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Portfolio for Writing IV, Section 1A OR 1C
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(See: Note 1, below)
0.0. OVERVIEWReviews, Posts, Words, and More(See: Note 2, below.)
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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) | ☆☆☆My fairyland☆☆☆ | 2009.10.08 | 6 | 452 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2-01b (2009.10.21) | ☆☆☆My Fairyland☆☆☆ | 2009.10.21 | 7 | 467 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2-02a (2009.11.04) | English website | 2009.10.30 | 5 | 408 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2-02b (2009.11.18) | Baseball & travel English websites | 2009.11.11 | 5 | 453 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2-03a (2009.12.02) | Learning languages stories | 2009.12.01 | 5 | 593 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2-03b (2009.12.18/22) | Learning language stories | 2009.12.16 | 7 | 613 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | --- | --- | 35 | 2986 | 27 | 6 | 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.
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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* | ||||
| 2.2. Your best comment on a classmate's blog* | Essay 2-02a: American culture | 2009.11.04 | 43 | I wrote many words. |
| 2.3. Best comment by a classmate on your blog* | Essay (2-03a): Learning languages stories | 2009.12.09 | 48 | He wrote his opinion and question. |
| 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 (2-03a): Learning languages stories | 2009.12.09 | 252 | Everyone advised me. |
| 2.4.1.1. When did you respond to those comments? | --- | 2009.12.09 | --- | --- |
| 2.4.1.2. How did you respond to those comments? | --- | --- | 243 | I wrote questions. |
| 2.4.2. Any of your other posts* | Essay (2-2a): English website | 2009.11.04 | 167 | They wrote opinion. |
| 2.4.2.1. When did you respond to those comments? | --- | 2009.11.04 | --- | --- |
| 2.4.2.2. How did you respond to those comments? | --- | --- | 162 | I wrote advise. |
* 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 displayDoes 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 in a sidebar on my blog.
- I should wrote more words.
- I should wrote more my oinion.
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 | A Rat for Mouse | 2009.10.07 | 247 | 0 |
| BR 2-02 | Beyond Strange Street | 2009.10.12 | 207 | 0 |
| BR 2-03 | Egyptian Adventure | 2009.10.14 | 197 | 0 |
| BR 2-04 | Victrian Adventure | 2009.10.19 | 224 | 0 |
| BR 2-05 | Kipper and the Giant | 2009.10.19 | 264 | 0 |
| BR 2-06 | The Quest | 2009.10.20 | 290 | 0 |
| BR 2-07 | The princess and the Pen | 2009.12.26 | 138 | 0 |
| BR 2-08 | Stories of Gnomes & Goblins | 2009.12.26 | 197 | 0 |
| BR 2-09 | The clumsy prince | 2009.12.26 | 164 | 0 |
| BR 2-10 | Stories of MONSTER | 2009.12.26 | 153 | 0 |
| BR 2-11 | A Day in London | 2009.12.27 | 116 | 0 |
| BR 2-12 | Floppy the Hero | 2009.12.27 | 130 | 0 |
| BR 2-13 | Viking adventure | 2009.12.27 | 212 | 0 |
| BR 2-14 | The Dream | 2009.12.27 | 94 | 0 |
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| --- | --- | Totals: | 2633 | 0 |
3.2. Best Book ReviewSelection 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 BR 2-11. Because I like the story and I think I could arranege well.
4.0. BLOG LAYOUT, LABELING, LINKING, and 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 display a cloud or list of labels in the sidebar? | √ | |
| 4.2.1. 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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| 4.3.1. Do your blog posts this semester include photos or other graphics? | √ | |
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| 4.3.2. Does your blog include posts with multiple links? | √ | |
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4.4. Overall presentationWhat 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.
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5.0. ADDITIONAL REFLECTIONS ON YOUR BLOG AND YOUR WRITING FOR ITPlease 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).
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6.0. ADVICE AND SUGGESTIONS FOR YOURSELF, YOUR PEERS, AND YOUR SUCCESSORS
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Notes:
- 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.
- 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) derived from Proto-Portfolio 2-02 (2008).
- The essay selection and explanation item (§1.2, above) differs from that in the July 7, 2009, Portfolio for Writing III. Please read the new item carefully before making a selection.
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