Essays2-01a: Quiet place and time for me★

Student ID: 08153

Portfolio for Writing IV, Section 1C

(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
2-01a (2009.10.07)	Essays2-01a: Quiet place and time for me★	2009.10.08		318	5	0	0	0
2-01b (2009.10.21)	Essays2-01b FavPlace.doc	2009.10.21		329	0	0	0	0
(2-01c)
2-02a (2009.11.04)	Draft essay post: 2-02a World history	2009.10.28		382	2	4	0	0
2-02b (2009.11.18)	Revise essays 2-02b-World history	2009.11.11		414	0	2	0	0
(2-02c)
2-03a (2009.12.02)	Essay 2-03a: Language Learning Stories	2009.11.30		537	5	0	0	0
2-03b (2009.12.18/22)	Essay 2-03b: Language Learning Stories	2009.12.17		565	0	0	0	0
(2-03c)
Totals	---	---		2545		12	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.

• I improved 'Language Learning Stories' the best. In this essay, I wrote my language learning stories, the past, present and future. I think this essay is easy to read.
  

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	2009.10.14	17	It is important to accept other person's good idea.
2.2. Your best comment on a classmate's blog*	Draft essays 2-03a	2009.12.09	11	I asked her the reason why she will go to England.
2.3. Best comment by a classmate on your blog*	Language Learning Stories	2009.11.30	22	I was asked a country to which I want to go.
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*	Quiet place and time for me★	2009.10.08	114	Everyone like soft ice cream and Aso.
2.4.1.1. When did you respond to those comments?	---		---	---
2.4.1.2. How did you respond to those comments?	---	---
2.4.2. Any of your other posts*	Hair Change★	2009.10.11	10	She said my new hair is nice.
2.4.2.1. When did you respond to those comments?	---		---	---
2.4.2.2. How did you respond to those comments?	---	---

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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 comments good.

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.

• In a sidebar
  

2.6. Additional reflections on comments

• I wrote comments only when we have to write during class.
  

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	Mr. Putter & Tabby Walk the Dog	2009.09.29	146	0
BR 2-02	A KISS FOR LITTLE BEAR	2009.10.05	112	0
BR 2-03	Milo"s Toothache	2009.10.08	108	0
BR 2-04	THE BOOKSTORE VALENTINE	2009.10.11	132	0
BR 2-05	Bears ODD Bears EVEN	2009.11.04	65	0
BR 2-06	SMALL PIG	2009.11.06	134	0
BR 2-07	THREE UP A TREE	2009.11.10	82	0
BR 2-08	The Enormous Turnip	2009.11.10	66	0
BR 2-09	Biscuit Finds a Friend	2009.11.13	83	0
BR 2-10	A Trip to the Zoo	2009.11.13	73	0
BR 2-11	The Little Red Hen	2009.11.30	81	0
BR 2-12	The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse	2009.11.30	110	0
BR 2-13	The Stinking Story of RUBBISH	2010.01.12	83	0
BR 2-14	Snow Games	2010.01.14	69	0
BR 2-15	Slam Dunk for Mark	2010.01.14	95	0
BR 2-16
BR 2-17
BR 2-18
---	---	Totals:	1439	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 thought 'The Stinking Story of RUBBISH.' I chose this book review because I wrote the reason why I borrowed this book. And I wrote my opinion about rubbish.
  

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):	---	---
"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? 16 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. diary (58) picture (55) revisions (6) favorites (4) speaking (4)	---	---
4.3. Links and media	---	---
4.3.1. Do your blog posts this semester 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? 55 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? 4 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? 0 posts including other media	---	---
What kind(-s) of media have you included in posts this semester? Please list the kinds here: ... ... ...	---	---
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 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.

1. photos
2. labels
3. post titles

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, selections, and reflections).

• I read a lot of English books.
  
• I came to be able to type more quickly.
  
• I enjoyed writing diaries with photos.
  

6.0. ADVICE AND SUGGESTIONS FOR YOURSELF, YOUR PEERS, AND YOUR SUCCESSORS

• I thought it is good for me to Include a photo to profile
• If we paste some pictures to an article, we can enjoy writing and looking at other person's blog.
  
• To be easy to look for an article, making some labels
  

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Notes:

1. 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.
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 2nd (fall) semester PPF first.
3. The essays section (1.0. Essays, above) derived from Proto-Portfolio 2-02 (2008).
   
4. 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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