Student ID: 07104
Until December 22
Portfolio for Writing IV,
Section 1a
(See: Note 1, below)
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 | Dates yy.mm.dd | ¶ | W | C | L | P | M |
| Website review 08.09.29 (375+ words) | Website Review: Let's take in Fresh English！ | 08.09.27 | 6 | 380 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Favorite place(-s) 08.10.20 (450+ words) | Essay: ～～ my second home ～～ | 08.10.11 | 4 | 493 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mrs. Doubtfire 08.11.04 (500+ words) | MR2-01: "Mrs. Doubt" ― Live with Love and Humor ☆ | 08.11.01 | 5 | 452 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Community life 08.11.17 (default length*) | Essay2-02: ~Walk in line~ (Community life) | 08.11.16 | 6 | 610 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kumamoto's best-kept secrets 08.12.01 (5+ ¶¶) | Essay2-03: ○●Secret of Kumamoto●○ | 08.11.30 | 4 | 434 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Learning with computers 2008.12.15 (6+ ¶¶) | Essay: Learning with computers! | 08.12.12 | 7 | 503 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | --- | --- | 32 | 2872 | 10 | 1 | 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
*: "long enough to cover the ... [communities] you choose," Writing Studio Blog, Preparation for Next Essays, 2008.10.29)
M: number of other media included in post
*: "long enough to cover the ... [communities] you choose," Writing Studio Blog, Preparation for Next Essays, 2008.10.29)
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.- I think the best essay in this semester is "Essay2-02: ~Walk in line~ (Community life)". It is because it shows the main points so clearly. Besides, it has a good conclusion paragraph. The readers can feel the march of time.
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* | 0 | - | - | - |
| 2.2. Your best comment on a classmate's blog* | Mrs.doubt fire essay | 08.11.04 | 88 | "You share a great analysis especially in the third paragraph!" Specific praise |
| 2.3. Best comment by a classmate on your blog* | MR2-01: "Mrs. Doubt" ― Live with Love and Humor ☆ | 08.11.05 | 88 | "Which is more important for you, humor or love?" An interesting question. |
| 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* | Website Review: Let's take in Fresh English！ | 08.09.27 | 131 | "The BBC site you elected is good and it's one of way to build up our English skill.It's nice idea,jam!" Friendly! |
| 2.4.1.1. When did you respond to those comments? | --- | 08.10.01 | --- | --- |
| 2.4.1.2. How did you respond to those comments? | --- | --- | 97 | "Thank you for your all comments!" and answered all questions. Thankful and informative |
| 2.4.2. Any of your other posts* | MR2-01: "Mrs. Doubt" ― Live with Love and Humor ☆ | 08.11.01 | 154 | "your essay is really easy to read because first paragraph tells me what you want to write below paragraphs." So specific comment |
| 2.4.2.1. When did you respond to those comments? | --- | 08.11.12 | --- | --- |
| 2.4.2.2. How did you respond to those comments? | --- | --- | 46 | "I...think...love is more important. Everything does have no meaning without love!" (answered a question and shared my opinion) Informative and thankful |
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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.- My blog displays them at the top in a sidebar. It is because I want them to be encouragements for me that others look into my blog!
2.6. Additional reflections on comments
- I appreciated the comments which shows specific advice.
- The comments which refer to good points concretely became encouragements for me.
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 |
| 2-01 | BR2-01: The Joke Machine | 08.08.01 | 147 | 0 |
| 2-02 | BR2-02: Roman Adventure | 08.08.05 | 133 | 0 |
| 2-03 | BR2-03: Submarine Adventure | 08.08.05 | 210 | 0 |
| 2-04 | BR2-04: Chinese Adventure | 08.08.08 | 161 | 0 |
| 2-05 | BR2-05: Flood! ) -: | 08.09.28 | 151 | 0 |
| 2-06 | BR2-06: The Three Little Pigs （－： | 08.09.28 | 108 | 0 |
| 2-07 | BR2-07: The Fox and the Crow ( -- : | 08.09.28 | 124 | 0 |
| 2-08 | BR2-08: The Hare and the Tortoise ( - : | 08.09.28 | 108 | 0 |
| 2-09 | BR2-09: The Blue Eye ( - : | 08.10.07 | 172 | 0 |
| 2-10 | BR2-10: Superdog | 08.10.19 | 194 | 0 |
| 2-11 | BR2-11: Sara Says No! | 08.11.14 | 245 | 0 |
| 2-12 | BR2-12: The Umbrella | 08.12.06 | 306 | 0 |
| 2-13 | BR2-13: The Barcelona Game | 08.12.17 | 444 | 0 |
| 2-14 | BR2-14: Photo Finish | 08.12.18 | 140 | 0 |
| 2-15 | BR2-15:Shooting Stars | 08.12.18 | 120 | 0 |
| 2-16 | BR2-16: In the Frame | 08.12.18 | 129 | 0 |
| 2-17 | BR2-17: The Big Bag Mistake | 08.12.20 | 156 | 0 |
| 2-18 | BR2-18: THE LAST PHOTO | 08.12.21 | 194 | 0 |
| --- | --- | Totals: | 3242 | 0 |
Note
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.
・I think my best book review is "BR2-18: THE LAST PHOTO ". It is because it includes my opinion and questions, instead of a long story plot. Besides, it is so easy to read.
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): | --- | --- |
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| 4.2.2. Does your sidebar display other labels? | ○ | |
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| 4.3. Links & media | --- | --- |
| 4.3.1. Does your blog include photos or other graphics? | ○ | |
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| 4.3.2. Does your blog include posts with multiple links? | ○ | |
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| 4.3.3. Does your blog include other media? | ○ | |
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I'm sorry, but I produced none. | --- |
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.- To emphasize particular words related to the main points in each post, I changed the size and colors of those words.
- I always tried to share my own opinions on book reviews' posts.
- I included more space in each post than before, in order to make them easy to see.
5.0. Additional reflections on your blog and your writing on it
- Sudden homework(essays) was a little tough to complete by the due, after we were told about those essays just on Wednesday.
- The set number of posts in a week seemed to be too many.
- However, I was used to working on my blog in fall semester!
6.0. Advice and suggestions for yourself, your peers, and your successors
- To reach the norm of 15,000 words, the key is your efforts during summer vacation!
- You had better use easy phrases, so that others can understand what you write.
- To make your blog interesting and informative, it is a good idea to write about your opinions or the unique traditions and culture of Japan.
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Notes:
- This portfolio template derives from the templates for Writing IIIc and Writing IVc portfolios (2007-08), and Writing III, §§1a & 1c (Fall, 2008).
- 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.
- The essays section (1.0. Essays, above) derives from Proto-Portfolio 2-02 (2008).
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