Makeup class is tomorrow, Saturday, January 10th at the usual time and in the usual classroom.

Homework

• Start writing your essay.
• (Email me your essay title if you were absent today.)
• Your essay should
  • be between 800-1,500 words
  • be in academic format (double-spaced),
  • have at least 5 paragraphs (introduction, body and conclusion)
  • have a bibliography – a list of all the books, articles, websites, movies, videos, etc. you read or watched in your research.

Today’s class

1. A presentation about the Magic Rings by Ms. Nakaoka and Tatami.
2. Why write an essay  in English?
3. 1. To encourage you to ask the question why.
   2. An essay is not a report: it expresses your opinions (with reasons) or it tries to persuade the reader to accept a new idea or point of view.
   3. It forces you to clarify your thoughts and to learn how to express your thoughts clearly in English.
4. Basic essay format
   1. Review the format in the MLA Style guidebook.
      1. Notice: double-spacing, nice big indents, no blank lines between paragraphs, and the format for the bibliography.
   2. Download the sample template here: Sample_Essay_template