Portfolio for Writing

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Student ID: 07128
(last five digits of
your student no.)

Portfolio for Writing III,
Section 1a [or] 1c
(See: Note 1, below)

0.0. Overview

Reviews, Posts, Words, and More

[embed your proto-portfolios here]

(See: Note 2, below.)

1.0. Essays

(See: Note 3, below[.])

1.1. Showcase	Short titles [+ links]	Dates (yyyy.mm.dd)	¶	W	C	L	P	M
Self-introduction 08.04.20 (250 words)	self-introduction	2008.04.09	5	276words	3	0	0	0
Movie review 08.05.04 (300 words)	MR 1-01:Shrek	2008.05.04	6	412words	0	0	1	0
University life 08.05.18	University Life	2008.05.18	6	354words	6	0	0	0
Another review 08.06.01	MR 1-02:THE GREEN MILE	2008.06.01	8	508words	o	0	2	0
Language learning history 08.06.15	Language learning history	2008.06.15	7	585words	0	0	1	0
6th essay	About Me!	2008.07.04	0	0	0	0	1	0
Totals	---	---	32	2135words	9	0	5	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 embedded

1.2. Best Essay

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

・I think my best essay is "University life", beceuse this essay got many comments and questions from my friend.

2.0. Comments

Showcase	Titles of posts with links	Dates of comments (yy.mm.dd)	Numbers of words in comments	Qualities of comments**
2.1. Your first comment on your instructor's blog*	Best Review 1.1 (2008): Best [post] Title	2008.06.04	21words	Good
2.2. Your best comment on a classmate's blog*	Recently...	2008.05.14	33words	Friendly
2.3. Best comment by a classmate on your blog*	My Golden Week 2	2008.05.08	27words	Nice
2.4. Most comments on:	Titles of posts with link	Dates of posts (yy.mm.dd)	Total number of words in comments	Qualities of comments*[*]
2.4.1. Any one of your essays*	University Life (essay 3)	2008.05.18	193words	4
2.4.1.1. When did you respond to those comments?	---	2008.05.22	---	---
2.4.1.2. How did you respond to those comments?	---	---	184words	4
2.4.2. Any of your other posts*	My Golden Week 2	2008.05.07	27words	1
2.4.2.1. When did you respond to those comments?	---	2008.05.09	---	---
2.4.2.2. How did you respond to those comments?	---	---	20words

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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 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?

• ... I locate the new comments on the top of my blog. Because I can notice new comment soon.
  

2.6. Additional reflections on comments

• I like reading some coments from my friends. But I wrote a few coments, so I want to write more comments next semester!
  

3.0. Book Reviews

3.1. Showcase	Short titles with links	Dates (yy.mm.dd)	Words	Comments
Example:	Vampire Killer	07.05.16	39	1
1-01	Public Art	08.04.22	200	0
1-02	Robin Hood	08.04.30	339	0
1-03	The Lost Ship	08.05.11	189	0
1-04	Mystery in London	08.05.14	267	0
1-05	The Lucky Whale	08.06.16	294	0
1-06	Shooting Stars	08.06.24	260	0
1-07	Alissa	08.07.01	377	0
1-08	The Truth Machine	08.07.08	765	0
1-09	Lucky Number	08.07.12	228	0
1-10	The Umbrella	08.07.13	292	0
1-11	Sara Says No!	08.0713	224	0
1-12	STAR REPORTER	08.07.13	174	0
---	---	TOTALS:	3609	0

Note: Please calculate book review words and comments totals without 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? Please remember that a complete answer is better than a short answer, and give at least two reasons to support your assessment.


・I tihnk my best book review is "Alissa" Because I like this story, so I wrote outline so long! But I wrote impression a little, I think it is not good.

4.0. Blog Layout, Labeling, Linking, & Media

Showcase	Yes	No
4.1. Does your blog have 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 "photos" (plural)		○
4.2.2. Does your sidebar display other labels?
How many other labels have you attached to three (3) or more posts? _0_ 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. 　　　　　・Book Reviews (12) 　　　　　・Essays (6) 　　　　　・Movie reviews (2)	---	---
4.3. Links & media	---	---
4.3.1. Does your blog include pictures or other graphics?	○
Does your blog profile include a picture or graphic representation?		○
How many of your blog posts this semester include pictures or other graphics? _19__ posts including pictures 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?* _2__ 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? _0__ posts including other media	---	---
What kind(-s) of media have you included in posts this semester? Please list them here: ...Slideshow ... ...	---	---

4.4. Overall presentation

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

1. ...The most important content is "I am...", because I introduce myself in thid content.
   
   
2. ...I lile layout of "My favorite". Because I used many picture in this page.
   


3. ...I like page of "My family", because picture that I pasted is so cute!

5.0. Additional reflections on your blog writing

• ...I didn't paste some media, but my blog has a lot of pictures.

6.0. Suggestions for your peers and successors

• ...I think it is important that we use some functions of blog.

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Notes:

1. This portfolio template derives from the templates for Writing IIIc and Writing IVc portfolios (2007-08).



2. Please use the same code in section 0.0 that you used to embed your proto-portfolios in the footer of your blog.
   



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

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MANA's ROOM: Father's Day

MANA's ROOM: Father's Day
I think this blog post is the best:) Because the post is written in easy English, so I'm easy to read. Also, a picture of this post is very cute and interesting! I especially like her father's picture. He looks like very gentle. So, when I looked a picture, I want to meet my father.

(59 words)

All about my keitai

My keitai is au, and it color is orange. When I was a high school student, I had a keitai for the first time. I exchanged e-mail address many friends, and I sent some e-mail. I enjoyed sending e-mail. In dose days, I only used function of e-mail, but now I use many function of keitai. For example, I use an alarm, a calculator and Internet etc. I especially use Internet, because my keitai has function of listening to music, so I can take some music in my keitai. I listen to music almost everyday with it. I like keitai, I use it so many time in a day. Many people too. But I think some people should obey the rules of using a keitai. A keitai is very useful item, but if we don’t obey the rules, it becomes not good item I think.

(145 words)

BR 1-06: Shooting Stars

I read "Shooting Stars" today. Main characters of a book were Lisa and Alice. They are friends. They went to an Island by a plane. In the plane, they watched a film. Lisa likes film star whose name is Matt Lepardi. Matt Lepardi loves Cloudia Carman. She is famous film star too.

They arrived the Hotel Oracle. The hotel was very nice! They enjoyed swimming and eating and so on. One day they heard a information about Matt Lepardi and Cloudia Carman. They appear to stay near the Lisa and Alice's hotel! So, they may meet Matt and Cloudia!!

Alice went to shopping for buying some postcards and souvenirs. But Lisa didn't go shopping, because her hair was wet. So, she sat on the balcony. Then she saw two people. The two people were Matt Lepardi and Cloudia Carman! Cloudia was quarrel with Matt. Lisa thought that Matt is very angry. They went into their room. Cloudia took a gun from her bag, and she shot it!! Matt fell down.

Lisa saw everything, she went to the Hotel Oracle's restaurant to ask for help. Then, two people called Lisa. They are Matt and Cloudia! They are film star, so they were practicing performance on their room. Lisa felt relief at the news, and Matt, Cloudia and Lisa talked about something. Lisa had a very very good time!!

I thought that the story is suspense when I read the first half of it. Because I thought Matt died when Cloudia shot a gun. But it was performance, so I felt relieved.

(260 words)

This weekend

I must go to Fukuoka University at the end of weekend. Because I belong to Accounting Research Club, so I have to study about dissertation of accounting. But I am a student of Britain and America department, so I don't understand it!! I feel worry about this weekend...

(48 words)

Using the computer, good points and bad points

I think that the computer is very useful, because we can do a lot of things with the computer. For example, we can write a sentence, use the Internet, listen to music and watch the television and so on. Actually, I use the Internet many times and I get some information. But I think that the computer has a not only good point but also bad point. But point is the computer has too many function. So some people don’t like using it. I usually think the computer is useful, but I want it to become more easy to use.

(100 words)

BR 1-05: The Lucky Whale

I read 'The Lucky Whale', so I introduce the book this time.

One day, Troy and Roy discovered a whale on the beach. The whale couldn't move on there. Two sons told their parents about that, and their father ran outside. "We need help," he said, "If we don't get help, the whale will die".

Two sons and their parents wanted to help the whale, but it was too big for their. So their mother said that she will get some people to join us. And two sons ran to get the buckets and spades, their father ran down to the beach.

The whale was very hot, so father and sons put the water on the whale for lower temperature. Then mother came to the beach with a lot of people. Everyone had buckets and spades, so they dug a trench. Because they had to lower the whale's body temperature, and keep cool.

Then everyone heard a noise. The noise was Jim's digger. Jim dug a trench with his digger and the water flowed into the trench! So the whale's body temperature went down.

Next, father put the big rope around the whale's tail, and Jim's digger pulled it. Then the whale could go back in the sea. Everyone saw the whale off. The whale seemed to be happy.

YL of this book was 0.6, so it was written in easy English and very easy to read.

I have watched a news that a whale was thrown on the beach few times. I like whale, but I probably can't approach it. Because a whale is too big, so I am going to feel that it is scary. I thought two boys and their parents are very brave! And I thought the story warms my heart.

(294words)

Language learning history (essay 5)

I am a student of Britain and American in KGU. I study English and other language, so I introduce my language learning history this time.

When I was a junior high school student, I started to study English for the first time. Although I referred to English a little when I was a elementary school student, I don't remember then. At first, I didn't like study English because I felt that studying English is very difficult for me. I had not studied foreign language until I become a junior high school student. So, I didn't know anything about English. I didn't want to study English, but I had to take an examination. I studied English hard! I was not good at English grammar, so I especially studied it. Then I passed examination without hindrance, and I came to like English gradually.

When I was a high school student, I learned some English skills. For example, I learned about writing, reading and grammar. I got to like English grammar a little, but I didn't get to like gradually. Because my English grammar's teacher was bad at teaching. So, I couldn't understand her lesson, and I didn't study English.

However, I thought that I want to study English again. A prompt was a school trip. My high school students want to New Zealand when we are a junior. I stayed with a family. The family had five members, father, mother, their daughter and two sons. They were very kind and gentle, so I liked the family very much. I wanted to talk with their about my family, New Zealand, Japan, culture of each other and so on. But I couldn't talk about it too much, because I thought making a mistake in English is shame. So, I depended on my friends many times. But now, I regret depending on my friends. Actually, I want to talk with the family in my speaking skill. When I returned home from a school trip to New Zealand, I thought that I should study English harder! So, I studied English earnestly from now on. Then, I was interested in some jobs concerning English. Therefore I decided to go the university which has British and American Department.

In the University, I learned speaking, listening, writing, reading and grammar of English. All subjects were very difficult for me. Speaking was particularly difficult and hard. Because we had to do presentation many times. I was afflicted by it, but I'm happy now! Because we didn't have to do presentation when we became a sophomore!

Also, I took a TOEIC and Eiken for progress of the English ability. Both of them are not easy, but I will continue to take it. And, I want to gain my end.

I studied Chinese and Spanish as well as English when I was a freshman. Sentences of China are written in Chinese character. Japanese also use Chinese character so many times, so I thought Chinese is intimate. Then I studied Spanish, because I want to go Spain in the future, and I want to see 'Sagrada Familia (El Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Familia)'.

Learning foreign languages are very difficult. But I like studying foreign language, because I'm interested in foreign countries in studying it.

I have studied English since junior high school, and I will continue to learn it. Learning language is very difficult, but I think it is interesting. I want to speak English fluently in the future, so I I will try my best !

(585 words)

My favorite movie or movies

My favorite movie is ‘THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA’. A main character of the movie was sober woman at first, but the woman become beautiful gradually. Because she began to work at gorgeous fashion magazine industry. She meets a lot of people in there. The people influence her character. Then the movie was included in love. So I was watching it as I pounded! I think that the woman was so cute and cool! And I yearn for her power of act. I like this movie, so I want to watch it to many people.

(94 words)

Let's go shopping♬♪

I went to go shopping in town with my mother. We looked around many shop and I had bought many things. For example, I bought a bag, clothes, handkerchief and so on by my mother. A bag was small and cute, so I like it! I think that I use it many times. And some clothes which I had bought are a jacket and vest. These are summer clothing. I want to buy summer clothing, so I was glad when I bought it.

We went to Chinese food restaurant at noon. We ate Chinese fried rice, egg soup and Chinese meat dumpling, so I recommend to eat it!! The restaurant is in Tsuruya.

When we finished eating lunch, we look around many shops again. We stroll through the Shimotouri street and the Kamitouri street. We enjoyed shopping and talking about many things, but we were very tired in the evening. So we bought box lunches and we returned my house. We ate box lunch immediately, and when we came back my house, we slept in a minute.

Today was very good day, but I felt sadness. Because my mother go back Oita prefecture tomorrow. I thought that I want to please my mother tomorrow!!

(204 words)

My mother came my house!

My mother came my house at night today! I saw her after an interval of two months. I like my mother, so was glad to meet her.

My mother lived in Oita prefecture and she worked at hotel as part-timer. I think she is kind and clever, so I want to be adult like her.

We went to a restaurant after I welcomed her in traffic canter. Then we were talking as we ate dinner. We talked about my school, my club, my father and my younger brother, my future and so on. I like talking, and my mother too. So we was talking all the time until we returned my house. We could only to eat dinner and to talk, but I was very happy!!

(126 words)

American Affairs class

I have American Affair class on Monday. I had to write fiction of American history in this class. First, we chose era that we want to write. I chose 1962, so I wrote about The Emancipation Proclamation. I carried my fiction of American history on my blog. Writing fiction was very difficult for me, but it was a little interesting. Also, The Emancipation Proclamation is one of a very important occurrence, so I want you to be interested in the occurrence.

[The Emancipation Proclamation]

I was born as a bird. The world that I was born was very peaceful. But the war began soon. This time, I will talk about many things that I saw in the fires of war from the sky.

When the Civil War began, a lot of slaves fought for their liberty. The Civil War is a war of the United States of America. USA had divided into the northern part and the southern part. The two parts began to the war, because a problem of slavery become very serious. Many slaves bled for liberty and wounded their badly each other. A situation of a person was badly wounded by other person was very sad, and I felt empty.

However, turning point came suddenly. President Abraham Lincoln at that time promulgated the Emancipation Proclamation. The Emancipation Proclamation is proclamation about the abolition of slavery. This proclamation prevented division of a radical of the northern part, and military strength power of the south part made weaken, and a position of the northern part declared on European countries.

I admired very much his proclamation. I was glad that a lot of slaves were emancipation and they got liberty. But this proclamation was the aim of Lincoln for the victory of the northern part. And all slaves were not liberated, and also they did not become free. However, I don’t think the Emancipation Proclamation was the worst, if the proclamation was promulgated only for won the Civil War. Because I think many slaves was helped through his proclamation, and first of all, it triggered to give slaves liberty.

I died several days after this proclamation. So, I don’t know how Lincoln and many slaves become it afterword. But I wish from the sky, the world become very peaceful again, and they dwell in happiness.

(385 words)

Foreign countries

I will talk about New Zealand. I went to NZ when I was high school student. NZ had a lot of nature. It was very beautiful, so I was greatly touched. And there were so many sheep and cattle. When I stayed with a family, I took care of these animals. It was hard for me to take care of these animals, but I think it was very good experience! My host family was kind and interesting. I liked my host family, so I felt solitary when I leave their home. I want to meet my host family again someday!!

(100 words)

MR 1-02:THE GREEN MILE (essay 4)

I watched 'THE GREEN MILE' two times on TV. I like action and comedy movie, but this movie is a little dark and make me mediate. I felt many things when I watched the movie. So, I talk about 'THE GREEN MILE' this time.

When an old man watched some movie in old people's home, he remembered that he had been young. He started to cry suddenly, so his friend took out him for a walk. Then he began to talk about his experience of his youth slowly. His memory was strange and sad. He couldn't forget the memory, and the old man who has many complex feelings alive now.

The old man's name is Paul Edgecomb. He worked at the prison of Cold Mountain as a warder. He was sincere man, so he was yearned for his men. His men is excellent and reliable. But only Percy was insolent. He is a nephew of governor of the state, so he come it over with his boss and colleagues. He was hated everyone.

One day, a giant black man came the prison, because he killed two children. So he was pronounced the death penalty. When the warders made him enter the prison, he cried and said 'I wanted to return two girls, but I couldn't do that!'

The giant black man's name is John Coffey. He has a special ability, so he said ' I wanted to return...'. Actually, he can recovery people's illness and hurt, and also he can move away from a person to the other person. Coffey use his ability, and he wanted to help two girls. So, it was not him who killed two girls. He was not killer!
Paul noticed that Coffey is innocence, because he had his illness recovered by Coffey's special ability. He thought he wants to help Coffey, but Coffey said, 'I don't watch sad occurrence and hear sad news. So I want to die here.'

A prisoner walk to electric chair. The distance was called 'THE GREEN MILE', because a color of hallway was green. Many people died here, and Paul has watched it many times here. He seldom cries, but he cries truly when Coffey died. Paul and his men were very sad, but Coffey looked at peace on the deathbed.

Paul finished talking about his experience of his youth. Then, he said, 'When I had treated my disease, I got a drop of Coffey's special ability. So, I live very long time. But I am not happy, because I have to see my wife and my friend on their deathbed. So I sometimes want to die, but I can't. I killed an Innocent person, I must make up for doing.'

First, I thought the movie was scary, because a scene of two girls dying and death penalty seemed to be real. But the movie was not only scary and sad. The relationship between the warders and the prisoners was good, so it was touched my heart. I thought I want to watch the movie many times!

(508 words)