Portfolio for Writing III

Student ID: 08114

Portfolio for Writing III, Section 1A OR 1C

[Please delete the unsuitable class section and "OR" (above), along with this line of remarks.]

(See: Note 1, below)

0.0. Overview

Reviews, Posts, Words, and More

(See: Note 2, below.)

1.0. Essays

(See: Note 3, below.)

Please complete this table with data gathered from essays on your blog. See the Key (below) for definitions of the symbols in row one, and complete columns four through nine with numerical values (0, 1, 2, 3, ...).

1.1. Showcase	Short titles with links to blog posts	Dates yyyy.mm.dd	¶	W	C	L	P	M
1-01a (2009.04.08)	Essay 1-01a; Writing placement essay for writing3	2009.04.14	4	277	7
1-01b (2009.04.20)	Essay 1-01b; Writing plasement essay re-write	2009.04.20	4	324	0
(1-01c)
1-02a (2009.06.01)	Essay 1-02a; My university life	2009.05.20	3	190	4
1-02b (2009.07.06)	Essay 1-02b; University Life	2009.05.30	5	448	5
(1-02c)
1-03a (2009.06.29)	Essay1-03a: OHANA	2009.06.13	3	331	0
1-03b (2009.07.13)	Essay 1-03b: OHANA	2009.07.08	4	365	0
Totals	---	---	23	1935	16

Key:

¶: number of paragraphs five (5) or more sentences in length

W: number of words

C: number of comments

L: number of links

P: number of photos or other graphics
M: number of other media included in post

1.2. Best Essay

Selection and Assessment: Which of those six assigned essays do you feel is the best that you've written this semester, and why? Remember that a complete answer is better than a short answer, focus on your writing, and give at least two reasons to support your assessment.

• University Life

  I think 'University Life' essay is my best essay because it has a lot of words and I enjoyed writing this essay.
  

2.0. Comments

Showcase	Titles of posts with links	Dates of comments yyyy.mm.dd	Numbers of words in comments	Qualities of comments**
2.1. Your first comment on your instructor's blog*
2.2. Your best comment on a classmate's blog*
2.3. Best comment by a classmate on your blog*	Essay 1-02b; University Life	2009.5.30	18
2.4. Most comments on:	Titles of posts with link	Dates of posts yyyy.mm.dd	Total number of words in comments	Qualities of comments**
2.4.1. Any one of your essays*
2.4.1.1. When did you respond to those comments?	---		---	---
2.4.1.2. How did you respond to those comments?	---	---
2.4.2. Any of your other posts*
2.4.2.1. When did you respond to those comments?	---		---	---
2.4.2.2. How did you respond to those comments?	---	---

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* Current semester comments on essays and other posts
** Please list the most important qualities of comments on each type of blog post. That is, explain briefly what makes them good comments.

2.5. Recent comments display

Does your blog display recent comments from blog visitors in a prominent location, for example, in a sidebar, header, or footer widget? Where, or why not? Please explain.

• ...

2.6. Additional reflections on comments

• [Please remove these remarks, including the square brackets; then write out your reflections on both giving and receiving comments here.]

• ....

3.0. Book Reviews

3.1. Showcase	Short titles with links	Dates: yyyy.mm.dd	Words	Comments
Example:	Vampire Killer	2007.05.16	39	1
BR 1-01	BR1-01: The princess and the Pea	2009.04.21	259	0
BR 1-02	BR1-02: The story of Flying	2009.5.6	241	0
BR 1-03	BR 1-03: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory	2009.5.12	320	0
BR 1-04	BR 1-04: The Woman who Disappointed	2009.5.20	141	0
BR 1-05	BR 1-05: Little Women	2009.5.28	157	0
BR 1-06	BR 1-06: The Goose that laid the Golden Eggs	2009.6.2	162	0
BR 1-07	BR 1-07: Little red Riding Hood	2009.6.11	148	0
BR 1-08	BR 1-08: The last of the Mohicans	2009.6.17	167	0
BR 1-09	BR1-09; TITANIC	2009.6.23	164	0
BR 1-10	BR 1-10; Beauty and the Beast	2009.7.1	141	0
BR 1-11	BR 1-11; Percy and the Pirates	2009.7.10	173	0
BR 1-12	BR 1-12; Heidi	2009.7.18	175	0
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Note: Please calculate and list book review Totals for words and comments without including those from the example (above).

3.2. Best Book Review

Selection and Assessment: Which of those book reviews do you feel is the best that you've written this semester, and why? Remember that a complete answer is better than a short answer, focus on your writing, and give at least two reasons to support your assessment.

BR 1-08; The last of the Mohicans
―I think this BR is the best because this book was really long, so I could learn a lot of things from this book. Then I could write a good review.

4.0. Blog Layout, Labeling, Linking, & Media

Showcase	Yes	No
4.1. Does your blog display an archive?	○
4.1.1. Does the archive display the titles of posts?	○
4.1.2. Is the archive organized by month?	○
4.1.3. Is the archive at or near the top of the sidebar?	○
4.2. Does your blog have labels displayed in sidebar?	○
5.2.1. Do your labels include these required labels (typed accurately):	---	---
"books" (plural) AND "reviews" (plural)	○
"essays" (plural) AND "portfolios" (plural, without "proto-")	○
"quickposts" (plural, with no space between quick and posts)		○
"links" (plural) AND "media" (plural)	○
"movies" (plural) AND "websites" (plural)		○
"brainstorms" (or "brainstorming"), "essay prep.," AND "free-writing" (or "free-writes")	○
4.2.2. Does your sidebar display other labels?		○
How many other labels have you attached to three (3) or more posts? 8 other labels attached to three or more posts	---	---
Which labels, and to how many posts each? Please list those labels instead of www, xxx, yyy..., and list numbers of posts instead of n, m, o... (in parentheses), below. activities (6) diary (9) revisions(3) trips (2) weekly homework (12)	---	---
4.3. Links & media	---	---
4.3.1. Does your blog include photos or other graphics?	○
Does your blog profile include a photo or graphic representation?	○
How many of your blog posts this semester include photos or other graphics? 25 posts including photos or other graphics	---	---
4.3.2. Does your blog include posts with multiple links?		○
How many of your posts this semester include three (3) or more links? ___ posts including three or more links (including this portfolio!)	---	---
4.3.3. Does your blog include other media?		○
How many of your blog posts this semester include other media? ___ posts including other media	---	---
What kind(-s) of media have you included in posts this semester? Please list the kinds here: views friends books	---	---
What media content that you originally produced, if any, do your blog posts for this semester contain? Please list and explain each item briefly, and add short links and dates (yyyy.mm.dd) for reference. ... (short link, date) ... (short link, date) ... (short link, date)	---	---

4.4. Overall presentation

What have you done to enhance the overall presentation of your blog? List and explain the three most important content, display, formatting, layout, or other presentation changes that you have made on your blog this semester.

1. Use easy words... I think difficult words make the blog hard to read, so I used easy words.
   

2. Use photographs... Photos make the blog fun.
   

3. Use simple color... I like simple color, not vivid color because I think vivid color is hard to see.
   

5.0. Additional reflections on your blog and your writing for it

Please feel free to include reflections on both class work and homework, as well as on the content of this portfolio (proto-portfolios, showcases, and reflections).

• ...

• ...

• ...

6.0. Advice and suggestions for yourself, your peers, and your successors

• I think I should write more blogs.
  

• Medias are good way to make fun blogs, so I should include medias.
  

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Notes:

1. This portfolio template derives from the templates for Writing IIIc and Writing IVc portfolios (2007-08), and Writing III, §§1a & 1c and Writing IV: Portfolio, §§1a & 1c portfolios (2008-09).

2. Please use the same code in section 0.0 that you used to embed your proto-portfolios (PPFs) in the footer of your blog, which you should already have revised to display your 1st (spring) semester PPF first.

3. The essays section (1.0. Essays, above) derived from Proto-Portfolio 2-02 (2008).

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License:

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Achieving personal satisfaction

I have a lot of aims that I would like to achieve. To achieve them, I think it is important to save own time. If I take much time to watch TV or use cell phones or PCs, I can’t have time to study. On the contrary, if I take much time to study, I can’t have time to enjoy my hobby. To achieve my personal satisfaction, I need to do my best. Now, I study languages to use them fluently in the future. I like to communicate with people so I would like to have a job which I can have a lot of communication. So I have to study more.

[112 words]

Facing technological challenges

Now, we can’t live without cell phones or personal computers or other technological products because people use them almost everyday to get information or to get in touch each other. Especially, cell phone is very necessary thing for people. Thanks to cell phone, we can get in touch friends and families wherever we are. Recently, cell phone has a lot of convenience functions. For example, camera function is really good. We can take pictures even if we don’t have cameras. I think this function is the most convenient.

But we don’t have to use cell phones too much time because it is not good for our health. If people use them too much time, it is said that our eyesight will get worst. So we should save our time to use cell phones or PCs.

[135 words]

Developing language awareness

In writing III class, I could develop my English ability. Before I take this class, I was not able to make sentences soon. In addition, I could improve my typing ability because I had to do typing speed homework. My own blog made my writing ability high. If it were not, I couldn’t write nice sentences.

My major is English, so I would like to use English and other languages fluently. If I cannot use languages more, there is no meaning that I am here. So I have to study more from now to improve my language ability. By the way, I am going to study in Canada from September. I’ll go there as an exchange student and I would like to study English hard. I will be able to develop my language ability. In Canada, I will also take writing class. I am looking forward to that class. I would like to make use of things which I learned in this class.

[163 words]

THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA

Do you know this movie? This movie, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, is one of my favorite movies. Heroin’s name is Andrea and her boss’s name is Miranda. Miranda is “the devil wears PRADA”. This movie is really famous in both Japan and America because a lot of women sympathize with Andy.

Andy is very kind and clever woman. She would like to be a journalist and she is employed as an assistant of Miranda who is the chief of editor of a famous fashion magazine. Miranda is really strict about job so Andy doesn’t like her at first. Andy was never interested in fashion, so she doesn’t understand why everyone longs to Miranda and her assistants. But actually, the work is really hard. Miranda employs Andy because she wasn’t interested in fashion and has great background. The beginning of her work was not good because she didn’t know technical term. I think that to know technical term is really important to work. Andy took her efforts and she could be a great assistant. But the greater she became, the worse her private was. Her boyfriend misses her because she always talks about her job. I sympathized with him but I understood Andy’s mind. Finally, she could’t stand her position and she quitted Miranda’s assistant. I think she could learn many important things from her job.

I would like to a cabin attendant because I like to communicate with people and to ride planes. It is said that cabin attendant is really hard work, but I think the important thing is to enjoy our job like Andy. When I worked in the stake restaurant, I enjoyed my job so I could worked long time (about 1.5 year). It was important to be smile and communicate with customers. I think jobs make people attractive. So I would like to enjoy my job in the future.

If you have never watched this movie, you should watch in summer vacation!!

[326 words]

BR 1-12; Heidi

Heidi is really famous story in the world. I have known this story since I was a child. I like this story very much because Heidi believed people in her life. People often suspect each other. I think we should believe each other like Heidi.

I like the relation between Heidi and Crala. Crala can’t stand by herself so Heidi encourages her. I think Heidi is really positive and active girl. Clara should be attracted Heidi. If I were Clara, I would respect Heidi because she has very tough mind.

By the way, I would like to live a house like Heidi’s grandfather’s house. It is really little but it may be comfortable!! The nature of Alps should be beautiful. I’m going to Canada to study next September. Then, I will go to Prince Edward Island. My friend says there are a lot of beautiful views there. I am really looking forward to see them.

Heidi is really nice story to think of friend and family. So if you have never read, you should read now!!

[175 words]

HELP!!

Now, I am worrying about my going to Canada. I will arrive there on August 26th but my dormitory will open on September 4th. So we don’t have place to stay about 10 days. I searched B&B, but it is too expensive to stay 10 days. Mio, who will go Canada with me, searched air plane thicket which leave Japan on September 2nd or 3rd. But there is only waiting-cancel ticket. I wish that someone canceled!!! If we can’t get our ticket on September, what should I do?? I don’t know!! But I DON’T want to stay outside!!

I should do my best not to stay outside…!!

[107 words]

I am in Fukuoka!

Have you been to Fukuoka? I am in Fukuoka now. I am staying my friend’s house. Her name is Emi. Emi’s house is really cute!! I want to live alone, so I envy her. I came here with my friend, Haruka. They and I have been friend since we are in high school. We had never seen for a long time so I am really happy to talk with them!!

Emi is a student of Seinan Gakuin University and she wants to be an elementary school student. she is in the cheer leading club and she practices very hard every day. I think she is taking her efforts. I am cheering you!! Haruka is a student of Kumamoto Kenristu University. Her major is Japanese literature and she study about Japanese culture very hard. I am not good at Japanese culture, so I think she is nice!! I would like to learn about Japan. She works at Udon-ya. Do you like Udon? I like Udon, but I think Ramen is better. Oh, Hakata ramen is really taste good so you should have it!! I recommend you.

First of all, we ate lunch in PIETRO. PIETRO is a pasta restaurant and Haruka and I ate pasta. Emi ate doria. Pasta tasted really good! I love tomato pasta! After we ate lunch, we went shopping. I like 3 coins shop. It is like 100yen shop, all goods are sold 300yen. I bought my neckless. It is really cute. Emi went to her practice so Haruka and I went to Starbucks. I love there! I think Fukuoka’s Starbucks is larger than Kumamoto’s. I want larger one in Kumamoto!! We arrived Emi’s house and made curry rice. Haruka can cook very well so I want to be like her. I want to cook well before I go to Canada. Now, we are watching the movie and eating cakes. I love cake and it tastes really good! We will talk about our university life from now. I am looking forward to that very much.

Tomorrow, we will go shopping in Marinoa city. I don’t have money so I can’t buy a lot od things but I will be enjoy!!

[363 words]

BR 1-11; Percy and the Pirates

I think Percy is really kind boy because he took his action for his family. If my families are poor, I will depend on my parents. So I think Percy is really good boy.

Pirates are really terrible, but Percy obeyed them. If I were Percy, I would do same thing with him. By the way, Captain Crook is really bad!! He can’t do his work by himself. I think it is bad thing. He is like a child!! People always want a lot of money, so they sometimes do a wrong thing. But I think the most important thing is not money. Of course, money is really necessary for us to live and we can’t live without money. But we can’t focus on only money. We should think of our mind. Percy has a good mind, so he could get a lot of money!! People who get a lot of money bad way has poor mind.

This book tells us that we should not be greedy. Greed mind make our life bad.

[173 words]

Essay 1-03b: OHANA

Do you love your family? Whichever you answer, it is necessary for you to think of your family. I think ‘Lilo and Stitch’ is really cute story. It is a Hawaiian story so it is good to watch in summer. We usually don’t think of the importance of our family or friends so it was good opportunity for me to think of them. Lilo is a little girl who lives in Hawaii and Stitch is a monster which is from the space. He doesn’t know family’s warmth and Lilo knows family’s warmth. Lilo lives with Stitch and teaches him ‘what is family?’ Finally, he can learn ‘what is family?’ thanks to Lilo. I think they are a good family. According to this movie, OHANA means family in Hawaii. In this movie, they often say “OHANA is family, Families are always staying with.” I think these words are really good and it is important to think of our family.

Recently, I have less time to stay with my family because I have many things to do. For example, a part-time job, hanging out with my friends, studying in the university, and so on!! So I don’t talk with them much time but I sometimes think of my family. I think Lilo and Stitch is a good movie to consider about own family.

Next, I think Lilo and Stitch are also good friends. Lilo has a lot of friends and she enjoyed her life with them. But Stitch has not a lot of friends so he didn’t know what is friend before he met Lilo. I think Lilo is a really kind girl so Stitch is very lucky. Friendship is really important for my life. I may not live without my friends because my favorite time is talking time with friends. Friends are like a treasure in my life.

“OHANA is family, families are always staying with.” ―　I love these words and I would like to stay more time with my family. This movie teaches us the importance of family and friends. We should think of them more and we will be able to have better relationships. OHANA and our friends are treasure.

[365 words]

Vacation plan

I would like to make my vacation wonderful because I will go to Canada to study in august 26th. I have a lot of things to do. First, I have to study a lot to go to Canada. I think my English skill is not enough, so I would like to study. I want to make a lot of memories with my friends. i will go somewhere with my fiends. I am really looking forward to that. I want to go to Kagoshima or Kyoto or TDL. But TDL is really expensive, so we gave up going there. But if we use Seishun 18 ticket, we can ride JR a lot of times. So we will use this ticket.

[120 words]

My summer vacation

In this vacation, I would like to study English. I think my English skill is lack to study in Canada. In Canada, I have to watch TV in English and speak in English!! I am looking forward to that but I am worrying about that. I believe I can do it and my English skill will be better. Now, to improve my hearing, I watch dramas named “the OC”. This drama is really interesting. This story is about young boys and girls so I sympathize with them. What’s my dream? What do I want in the future? It is difficult to find them but I want to do everything I can do now. My life is only one so if I don’t do now, I will regret. “The OC” is really good drama son I recommend you. I will read wo books in this summer to improve my English reading skill. “THE ALCHEMIST” and “ANNE OF GREEN GABLES”. I want to finish reading by my departure to Canada. I will read Harry Potter in Japanese. I love Harry Potter but I never read 6th and 7th. So I have to read!!! I watched 6th movie but I want to know everything about 6th !! I want to finish reading Harry Potter and I want to know an end soon!!!

I will go Fukuoka and Aso. I will go Fukuoka with my friends and enjoy shopping and meet our friends. I am looking forward to that. In Aso, I will have good time with my club friends. I have many plans with my friends and family, so I want to enjoy my summer vacation with them and make a lot of memory before I go to Canada!!

[286 words]

BR 1-10; Beauty and the Beast

This book is a princess story and princess's name is Beauty. I think this book is like Disney movie. Beast may feel lonely in the castle because he hadn't seen and talk with anyone. He didn't like himself so he couldn't open his mind. But, the princess, Beauty is different. She can understand his lonely mind, and she loved him. I think Beauty has really beautiful mind because people usually think the Beast is fearful. Of course, first she saw him, she was really afraid of, but I think it was really temporally thing.

I felt very happy after I finished reading this book because this book's ending is HAPPY END!! I love books which has a happy ending because they always make me happy. So I recommend you to read princess story. You will be able to feel happy :)

[141 words]