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 Monday during 4th period from 3:10-4:40 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!

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Homework for 7/5

OK, just two more weeks and then done! For this week, please do the following tasks:

1) textbook pg. 57
2) Write you last blog entry about your plans for "summer vacation"

Also, you may want to begin reviewing all the units we have completed for the final exam in 2 weeks!

Thanks, and see you next week!

Monday, June 21, 2010

Homework for 6/28

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 6/21

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 week and see you next week!

Making Comic Strips

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!

Monday, June 7, 2010

Homework for 6/14

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 week!