Composition 1

Due Date:    Thursday, October 15

Topic:    "My Best (Worst) Travel" or "My Dream Travel"

Length: Mimimum 3 double-spaced pages on composition papers (given by the instructor)

Overall Organization:

    I.     Introduction

Give a general statement about the travel which you are going to describe in the composition.

        II.    Body

Describe the travel chronologically. Give detailed information on transportation, accomodation, sightseeing, people, and interesting anecdotes as well as your thoughts and feelings about the trip.

        III.    Conclusion

Give a concluding statement. (For instance, do you want to visit the same place again? If so, with whom, when, how, etc.?)

Evaluation Criteria:    ( 40 points)

        1.    Submission of 1st Draft (5):

        2.    Submission of 2nd Draft (5):

        3.    Deadline (5):    Late submission (-1 point per day)

        4.    Length (5):    Minimum 3 double-spaced pages

        5.    Organization (4):    Order of Presentation, Cohesion/Coherence

        6.    Correctness and Neatness (4):    Hiragana, Kanji, Katakata

        7.    Content (4):    Amount/Detail of  Information

        8.    Accuracy of Grammar (4):    Particles, Word Order, Verb/Adjective Forms,
                                                                Sentence Structure (simple vs. complex sentences)

        9.    Variety (4):    Variety of Vocabulary and Grammatical Structures

#Use the textbooks (vol. 1 and vol. 2) to check on grammatical structures and sentence patterns that convey the meanings you want to communicate. For the vocabulary on traveling, refer to Chapter 1 of the second volume.

#Your instructor will ask you write at least two preliminary drafts. (Each submission counts for 5 points.)  You should take advantage of those opportunities to improve your writing toward a final draft.

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Composition 2

Due Date: Thursday, November 12

Topic: "My House (Apartment, etc)" or "My Dream House (Apartment, etc.)"

Length: Mimimum 3 double-spaced pages on composition papers (given by the instructor)

Overall Organization:

    I.     Introduction

Give a general statement about the house you live in now and the one you want to build or purhcase in the future.

        II.    Body

• Describe your current house in detail (e.g., the neighborhood and neighbors, the rooms and things  in the house, any interesting features, things you like and dislike, etc.)
• Describe your dream house in detail (e.g., the country, region, city, etc. where you want to live, the rooms, things and special characteristics of this house, etc.) and why.

        III.    Conclusion

Give a concluding statement.

Evaluation Criteria:    ( 40 points)

        1.    Submission of 1st Draft (5):

        2.    Submission of 2nd Draft (5):

        3.    Deadline (5):    Late submission (-1 point per day)

        4.    Length (5):    Minimum 3 double-spaced pages

        5.    Organization (4):    Order of Presentation, Cohesion/Coherence

        6.    Correctness and Neatness (4):    Hiragana, Kanji, Katakata

        7.    Content (4):    Amount/Detail of  Information

        8.    Accuracy of Grammar (4):    Particles, Word Order, Verb/Adjective Forms,
                                                                Sentence Structure (simple vs. complex sentences)

        9.    Variety (4):    Variety of Vocabulary and Grammatical Structures

#Use the textbooks (vol. 1 and vol. 2) to check on grammatical structures and sentence patterns that convey the meanings you want to communicate. For the vocabulary on housing, refer to Chapter 2 of the second volume.

#Your instructor will ask you write at least two preliminary drafts. (Each submission counts for 5 points.)  You should take advantage of those opportunities to improve your writing toward a final draft.