Dear my host family

Student ID:08132

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)	Dear my host family	4.8		302	0	0	0	0
1-01b (2009.04.20)	Dear my hostfamily	4.15		298	7	0	0	0
(1-01c)
1-02a (2009.06.01)	University life	5.29		328	3	0	0	0
1-02b (2009.07.06)	University life	6.20		300	0	0	2	0
(1-02c)
1-03a (2009.06.29)	Lilo and Stich	6.29		387	1	3	1	0
1-03b (2009.07.13)	Lilo&Sitch	7.11		374	0	2	1	0
Totals	---	---		1989	11	5	4	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. 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 Essay1-03b is the best essay, because this is written about family and friends concisely. So everyone will be able to understand my opinion easily. Than Essay1-03b is made up six paragraphs, and I express my opinion on every paragraphs.

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*	Tea time	2009.0418	23	I asked about a cake she likes.
2.3. Best comment by a classmate on your blog*	University life	2009.05.29	26	She said her opinion, and also gave me a good advice.
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*	Dear my hostfamily	2009.04.15	153	They wrote an unique omments
2.4.1.1. When did you respond to those comments?	---	2009.07.01	---	---
2.4.1.2. How did you respond to those comments?	---	---	26	I always said"Thank you for a comment", and my opinion.
2.4.2. Any of your other posts*	My friend's birthday(^ ^)	2009.04.19	23	She praised for my blog.
2.4.2.1. When did you respond to those comments?	---	2009.07.17	---	---
2.4.2.2. How did you respond to those comments?	---	---	38	I wrote my opinion, and some questions.
			240

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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.

・Recent comments are top of the left side.

2.6. Additional reflections on comments

• I should have responded to comments earlyer.
• I should have written many things on comments.
• I should have asked more on comments.

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	BOOK STORE GHOST	2009.04.14	124	0
BR 1-02	Good Night, Good Knight	2009.04.19	182	1
BR 1-03	The House on the Hill	2009.04.26	106	0
BR 1-04	Bears ODD	2009.05.08	53	0
BR 1-05	The Egg Hunt	2009.05.31	58	0
BR 1-06	Not Again	2009.06.11	168	0
BR 1-07	Alice and Lisa	2009.06.25	143	0
BR 1-08	Maggie Magpie's Pie	2009.07.01	108	0
BR 1-09	The Fox and the Stork	2009.07.14	90	0
BR 1-10	Blue and Yellow	2009.07.14	83	0
BR 1-11	Speechless with Happiness	2009.07.14	104	0
BR 1-12	Japanese culture	2009.0714	81	0
---	---	Totals:	1339	2

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 BR1-06 is the best, because BR1-06 is easy to read. And I write a thing which I was learned by this book. If you read my book review BR1-06, you will want to read that 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):	---	---
"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. brainstorms (1) essay prep (1) essays (6) Free-writing: university (1) lists (1) movies (5) portfolio (1) quickposts (1) reviews (17) revisions (4) links (5) Typing homework (14) Writing (2)	---	---
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? _3__ 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? __4_ posts including other media	---	---
What kind(-s) of media have you included in posts this semester? Please list the kinds here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=in4bNi5xviU ＊Stich THE MOVIE＊ GOEMON THE MOVIE GOEMON THE MOVIE II 　 Syourin syouzyo is very cool!	---	---
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. I put many pictures each blog.

2. I wrote many words each blog.

3. I put some links.

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).

• Using computer is difficult for me. Especially, putting links, making blog is difficult for me.

• I was forgetting to do book review in the middle of this semester.

• Writing essay was difficult, because we must write essay which consists of six.

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

• I found many wrong letters. I must be careful.

• I should make more comment on my friend's blog, and I also should respond to my friend's comment.

• I should put more links. I must study how to put links.

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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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