Student ID: 07101
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) | Travel Memory is Treasure | 08.09.27 | 3 | 379 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Favorite place(-s) 08.10.20 (450+ words) | My Favorite Places in Nagasaki | 08.10.10 | 4 | 542 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Mrs. Doubtfire 08.11.04 (500+ words) | Family love is forever | 08.11.01 | 5 | 608 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Community life 08.11.17 (default length*) | Emotional Growth | 08.11.15 | 5 | 589 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kumamoto's best-kept secrets 08.12.01 (5+ ¶¶) | How to maintain the amusement park | 08.11.30 | 3 | 331 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Learning with computers 2008.12.15 (6+ ¶¶) | Useful but Pay attention! | 08.12.13 | 5 | 413 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | --- | --- | 25 | 2,862 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
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 my best essay is "Mr. Doubtfire" movie essay(MR2-01: Mr. Doubtfire ~Family love is forever~) because it contains some pictures and also media and link, so it reminds us how this story is. Besides, I told about my opinions through this movie, so reader can find my thought. I didn't write outline of this movie because I wanted people to know my thought more than the outline. Then I divided a piece of writing into paragraphs included each topics I wanted to tell, so I think it's easy to see.
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* | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 2.2. Your best comment on a classmate's blog* | "Diary 7: Mon, August 25th" | 08.09.01 | 65 | friendly, cheerful ("You can!!You caaaaaaan!! HAHA:)") |
| 2.3. Best comment by a classmate on your blog* | "Rotorua Weekend ~Part 1~" | 08.09.04 | 94 | heartwarming, friendly ("Nojomi〜〜!!I miss you, too!"/using smiley) |
| 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* | Essay2-01: WEB site review ~Travel Memory is Treasure~ | 08.09.27 | 184 | questions, empathic (trying to continue conversation/having an interest) |
| 2.4.1.1. When did you respond to those comments? | --- | 08.10.27 | --- | --- |
| 2.4.1.2. How did you respond to those comments? | --- | --- | 132 |
response ("Thank you for commenting my essay"/respond to these question) |
| 2.4.2. Any of your other posts* | NEXT | 08.12.03 | 43 |
interest ("Do you have any favorite movies? if you have, tell me them, please ;) coz... i really like to watch movies!) |
| 2.4.2.1. When did you respond to those comments? | --- | 08.12.12 | --- | --- |
| 2.4.2.2. How did you respond to those comments? | --- | --- | 54 |
recommend ("Hey,what's up!?"/telling some of my favorite movies.) |
* 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.- I put a recent comments display on head of a sidebar because I can find new comment at once and reply to it immediately.
2.6. Additional reflections on comments
- I think giving and receiving comments are very good way to communicate with other people because it's easy to do and it sometimes cheer up people. I was really glad when I posted a blog post and then my friend replied a comment for it. Since then, I became even more conscious of that people look at my blog, so I became aim to write more interesting posts.
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 | Magic Tricks | 08.08.04 | 137 | 0 |
| 2-02 | Boats! | 08.08.14 | 160 | 0 |
| 2-03 | Flood! | 08.08.21 | 275 | 0 |
| 2-04 | Shooting stars | 08.08.25 | 243 | 0 |
| 2-05 | Lost in the Jungle | 08.09.05 | 268 | 0 |
| 2-06 | The Rainbow Machine | 08.09.12 | 158 | 0 |
| 2-07 | Red Planet | 08.09.15 | 156 | 0 |
| 2-08 | Rescue! | 08.10.02 | 184 | 0 |
| 2-09 | Sam's New Flat | 08.10.07 | 184 | 0 |
| 2-10 | Dutch Adventure | 08.10.13 | 210 | 0 |
| 2-11 | Survival Adventure | 08.10.19 | 167 | 0 |
| 2-12 | The Coldest Place on Earth | 08.10.25 | 219 | 0 |
| 2-13 | Grasshopper on the road | 08.11.01 | 291 | 0 |
| 2-14 | Frog and Toad Are Friends | 08.11.18 | 158 | 0 |
| 2-15 | The Motorway | 08.11.14 | 238 | 0 |
| 2-16 | Alice's Adventure in Wonderland | 08.11.21 | 162 | 0 |
| 2-17 | The PIANO | 08.12.02 | 238 | 0 |
| 2-18 | GUCCI ~BUSINESS IN FASHION~ | 08.12.12 | 208 | 0 |
| --- | --- | Totals: | 3,656 | 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.- I think BR2-08: Rescue! is my best book review because it contains my opinion. It has not many words but it has a most impotant point I thought. Besides, I didn't write the outline a lot. Actually, this book is short story, so I tryied to think some ideas from this story topic. Then I changed the color of sentences which I'd like to enphasize. This is also a good point that it contained a photograph of this book.
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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Nothing especially. | --- |
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.- ... I tried to add lists on my blog posting in this semester, so people can see the source.
- ... I sometimes changed the font size and color which I'd like to emphasis.
- ... I put some photos of people who are close to me on this blog.
5.0. Additional reflections on your blog and your writing on it
Please feel free to include reflections on both spring and fall semester work, as well as on the content of this portfolio (proto-portfolios, showcases, and reflections).- ... It was nice opportunity to write free-writings in English.
- ... Fall semester was not so hard compared to the spring semester, so I could feel more free to try it than before.
- ... I wanted some advice for my essays.
6.0. Advice and suggestions for yourself, your peers, and your successors
- ... You'd better keep writing because you'll feel hard to do it later if you neglect.
- ... It's good to write about your interests or everyday life. Try as if it's going to be your diary and your own world.
- ... It's important to think about readers. You'll be able to write more plainly, and you can write the essay which is getting the point.
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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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