Student ID: 06172
Portfolio for Writing IV, Section 1A
(See: Note 1, below)
0.0. OVERVIEWReviews, 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 |
| 2-01a (2009.10.07) | Favorite place(s) | Tuesday, October 13, 2009 | 7 | 376 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2-01b (2009.10.21) | Favorite Places | Wednesday, October 21, 2009 | 7 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (2-01c) | ||||||||
| 2-02a (2009.11.04) | Up with Fashion!!! | Thursday, October 29, 2009 | 6 | 417 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2-02b (2009.11.18) | Up with Fashion!!! | Wednesday, November 11, 2009 | 7 | 518 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| (2-02c) | ||||||||
| 2-03a (2009.12.02) | Language Learning History | Wednesday, December 2, 2009 | 7 | 822 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2-03b (2009.12.18/22) | Language learning wasn't done in a day! | Wednesday, December 16, 2009 | 9 | 1025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (2-03c) | ||||||||
| Totals | --- | --- | 43 | 3583 | 13 | 8 | 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.
- My most improved essay is Language learning wasn't done in a day! There are two reasons. One is that this is the longest essay I wrote in this class and I wrote carefully tying up the paragraphs. The other reason is that I made the title spoofing a saying "Rome wasn't built in a day."
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* | Social Media and Social Networking Explained | Wed Oct 14, 10:21:00 AM JST | 39 | I wrote a geeral opinion so I think it in ok. |
| 2.2. Your best comment on a classmate's blog* | Essay 2-2a | 2009年11月4日9:48 | 14 | I showed my sympathy to her thought and asked a question so I think the comment is good! |
| 2.3. Best comment by a classmate on your blog* | Essay2-03-language-learning-history | Wednesday, December 2, 2009 | 41 | Her comment was thankful because I could know that I gave her a new knowledge! |
| 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 2-02a: Up with Fashion!!! **Website Review Draft** | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2009 | 113 | I could know everybody who made comments liked the website I recommended. Therefore these comments were useful and thankful for me. |
| 2.4.1.1. When did you respond to those comments? | --- | --- | --- | |
| 2.4.1.2. How did you respond to those comments? | --- | --- | 45 | First, I showed my appreciation to all the commenters and then responded to each one. I think this comment was pretty communicative! |
| 2.4.2. Any of your other posts* | Don't limit yourself!!! | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2009 | 48 | I could know that I could cheer her up with my idea so the comment made me happy. |
| 2.4.2.1. When did you respond to those comments? | --- | --- | --- | |
| 2.4.2.2. How did you respond to those comments? | --- | --- | 42 | I showed my sympathy to her feeling and commented in a positive atitude. Therefore the comment was meaningful. |
* 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.
- ...My blog displays recent comments in the second top of sidebar.
- ... Through giving comments, I had chance to read other classmates' blogs and how they enjoy their collage lives.
- ... About receiving comments, I could know that I had readers for my blog and I blogged thinking of the readers. I added a lot of pictures to make my blog more interesting.
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 | Voting | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2009 | 329 | 1 |
| BR 2-02 | THE BEGINNINGS OF DEMOCRACY | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2009 | 275 | 0 |
| BR 2-03 | Democracy in Action | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2009 | 196 | 0 |
| BR 2-04 | Taxation | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2009 | 176 | 0 |
| BR 2-05 | GARBAGE | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2009 | 168 | 0 |
| BR 2-06 | One Woman's Choice | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2009 | 416 | 0 |
| BR 2-07 | PEACEKEEPERS | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2009 | 448 | 0 |
| BR 2-08 | Love Actually | SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2009 | 254 | 0 |
| BR 2-09 | Insect Study Butterflies | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2009 | 270 | 0 |
| BR 2-10 | Oliver Twist | SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2009 | 388 | 0 |
| BR 2-11 | Sense and Sensibility | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009 | 439 | 0 |
| BR 2-12 | A Christmas Carol | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2009 | 400 | 0 |
| BR 2-13 | The Happy Prince | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2009 | 600 | 0 |
| BR 2-14 | FOOD AND DRINK IN BRITAIN | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2009 | 275 | 0 |
| BR 2-15 | Leonardo da Vinci | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2009 | 251 | 0 |
| BR 2-16 | American Life | MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 2010 | 139 | 0 |
| BR 2-17 | Commerce | THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2010 | 291 | 0 |
| BR 2-18 | BR2-18 The History of the English Language | SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 2010 | 160 | 0 |
| --- | --- | Totals: | 5475 | 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 BR2-01 Voting. That's because when I wrote this book review, there held a big election nationwide. I wanted associate my book review with current affairs in Japan and I could that.
| Showcase | Yes | No |
| 4.1. Does your blog display an archive? | 0 | |
| 4.1.1. Does the archive display the titles of posts? | 0 | |
| 4.1.2. Is the archive organized by month? | 0 | |
| 4.1.3. Is the archive at or near the top of the sidebar? | 0 | |
| 4.2. Does your blog display a cloud or list of labels in the sidebar? | 0 | |
| 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? | 0 | |
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| 4.3. Links and media | --- | --- |
| 4.3.1. Do your blog posts this semester include photos or other graphics? | 0 | |
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| 4.3.2. Does your blog include posts with multiple links? | 0 | |
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| 4.3.3. Does your blog include other media? | 0 | |
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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.
- ... I changed color and size of some words which I wanted to emphasis.
- ... I attached links and pictures to my posts as much as I can.
- ... I tried not to write too many sentences in one paragraph except essays and book reviews so that readers can read them less stressfully to their eyes.
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).
- ... All the class activities in this class were useful for me. Especially how to prepare for essay such as brainstorming and making a mind map using a Mac software.
- Using Mac in the class, I got used to it and can enjoy using it now. It was troublesome at first though since I had never used it. I learned how to use it not only writing English in the class. I'm sure the skill is useful for me in various situations in the future.
- ... To. successors, Writing a post constantly is troublesome for the first few months for everybody but you'll used to it for sure. Find interesting things in your daily life, take pictures, post them from your cell phone with a short note, and add more words later.(Ask your teacher how to do it.) Doing so you'll enjoy blogging soon!
- ... To. Peers, Keep blogging even after finishing this class. It's going to be a good present for yourself in the future!
- ... To. myself, As I suggested to my peers, keep blogging!
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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) differsfrom that in the July 7, 2009, Portfolio for Writing III. Please read the new item carefully before making a selection.
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