Hello!
How are you? Today, I'll tell you about our 2nd writing assignment (作文2). While I have already given all of you the handout about the assignment, I am also posting it here as another way to help remind you on what you need to do.
You have two (2) choices for topics. Choose one (1) of them:
1. Write about your favorite place.
In this topic, write about your favorite place. While you did this in your practice writing, I would like you to go deeper and farther with it – in it, you can write about where the place is and why it is special to you, and very importantly, what feelings you have about it. Write deeply about those feelings and even give some history about them - especially about the first time you ever saw the place and what impact it had on you at that time.
If the place is a tourist spot, or has some long history to it (such as an important event in the past that happened there, or an important person who came there), also show why it brings tourists, or the reasons why it is so historical.
2. Write about a unique, interesting, or special person.
While we have been writing more lately about places, you can also write about a person. In this topic, write about a unique, interesting, or special person you know, like a teacher, best friend, coach, or even a family member like a mother, father, brother or sister - or a famous person you think is unique, interesting, or special, like a singer, musician, actor, athlete, or a writer or artist.
I will gather your writing on this topic into a book called The Small Book of Big People. I started this a few years ago with my students at another university. You can check out their writing at this link, and also at this link too.
How much to write
I would like to see around 3-4 paragraphs. (Make the paragraphs at least a little longer!) But if you can write even a little more – go for it!
Deadline (締め切り)
It will be June 26th (6/26). So today, I want you to work on a first draft (下書き) in your notebooks in pencil in class.
I will show you how you can review each others' work. Then you can change things about the draft as you need to, then write to the finish and turn in your final draft on 6/26.
Good luck with this! I hope you can have fun with this, and enjoy writing about a place that you have a great feeling for, or a person who is special and unique to you.
You have two (2) choices for topics. Choose one (1) of them:
1. Write about your favorite place.
In this topic, write about your favorite place. While you did this in your practice writing, I would like you to go deeper and farther with it – in it, you can write about where the place is and why it is special to you, and very importantly, what feelings you have about it. Write deeply about those feelings and even give some history about them - especially about the first time you ever saw the place and what impact it had on you at that time.
2. Write about a unique, interesting, or special person.
While we have been writing more lately about places, you can also write about a person. In this topic, write about a unique, interesting, or special person you know, like a teacher, best friend, coach, or even a family member like a mother, father, brother or sister - or a famous person you think is unique, interesting, or special, like a singer, musician, actor, athlete, or a writer or artist.
I will gather your writing on this topic into a book called The Small Book of Big People. I started this a few years ago with my students at another university. You can check out their writing at this link, and also at this link too.
How much to write
I would like you to write as much as you can, because your work may be published (出版した) on both this blog and in The Small Book of Big People and Places and Traces books.
It will be June 26th (6/26). So today, I want you to work on a first draft (下書き) in your notebooks in pencil in class.
I will show you how you can review each others' work. Then you can change things about the draft as you need to, then write to the finish and turn in your final draft on 6/26.
Good luck with this! I hope you can have fun with this, and enjoy writing about a place that you have a great feeling for, or a person who is special and unique to you.
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