Writing about a trend or opinion/トレンド、オピニオンを書いてる

Hello!

Image "Tokyo, Japan - Nov 24: Crowd At Takeshita Street On No" courtesy of Sira Anamwong/FreeDigital Photos.net

How are you? Today, let's begin writing about a trend or opinion.

First, here is a picture of three girls. It's from my generation in the 1980s, and they are wearing styles that were popular then.

Next, here is a picture of a typical hair style from the 1980s. This was very popular when I was in my early 20s, when I was only a little older than all of you:

What do you think of these clothing and hair styles? Are they like any styles that you see now, or are they different? 

Activity

Think of something that is popular now - any kind of music, (or even a band or singer), a TV show or movie, a game or sport, a place, or - as you see in the pictures above - even a kind of clothing style that is popular now. When did it start getting popular? Where did you first hear about it? Do you like it too? 

Write a short paragraph, about 4-5 sentences long, about it and what you think of it. (It's okay not to like it - you can write about what you don't like about it). 

Good luck - and see you next time!

Image credits: Three girls: by jeanne [Public domain]/New Romantic hairstyle: By alice_bag [CC-BY-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)]/both images via Wikimedia Commons. All rights reserved to the authors of the original images. 

Word file attachment formatting/Word 添付ファイルのフォーマット

Hello! 

How are you? Today, I will show you how to format your Word files when you send them to me.

First, here is how your writing should look on your file:

Hiroshi Daitobunkamoto

Writing English IA

June 11, 2014

Title

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Xxxx xx xxxxx, yyyy zzz x yyzz, xxxyy zzzzzz. Yyyy yy zzzzzz xx xxxxxx, yyyyy yy xxxxxxx xxxxxx yyy zzzzzzzzzz. Zzzzz yy zzzzz x yyy xx zzzzzzzzzz. Xxxx xx xxxxx, yyyy zzz x yyzz, xxxyy zzzzzz, yyyyy xx zzzz yyy xxxxxxxxxxxx y zzzzzz. Xxxx xx xxxxx, yyyy zzz x yyzz, xxxyy zzzzzz. 

Now look at my notes: 

NOTES

This is the best font for all your writing: Times New Roman

Hiroshi Daitobunkamoto Your name

Writing English IA Class name

June 11, 2014 Date 

Double space here please! 

Title

 Double space here please! 

Xxxx xx xxxxx, yyyy zzz x yyzz, xxxyy zzzzzz. Yyyy yy zzzzzz xx xxxxxx, yyyyy yy xxxxxx xxxx xxx yyy zzzzzzzzzz. Zzzzz yy zzzzz x yyy xx zzzzzzzzzz. Xxxx xx xxxxx, yyyy zzz x yyzz, xxxyy zzzzzz, yyyyy xx zzzz yyy xxxxxxxxxxxx y zzzzzz. Xxxx xx xxxxx, yyyy zzz x yyzz, xxxyy zzzzzz. Yyyy yy zzzzzz xx xxxxxx, yyyyy yy xxxxxxxxxxxxx yyy zzzzzzzzzz. Zzzzz yy zzzzz x yyy xx zzzzzzzzzz. Xxxx xx xxxxx, yyyy zzz x yyzz, xxxyy zzzzzz, yyyyy xx zzzz yyy xxxxxxxxxxxx y zzzzzz, yyyyy xxxxxx zz yyy z xxxx. This is Times New Roman

Double space here please!  

Xxxx xx xxxxx, yyyy zzz x yyzz, xxxyy zzzzzz. Yyyy yy zzzzzz xx xxxxxx, yyyyy yy xxxxxxx xxxxxx yyy zzzzzzzzzz. Zzzzz yy zzzzz x yyy xx zzzzzzzzzz. Xxxx xx xxxxx, yyyy zzz x yyzz, xxxyy zzzzzz, yyyyy xx zzzz yyy xxxxxxxxxxxx y zzzzzz. Xxxx xx xxxxx, yyyy zzz x yyzz, xxxyy zzzzzz. 

This is how your writing should look on your file. Now I will show you some bad examples.

BAD EXAMPLES

This is the first bad example: 

Hiroshi Daitobunkamoto

Why is your name in bold? 

Writing English IA

Why is your title here? Title

              No space between the words and the comma (,). Why? 

?? Xxxx xx xxxxx,yyyyzzz x yyzz, xxxyy zzzzzz. You stopped writing here. Why? 

What is this space? 

Yyyy yy zzzzzz xx xxxxxx, yyyyy yy xxxxxx xxxx xxx yyy zzzzzzzzzz. You stopped writing. Why? 

Zzzzz yy zzzzz x yyy xx zzzzzzzzzz. Xxxx xx xxxxx, yyyy zzz x yyzz, xxxyy  ? Why stop here? 

zzzzzz, yyyyy xx zzzz yyy xxxxxxxxxxxx y zzzzzz.Xxxx xx xxxxx, yyyy zzz x yyzz, xxxyy zzzzzz. Yyyy yy zzzzzz xx xxxxxx,yyyyy yyxxxxxxxxxxxxxyyyz zzzzzzzzz. Why is your font bold here?

What is this space? 

Zzzzz yy zzzzz x yyy xx zzzzzzzzzz. You stopped writing here. Why? 

Xxxx xx xxxxx, yyyy zzz x yyzz, xxxyy zzzzzz,yyyyy xx zzzz yyy xxxxxxxxxxxx y zzzzzz, yyyyy xxxxxx zz yyy z xxxx Is this the end of a sentence? If it is, where's your period (.)? 

What is this space? 

Xxxxxx xxxxx,yyyy zzz x yyzz, xxxyy zzzzzz.Yyyy yy zzzzzz xx xxxxxx, yyyyy Is your sentence finished? Where's your period (.)? 

What is this space?                                                                       No space between the sentences. Why? 

yy xxxxxxx xxxxxx yyy zzzzzzzzzz.    Zzzzz yy zzzzz x yyy xx zzzzzzzzzz.Xxxx xx xxxxx, yyyy 

What is this space? 

zzz x yyzz,xxxyy zzzzzz, yyyyy xx zzzzyyy xxxxxxxxxxxx y zzzzzz.xxxx xx xxxxx, yyyy zzz x yyzz,xxxyy zzzzzz. 

Here is another bad example:

Hiroshi DAITOBUNKAMOTO

Jun 11,2014                                     Why is your family name in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS? 

TITLE

Why is your title in BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS?

Xxxx xx xxxxx, yyyy zzz x yyzz, xxxyy zzzzzz. You stopped writing here. Why?

Too many spaces here!

        No space between the words and the comma (,). Why? 

Yyyy yy zzzzzz xx xxxxxx,yyyyy yy xxxxxx xxxx xxxyyy zzzzzzzzzz. You stopped writing! Why?

Zzzzz yy zzzzz x yyy xx zzzzzzzzzz.xxxx xx xxxxx, yyyy zzz x yyzzxxyy zzzzzz, yyyyy xx zzzz yyy 

What is this space? 

   xxxxxxxxxxxx y zzzzzz.xxxx xx xxxxx, yyyy zzz x yyzz, xxxyy zzzzzz. Yyyy yy zzzzzz xx 

What is this space? 

xxxxxx, yyyyy yy xxxxxxxxxxxxxyyyzzzzzzzzzz. Zzzzz yy zzzzz x yyy xx zzzzzzzzzz.xxxx xx 

What is this space? 

xxxxx, yyyy zzz x yyzz, xxxyy zzzzzz, yyyyy xx zzzz yyyxxxxxxxxxxxxy zzzzzz,yyyyy   

???? xxxxxx zz yyy z xxxx. You stopped writing! Why?

 Xxxx xx xxxxx,yyyy zzz x yyzz, xxxyy zzzzzz.yyyy yy No period (.) after the sentence!

zzzzzzxx xxxxxx, yyyyy yy xxxxxxx xxxxxx yyy zzzzzzzzzz.Zzzzz yyzzzzz x yyy xx zzzzzzzzzz. Xxxx xx xxxxx,yyyy zzz x yyzz, xxxyy zzzzzz, You stopped writing here. Why?  

?? yyyyy xx zzzz yyy xxxxxxxxxxxx y zzzzzz. Xxxx xxxxxxx,yyyyzzz x yyzz, xxxyy??zzzzzz. 

What is this space? 

So please do not send me files like these. They are very difficult to read!

See you next class!

Writing about a gift/プレゼント、おみやげの描写

Hello!

How are you? Starting today I will show some great writing from all of you from our first writing assignment (作文 1) - writing about a gift. Here's our first paragraph. What do you think of it?

I think that is a small person who have wedding ring in this box. when new wife opens this box, a small person gives her it from new husband. It was bought at jewelry shop. It has a big diamond. 

That's interesting! Now let's read two paragraphs with the same Mother's Day theme:

I think that the box is not so big. I think that many colorful flowers are in the box. It is a present for my mother because it was Mother’s Day. It is not so expensive at that price. I bought it at the mysterious flower shop. Those flowers told my mother that always thank you. My mother was pleased very much.

I think the present in that box is for mother's day. So, I think there is something kind of an accessary in the box. I think it is silver and shape like a flower. Also, I think it is expensive for me because there are some jewels put on it.

Those were nice ones! Now let's look at this one. Click on the "read more" link to see more: