Writing English 1B: 5th writing assignment supplemental notes & pictures・作文5の附記、イメージ

Hello! 

How are you? Here are some supporting pictures you can use to help you with ideas for your writing in  the 5th writing assignment (作文5). 

Remember that you are writing about a cause-and-effect situation. Could any of these pictures help you to imagine (思い描いて) some kind of cause-and-effect situation? 

For example - look at the picture above. It's nighttime, but the streets are empty. Why? What has happened? What could have caused the streets to be empty? 

Imagine further that it's a weekend night - Friday or Saturday night. The street should be active, with a lot of people - but it isn't. Has something strange happened? Or perhaps something bad? 

So look at these pictures below. Choose one (1) and imagine some kind of cause-and-effect situation. 

I hope these pictures can help you with your writing by giving you ideas and feelings. Good luck! 

See you next class!

Images: Top - personal photograph/Wedding - "The Exit" (courtesy of Elwood W. McKay III)/Glass on carpet - "Spilled Glass Of Wine On A Carpet" (courtesy of Mister GC)/Woman in car - "Asian Woman Have A Headache" (courtesy of tiverylucky)/People on river - personal photograph/Wedding, glass, and woman photographs from FreeDigitalPhotos.net/All rights reserved on personal photographs.

Writing English 1B: 5th writing assignment・作文5

Hello!

How are you? Today I will introduce our 5th writing assignment (作文5) - writing about a cause-and-effect (原因結果) situation involving people. 

While I have given all of you the handouts about the assignment, I will post it on here as another way to remind all of you about what you can do. 

Topic

Write a story – imaginary (想像上のストーリー) or real – about a cause-and effect (原因結果) situation with people or things.  

How much to write

I would like you to write as much as you can, so around 3-5 paragraphs' worth of writing. 

Deadline (締め切り)

This is a unique assignment, because we will do this completely in class today!

Guidelines

You will see two stories that go with the handout I have given you in class. They are based on stories involving cause-and-effect from other students. I would like you to read these stories. They can give you ideas on how you can imagine cause-and-effect situations. 

Important note:

To help you with ideas, the next blogpost after this one has some pictures of people and situations that might give you ideas of cause-and-effect situations. Look at them and you can use them to help you with your writing.

Then write out a first draft (下書き) today in your notebooks in pencil. Write to your own pace – but if you finish first, look around for anyone else who is also finished. Get together with that person and read your writing to that person, then let the person read his or her story to you.

If you can, give a little advice to the person about his or her writing. Let the person also suggest some things to you too. You can then change things about the draft as you need to, then write to the finish in class and turn in your work. 

I will then select what I see to be the best writing and ask those of you I select to then type up your writing to hand in to me. I will then publish (出版する) the best stories! I will tell you about a different deadline then.


Good luck with this! I hope you can have fun with this way of doing a writing assignment. 

I look forward to reading your great writing on this topic! 

See you next time!

Image: Personal photograph. All rights reserved. 

Writing English 1B: Cause & effect・原因結果

Hello!

How are you? Today for your pre-class preparation for next week, let's review how to write about some basic cause and effect (原因結果)!

Pre-class preparation (for 11/8)

1. Look at these sentences. In your notebooks, copy the sentences, then write the effect (what happens) and the cause (why it happened). 

a. He went to the Family Mart near his house because he wanted some snacks.
Effect: (What happened?)___________________________________________
Cause: (Why did it happen?) ________________________________________

b. She could only eat a little soup because she was feeling sick.
Effect:___________________________________________________________
Cause:___________________________________________________________

c. The mother was very quiet because the baby was sleeping.
Effect:___________________________________________________________
Cause:___________________________________________________________

d. The man bought a vacuum cleaner because he wanted to clean the house.
Effect:___________________________________________________________
Cause:___________________________________________________________

e. The driver stopped the car because the traffic signal turned red.
Effect:___________________________________________________________
Cause:___________________________________________________________

f. The student raised his hand because he had a question.
Effect:___________________________________________________________
Cause:___________________________________________________________

2. Now look at these sentences. What is the effect, and what is the cause?

a. A piece of wet metal changes color to brown because of contact with the air.
Effect:___________________________________________________________
Cause:___________________________________________________________

b. The dog started barking because the Yamato delivery person came to the door.
Effect:___________________________________________________________
Cause:___________________________________________________________

c. He was sick this morning because he drank too much beer and wine last night.
Effect:___________________________________________________________
Cause:___________________________________________________________

d. The student didn't do well on the exam because he didn't study hard enough.
Effect:___________________________________________________________
Cause:___________________________________________________________

e. She couldn't sleep because she drank too much coffee in the afternoon.
Effect:___________________________________________________________
Cause:___________________________________________________________

See you next time! 

Image: By aussiegall - [1], CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4428411