MLA Quiz
Pre-Reading Activity
Summary Activity
Summary Activity
Homework
Basic Steps to Follow:
Look for a title
So, if that’s the title, what might you read about in the selection?
Read the first sentence
Read the last sentence: highlight similar words, that’s (usually) the main idea of the paragraph
That’s also (usually) the topic of the paragraph/selection
*****HOMEWORK*****
Read 9J-K (190-194) in Handbook for Writers
For participation, add either of your summary paragraphs (“Japan” or “Little Bear”) to the Lecture 14 blog post (this one).
If you'd like to read more about the summary process, have a look at these handouts.
Here is an sample essay and how one might summarise it.
Summary of Japan’s Economy
ReplyDeleteJapan has very few natural resources; therefore it must import most of its raw materials. Despite the fact that Japan lacks many natural resources, they have a flourishing fishing industry. Within their fishing industry they fish internationally which results in 5 million pounds of fish sold each year. Naturally, fish is a large part of the Japanese diet as well. As much as Japan is known for their great fishing industry, they are greatly known for their high quality goods such as automobiles, televisions, cameras and compact disc players. In order to produce these products Japan receives imports of raw materials from other countries. The economic success that Japan has had can be attributed to the excellent and efficient work ethic of most Japanese people who work within the booming industries. Also one of the reasons why the Japanese companies and economy have had such great success is largely due from foreign investments in automobiles, entertainment and real estate.
Japan imports most of its raw materials because it has few natural resources. Most of their raw recourses are used to make electronics for other countries. Most of these countries fulfill the demand Japan creates for fish, as it is an important part of their diet. A lot of Japanese companies have benefitted from foreign investments, such as real-estate and entertainment. This success can be highly attributed to the work ethic of most Japanese people and the benefits Japanese companies have to offer.
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ReplyDeleteJapan imports most of its raw materials because it has few natural resources. Fishing is the most important industry for Japan because they import from around the world to meet the needs of their population. Most of Japan’s raw resources are imported and used to make goods for other countries. Japan’s economic success can be highly attributed to the work ethic of most Japanese people and to the benefits Japanese companies have to offer. A lot of Japanese companies have benefited from foreign investments in areas such as real estate and entertainment.
Summary of Japan's Economy
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Japan imports many of its raw materials because of its lack of natural resouces. Many of the resources are used to make electronics for other countries. Fish is one of Japan's raw resources. Fishing is an important industry in Japan because they import fish from around the world to feed their country. Their economic success can be highly attributed to the strong work ethic of the Japanese and the benefits companies have to offer to their employees. Many of the companies have benefited from foriegn investment.
Japan imports most of the raw materials because it has few natural resources. Japan import things like fish because fishing is a very important industry for the Japanese. They export fish around the world and also fish is an important source of Japanese diet. The Japanese also import raw resources to make electronics for other countries. One of the Japanese success in economy can be highly attributed to the work ethic of most Japanese and the offers of the employees. Japanese companies have benefited the economy by the investments from foreign investments, such as, real estate and entertainments.
ReplyDeleteJapan imports many of their industrial raw materials because the country lacks natural resources. They depend on the fishing market, which holds wide popularity among Japanese people, for economic stimulation. Japan is recognized worldwide for their technology. They import the raw resources and export the finished product. The success of the Japanese economy can be highly attributed to their strong work ethic and workers’ benefits. Many Japanese companies have benefited from investments in entertainment and real state in other countries. Most of their wealth is through investment is from the United States of America.
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ReplyDeleteMost of Japan's raw resources are imported and used to make electronics for other countries. Japan imports most of its raw materials becasue it has few natural resources. The fishing industry is important to the Japanese economy becasue they import fish to supply food for the country. A lot of Japanese companies have benifited from foreign investments in areas such as real estate and entertainment. Japan's economic success can be highly attributed to the work ethic of most Japanese people and to the benifits the companies have to offer.
Japan imports most of its raw materials because it has few natural resources. One of the most valued imports is fish because of it's ability to create employement, and also because of it's need in the daily diet of Japanese people. Other imports are used to make electronics for various countries which results in a flourishing economy. Another reason for Japan's economic success can be highly attributed to the work ethic of the Japanese people, and also to the benefits most companies have to offer. Benefits from the investments in other countries allows the Japanese the chance to influence and also be influenced.
ReplyDeleteJapan has few natural resources and imports materials and resources to create products and energy for export. While Japan has the world’s largest fishing industry it still has to import fish to meet the needs of the population. One reason for Japans economic success is the strong Japanese work ethic and employee benefits. Japan also benefits from investments in other countries, particularly the United States.
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting your summaries. Good work but some of you might want to double-check apostrophes...
ReplyDeleteJapan imports many of their industrial raw materials because the country lacks natural resources. They depend on the fishing market, which holds wide popularity among Japanese people, for economic stimulation. Japan is recognized worldwide for their technology. They import the raw resources and export the finished product. The success of the Japanese economy can be highly attributed to their strong work ethic and worker's benefits. Many Japanese companies have benefited from investments in entertainment and real state in other countries. Most of their wealth through investment is from the United States of America.
ReplyDeleteJapan imports most of its raw materials because it has few of its own natural resources. They are able to supply electronics for other countries from the raw resources they import. The fishing industry is very important to the Japanese economy because fish is a large part of the countries diet. Japanese worker's are known to have a strong work ethic which can be seen in the success of their country. Some Japanese companies have benefited from foreign investments, in areas such as real estate and entertainment.
ReplyDeleteAlthough Japan is a small country made up of four main Islands their economy continues to grow rapidly. Japan has most of its raw materials imported because it has few natural resources. By importing these materials Japan is able to produce mass amount of technology such as automobiles, and entertainment systems. Japan’s main industry however is fish, which is a large part of their diet. Another attribute to Japan’s economic success is the strong work ethic most Japanese people possess which helps to benefit large Japanese companies. Companies also benefit from foreign investments, in areas such as real estate and entertainment.
ReplyDeleteJapan is a country that has few natural resources and imports most of its raw materials. However they still have a strong economy and the importation of their raw materials enables them to produce other goods such as electronics and automobiles. The fishing industry is Japans largest natural resource and is a massive part of their diet. The strong work ethic that most Japanese people posses is also another reason that allows them to obtain such large companies and a strong economy. These large companies have benefitted from foreign investment in areas such as real estate and entertainment.
ReplyDeleteJapan imports most of it's raw materials because it has so few natural resources. Many of these include oil, needed to run it's industries. Fishing is a very important industry in Japan, because they boarder the ocean. They can contribute excessively to the fish market around the world. Fish also plays a huge part in their diet. Most of Japans raw resources are imported and are used to make electronics ti sell in to other countries. Japan is well known for their hight quality automobile industry. Japans huge economic success can be thanked to the large work ethic of most Japanese workers. As such, employees are motivated to work hard because their employers often offer great programs such ad job security, exercise classes, and countless others. Due to Japan's investment in other countries, their economy has benefited greatly. MAny of these investments are in fields such as the entertainment industries and real estate.
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