Portfolios for Writing IV

Student ID: 06172

Portfolio for Writing IV, Section 1A
(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
2-01a (2009.10.07)	Favorite place(s)	Tuesday, October 13, 2009	7	376	5	0	0	0
2-01b (2009.10.21)	Favorite Places	Wednesday, October 21, 2009	7	425	0	0	0	0
(2-01c)
2-02a (2009.11.04)	Up with Fashion!!!	Thursday, October 29, 2009	6	417	5	4	0	0
2-02b (2009.11.18)	Up with Fashion!!!	Wednesday, November 11, 2009	7	518	0	4	0	0
(2-02c)
2-03a (2009.12.02)	Language Learning History	Wednesday, December 2, 2009	7	822	3	0	0	0
2-03b (2009.12.18/22)	Language learning wasn't done in a day!	Wednesday, December 16, 2009	9	1025	2	0	0	0
(2-03c)
Totals	---	---	43	3583	13	8	0	0

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. Most Improved Essay

(See: Note 4, below.)


Selection and Assessment: Which of the three essays that you've written and revised this semester shows the most improvement? What did you do to improve it? Remember that complete answers are better than short answers, focus on your writing (accuracy, appropriacy, content and organization, rather than graphics or other media), and explain at least two major improvements.

• My most improved essay is Language learning wasn't done in a day!  There are two reasons. One is that this is the longest essay I wrote in this class and I wrote carefully tying up the paragraphs. The other reason is that I made the title spoofing a saying "Rome wasn't built in a day."    

2.0. COMMENTS

Showcase	Short 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*	Social Media and Social Networking Explained	Wed Oct 14, 10:21:00 AM JST	39	I wrote a geeral opinion so I think it in ok.
2.2. Your best comment on a classmate's blog*	Essay 2-2a	2009年11月4日9:48	14	I showed my sympathy to her thought and asked a question so I think the comment is good!
2.3. Best comment by a classmate on your blog*	Essay2-03-language-learning-history	Wednesday, December 2, 2009	41	Her comment was thankful because I could know that I gave her a new knowledge!
2.4. Most comments on:	Short 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*	Essay 2-02a: Up with Fashion!!! **Website Review Draft**	THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2009	113	I could know everybody who made comments liked the website I recommended. Therefore these comments were useful and thankful for me.
2.4.1.1. When did you respond to those comments?	---	NOVEMBER 4, 2009 10:30 AM	---	---
2.4.1.2. How did you respond to those comments?	---	---	45	First, I showed my appreciation to all the commenters and then responded to each one. I think this comment was pretty communicative!
2.4.2. Any of your other posts*	Don't limit yourself!!!	FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2009 SEPTEMBER 29, 2009 10:40 PM	48	I could know that  I could cheer her up with my idea so the comment made me happy.
2.4.2.1. When did you respond to those comments?	---	SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 12:03 PM	---	---
2.4.2.2. How did you respond to those comments?	---	---	42	I showed my sympathy to her feeling and commented in a positive atitude. Therefore the comment was meaningful.

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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 comments good.

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.

• ...My blog displays recent comments in the second from the top of  sidebar.
  

2.6. Additional reflections on comments

• ... Through giving comments, I had chance to read other classmates' blogs and how they enjoy their collage lives. 
• ... About receiving comments, I could know that I had readers for my blog and I blogged thinking of the readers. I added a lot of pictures to make my blog more interesting.

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 2-01	Voting	THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2009	329	1
BR 2-02	THE BEGINNINGS OF DEMOCRACY	THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2009	275	0
BR 2-03	Democracy in Action	TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2009	196	0
BR 2-04	Taxation	SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2009	176	0
BR 2-05	GARBAGE	SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2009	168	0
BR 2-06	One Woman's Choice	TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2009	416	0
BR 2-07	PEACEKEEPERS	WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2009	448	0
BR 2-08	Love Actually	SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2009	254	0
BR 2-09	Insect Study Butterflies	FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2009	270	0
BR 2-10	Oliver Twist	SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2009	388	0
BR 2-11	Sense and Sensibility	MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009	439	0
BR 2-12	A Christmas Carol	TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2009	400	0
BR 2-13	The Happy Prince	TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2009	600	0
BR 2-14	FOOD AND DRINK IN BRITAIN	SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2009	275	0
BR 2-15	Leonardo da Vinci	SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2009	251	0
BR 2-16	American Life	MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 2010	139	0
BR 2-17	Commerce	THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2010	291	0
BR 2-18	BR2-18 The History of the English Language	SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 2010	160	0
---	---	Totals:	5475	0

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.

• My best book review is BR2-01 Voting. That's because when I wrote this book review, there held a big election nationwide. I wanted associate my book review with current affairs in Japan and I could that.   

4.0. BLOG LAYOUT, LABELING, LINKING, AND MEDIA

Showcase	Yes	No
4.1. Does your blog display an archive?	0
4.1.1. Does the archive display the titles of posts?	0
4.1.2. Is the archive organized by month?	0
4.1.3. Is the archive at or near the top of the sidebar?	0
4.2. Does your blog display a cloud or list of labels in the sidebar?	0
4.2.1. Do your labels include these required labels (typed accurately):	---	---
"books" (plural) AND "reviews" (plural)	0
"essays" (plural) AND "portfolios" (plural, without "proto-")	0
"quickposts" (plural, with no space between quick and posts)	0
"links" (plural) AND "media" (plural)	0
"movies" (plural) AND "websites" (plural)	0
"brainstorms" (or "brainstorming"), "essay prep.," AND "free-writing" (or "free-writes")	0
4.2.2. Does your sidebar display other labels?	0
How many other labels have you attached to three (3) or more posts? 9 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. LABELS books (29) drafts (3) essay prep. (5) essays (12) fashion (3) favorites (4) food (15) free-writing (4) languages (3) links (7) movies (3) my favorites (14) my memories (5) my murmurs (30) my summer 2009 (10) quickposts (4) reviews (32) revisions (6) university (4) websites (3)	---	---
4.3. Links and media	---	---
4.3.1. Do your blog posts this semester include photos or other graphics?	0
Does your blog profile include a photo or graphic representation?	0
How many of your blog posts this semester include photos or other graphics? 29 posts including photos or other graphics	---	---
4.3.2. Does your blog include posts with multiple links?	0
How many of your posts this semester include three (3) or more links? 7 posts including three or more links (including this portfolio!)	---	---
4.3.3. Does your blog include other media?	0
How many of your blog posts this semester include other media? 4 posts including other media	---	---
What kind(-s) of media have you included in posts this semester? Please list the kinds here: ... Speech(Youtube) ... Animation(Youtube) ... Home Video(Youtube) ... Map(Google)	---	---
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. None	---	---

4.4. Overall presentation

What have you done to enhance the overall presentation and readability 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. ... I changed color and size of some words which I wanted to emphasis.
2. ... I attached links and pictures to my posts as much as I can.
3. ... I tried not to write too many sentences in one paragraph except essays and book     reviews so that readers can read them less stressfully to their eyes.

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, selections, and reflections).

• ... All the class activities in this class were useful for me. Especially how to prepare for essay such as brainstorming and making a mind map using a Mac software.
• Using Mac in the class, I got used to it and can enjoy using it now. It was troublesome at first though since I had never used it. I learned how to use it not only writing English in the class. I'm sure the skill is useful for me in various situations in the future.   

6.0. ADVICE AND SUGGESTIONS FOR YOURSELF, YOUR PEERS, AND YOUR SUCCESSORS

• ... To successors: Writing a post constantly is troublesome for the first few months for everybody but you'll used to it for sure. Find interesting things in your daily life, take  pictures, post them from your cell phone with a short note, and add more words later.(Ask your teacher how to do it.) Doing so you'll enjoy blogging soon!
• ... To Peers: Keep blogging even after finishing this class. It's going to be a good present for yourself in the future!
• ... To myself: As I suggested to my peers, keep blogging!
  

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Notes:

1. This portfolio template derives from Writing Studio Blog templates for Writing IIIc and Writing IVc (2007-08), Writing III, §§1a & 1c, Writing IV: Portfolio, §§1a & 1c (2008-09), and the July 7, 2009, Portfolio for Writing III.
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 2nd (fall) semester PPF first.
3. The essays section (1.0. Essays, above) derived from Proto-Portfolio 2-02 (2008).
   
4. The essay selection and explanation item (§1.2, above) differsfrom that in the July 7, 2009, Portfolio for Writing III. Please read the new item carefully before making a selection.

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The Last day of my trip to America

Time did fly fast! 10 days had been past since I took my first step to America!! The last event was a shopping called Manhattan Village. It's a shopping mall near our hotel.


Y and I took a bus to the mall. It was my first experience to take a bus in America so I was a bit nervous. We didn't know that we had to pay the fare when we get on and limped to pay that.


We maneged to pay the fare somehow. There were some people on the bus but it was very silent so that we couldn't talk anything while we were on it. I didn't like the atmosphere but luckily it only took about 10 min to get there.



I were not that hungry that I had frozen yogurt:)

On the way back, we decided to walk to the hotel since we found out that it was quite close and it was still in the afternoon. We dropped by a supermarket and got our "Last Supper". Because my friend Y was going to stay in the U.S. for her study and I was going to head to LAX to go back to Japan that night. We both so poor that we couldn't go to a nice restaurant though :l

After supper and relaxing for a while I said good bye to Y and headed to LAX to take a flight at 1:00 am.

This is the end of my trip to America last summer! Also end of my blogging for one of my classes of my collage!

Thank you for reading my blog!!

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