised essays in a new post by Friday
With five or more (5+) suitable labels: ...computers, essays,
learning, revisions, ... (comma separated values without quotation marks)
Update Portfolio Elements workbooks
Essay 2-03b
Book Reviews
Essay 2-03b, 2014.12.19
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Today lesson
- At first, you should go to a drive at gmail. (kumagaku account)
My Bibliography share
2. Please "Copy" link
3. Please go to the blogger
Layout → add gadget (right side)
4. Please click "page"
5. Please click "add exterior link"
6. Page title is " My Bibliography"
Web address rink URL
Save the rink
7. At last, please check your blogger menubar
H.W
Respond to incoming comments
collectively or individually (one by one)
Revise &up date bibliographies
Update Portfolio Elements (PEs)
Now due date for Essays 2-03b 2014.12.19
Essay 2-03a [+comments]
BR2-13, BR2-14, BR2-15
Routine weekly posts
Typing
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Today's Lesson
- Bibliography revisions and updates
- Including accurate and complete APA style references from:
- Essay 2-02b
- Including movies, websites, or any other sources.
- Weekly book reviews
- All book references in ONE list:
- 1st (spring) semester AND
- 2nd(fall) semester
- Proto-Portfolio updates
- Complete entries for November due December 1st.
- Today's menu
- Topic outlines for next essays
- Learning with computers
- Individual outlines for next essays
- Learning with computers
- Individual outlines
- Main points
- Supporting details
- Collective outlines
- Outline posts
- Graphics
- Hierarchized lists
- Indentations
- Text sizes and styles
- Labels "..., essay prep., graphics, lists, outlines,..."
- HW
- Draft essays 2-03a due Fri. Dec. 5
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Today's Lesson
- Essay 2-02b (due 2014.11.21) Writing Studio Blog Calendar
- Including APA-style references from
- Essays 2-02b
- Weekly book reviews
- Bibliography updates
- Essays 2-02b
- Weekly book reviews
- Portfolio Elements (PE)updates
- Essays 2-02b (2014.11.21)
- Weekly book reviews (BRs) BR2-11,12,13
- Today menu
- Out line new post (compose)
- Reverse outlines of Essays 2-02b
- Paragraph topic outlines
- Microsoft Word : View Outline
- Titles of posts
- Screen shot command + shift + 4
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Today's Lesson
Commenting on ALL classmates essays (2-02a)
Sharing of comments on your own essays
Best comments on Essays and Plans for Revisions
Google form in mail, 2014.11.19
Revised essays
Due in new posts on individual blogs by 5 p.m, 2014.11.21
Essay content
Essay organization
Paragraph formation
Sentence structure
Word choice
Writing style
Depersonalized, formalized, and generalized
References
Accurate and complete APA-style references for ALL soueces of information in your essays(movies, websites,...)
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Today's lesson
1.Out-going comments on classmates 'Essay 2-02a'
- Work your way DOWN list
- Post PQRS comments on each other group's essays
- When you encounter the same groups' essays
- Vary your comments, which ALL should include
- Praise
- Questions
- Reflections
- Suggestions
2.Proto Portfolios update
3.Responses to in-coming comments on your own essays
H.W
(Finish commenting on classmates' essays)
Finish responding to in-coming comments
(Comment on near-peers' essays [1A on 1C, 1C on 1A])
Begin planning and composing revised essays
Essays 2-02b: NEW due date: Nov. 21.2012
Continue making routine weekly posts
Book Reviews BR 2-09, BR2-10, BR2-11(or more)
Typing trials
Other posts on topics of your choice.
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Today's lesson
Group work
Joint essays
in Google docs.
Essay 2-02a 13○○ 13○○ 13○○ (five digits number)
including references for All web site
Joint essays
in Google docs.
Essay 2-02a 13○○ 13○○ 13○○ (five digits number)
including references for All web site
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Today's lesson
H.W
Routine weekly post(3+)
Routine weekly post(3+)
- BRs (BR2-06, BR2-07)
- Typing posts
- Other post
quick post
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Today's Lesson
1.update portfolio elements (PEs)
paste in A2 A9 from shared template
2.update BRs
3.Add date & link on BR 2-01, BR 2-02, BR 2-03:
Complete cells B30-B32 & B35
4.Essay catchers: Compose 2nd drafts (2-01b)
Body : one topic on sub topic each
+incl opinions & other info from replied to comments
+3rd person voice [-"I", -"my", -"you(r)",-"we"]
HW
Bibliography entries
Typing homework
weekly post
paste in A2 A9 from shared template
2.update BRs
3.Add date & link on BR 2-01, BR 2-02, BR 2-03:
Complete cells B30-B32 & B35
4.Essay catchers: Compose 2nd drafts (2-01b)
Body : one topic on sub topic each
+incl opinions & other info from replied to comments
+3rd person voice [-"I", -"my", -"you(r)",-"we"]
HW
Bibliography entries
Typing homework
weekly post
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Today's Lesson
- Make a copy+share
- Change: 2-02a → 2-01a
2-02b → 2-01b
- Comment on classmates essay UP list
HW: Respond to incoming comments, keep up w/typing
HW assignments; continue book review & bibliography updates
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Today's lesson
- Comment on a Sept. WSBlog post re: blogging on leaning
2. Free write : 3 separate posts about favorite places
Add 5+ labels to each, including: essay prep., favorites, free-writing, ... places,...
3. Comment on one post by each of 3-5 classmates
immediately DOWN list from you
Praise and Question
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Today's Lesson
- Outline posts (2014.07.02)
- Presentation files (2014,07.09)-slides&script(notes)
- Today's menu
- Presentations: grammar and spell checking
- Text Edit (Editors tab)
- Microsoft Word (Office tab)
- Paper Rater (online)-paperrater.com (use now free)
2.Essay posts with embedded presentations
Essay 1-03b: Language Learning Presentation
Labels (10+)
- English
- essays
- Japanese
- languages
- learning
- plans
- presentations
- reflections
- skills...
July 29
- Essay 1-03b July 23
- BRs
- Bibliograpies
- PortfolioElements
- revisions
- updates:BRs&Essay 1-03b
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Today's Lesson (make up class)
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Today Lesson
- Cross links from Essay1-02b to 1-02a (May 30)
- Bibliography revisions & updates (June 4)
- Points of departure (June 11)
- Writing Studio Blog
- ASpringboard... (June 11)
- 1.Read post
- 2.View TED Talk
- 1Free writing: My Language Skills
- Past: 10 years
- Present: Now
- Future 10 years from now
- H.W
- Language Learning Stories and plans
- other post
- BR
- typing
- other topic of your choice
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Today Lesson
- Essay 1-02b checking
- Proto-portfolio(PPF) entries through May (until 31 May)
- Link list gadgets: Layout Add Gadget
- Writing Studio Blog
- Writing Studio Wiki
- Material Search
- Bibliography: Revisions & updates
- HW
- BRs
- Routine weekly posts
- typing trials
- Corrected, extended
- post on other topics of your choice
- All post catchy descriptive titles and there or more
+3 labels
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Today Lesson

- Proto-Portfolios
- Share&Complete through April
- Free-writing about uni. life
- Open Google Drive&your blog
- My Bibliography... (share with you)
- make a copy; rename the copy; edit the header; &Share it back to me: beaufait@kumagaku.ac.jp
- Essay 1-02a: Catchy and Descriptive Title in Title Case →Depersonalized generalized
- Labels: drafts, essay, students, universities
- HW
- List all book ref's from BRs in your My Bibliography file in alphanumeric order by
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Todays lesson
1.Quick posts (10min): University Life
Labels(4+): quickposts, students, universities,
Word counts- in square brackets, flush right
2.Mapping + brainstorming
3.Free writing: 300+ words
in new posts by Fri.
Labels(5+): essay prep.,free-writing,...
Labels(4+): quickposts, students, universities,
Word counts- in square brackets, flush right
2.Mapping + brainstorming
3.Free writing: 300+ words
in new posts by Fri.
Labels(5+): essay prep.,free-writing,...
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