A lucky direction is south-southeast in 2008(^^)/ I didn't know it until I saw what the left picture shows(>_<) Did you know it(?_?) If you want to be happy this year, though I ain't a fortune-teller, it may be good for you to remember the direction(#^.^#) Incidentally, I took the left picture at Hirai, a lunch shop(^.^) [57 words]
2008年1月12日土曜日
A lucky direction
A lucky direction is south-southeast in 2008(^^)/ I didn't know it until I saw what the left picture shows(>_<) Did you know it(?_?) If you want to be happy this year, though I ain't a fortune-teller, it may be good for you to remember the direction(#^.^#) Incidentally, I took the left picture at Hirai, a lunch shop(^.^) [57 words]
2008年1月11日金曜日
Hirai
I came home early after a long time on January 9, so my father and mother said 'Let's go get something to eat for dinner!' I agreed to the idea, and we went to Hirai(^.^) I was very hungry then, so I ordered curry and udon topped with deep-fried shrimp（*^_^*） I can't finish everything usually when I order 2 dishes. However, I could do the curry and udon then♪ They were tasty(*^^)v [72 words]
2008年1月10日木曜日
The nightmare day came again↓↓↓
Today, I did a trial lesson on the fourth period(^_^) This was the second time for me to do it. It was more difficult than the first trial lesson because I had to do it almost in English!! Since I didn't practice it at all, I couldn't do it within 10 minutes of course(>_<) After that, I regretted making a lot of mistakes on it(-_-;) However, all I should do now is keep making efforts than before by taking advantage of this experience(^^)/ [83 words]
2008年1月9日水曜日
Portfolio
beginning of template [copy from here] /////
Student ID: 06118
(last five digits of
your student no.)
(last five digits of
your student no.)
Writing IVc: Portfolio
(See: Note 1, below)
(See: Note 1, below)
0.0. Overview
Reviews, Posts, and Words
(See: Note 2, below.) | Months | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 01 | Totals | fn | Indices |
| Book reviews | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 2 | |
| Blog posts | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 31 | 14 | 102 | 1.36 | |
| Words | 712 | 797 | 3718 | 2321 | 7353 | 3462 | 18363 | 4.8968 | |
| TOTAL | 723 | 810 | 3737 | 2339 | 7392 | 3482 | 18483 | --- |
1.0. Essays
(See: Note 3, below) | 1.1. Showcase | Short titles [+ links] | Dates (yy.mm.dd) | ¶ | W | C | L | P | M | Notes |
| Mega- essay 07.10.12 | Good information about Kumamoto | 07.10.10 | 17 | 999 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Favorite place(-s) 07.10.26 | My favorite place | 07.10.26 | 5 | 390 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Movie review 07.11.11 | 07.11.11 | 4 | 312 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Community life 07.11.25 | ♪Community life♪ | 07.11.25 | 5 | 435 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TV in Japan 07.12.09 | TV in Japan | 07.12.09 | 5 | 330 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| Learning w/ computers 07.12.21 | Learning with computers | 07.12.21 | 6 | 522 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | --- | --- | 42 | 2988 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 0 | --- |
Key:
¶: number of paragraphs three 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
M: number of other media included
1.2. Best Essay
Selection and Assessment: Which of those essays do you feel is the best that you've written this semester, and why? Please remember that a complete answer is better than a short answer, and give at least two reasons to support your assessment.- I feel the fifth essay is the best of all my essays in the fall semester. There are 3 reasons why I feel so. First, it was easy for visitors to see, and it concluded the moderate number of sentences in length in each paragraph. Second, it might be able to please visitors thanks to 4 links and a graphic. Finally, I could write about advantages and disadvantages of digital broadcasting adequately.
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* | Kenji & pab in Seattle | 07.09.26 | 24 | a little bad |
| 2.2. Your best comment on a classmate's blog* | Movie Review: Toy Story | 07.11.14 | 32 | good |
| 2.3. Best comment by a classmate on your blog* | A passion fruit | 07.11.14 | 42 | very good |
| 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* | ♪Community life♪ | 07.11.25 | 47 | good |
| 2.4.1.1. When did you respond to those comments? | --- | 07.12.07 | --- | --- |
| 2.4.1.2. How did you respond to those comments? | --- | --- | 51 | so-so |
| 2.4.2. Any of your other posts* | Learning with computers | 07.12.12 | 63 | good |
| 2.4.2.1. When did you respond to those comments? | --- | 07.12.19 | --- | --- |
| 2.4.2.2. How did you respond to those comments? | --- | --- | 106 | good |
* Current semester comments on essays and other posts
** Please list the most important qualities of comments on each type of blog post.
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?- Yes, it displays them at the top of the sidebar, because it is easy for visitors and me to see what recent ones there are on my blog.
2.6. Additional reflections on comments
- I made comments on blogs such as my friends', teacher's and classmates' ones. Wholly, I think I couldn't make good comments on them. However, I wrote only easy words when I made comments on them. Therefore, this was the only my good point about comments.
3.0. Typing Speed Trials
| Showcase | Numbers of words | Dates (yy.mm.dd) |
| 3.1. Worst typing speed trial* | 63 | 07.09.06 |
| 3.2. Best typing speed trial* | 158 | 07.12.19 |
| 3.3. Improvement (best minus worst) | 95 | --- |
| 3.4. Average speed for three (3) most recent speed trials** | 112.3 | 07.12.19 07.12.05 07.11.21 |
* Current semester typing speed trials (five minutes)
** Please list all three dates.
4.0. Book Reviews
| 4.1. Showcase | Short titles with links | Dates (yy.mm.dd) | Words | Comments |
| Example: | Vampire Killer | 07.05.16 | 39 | 1 |
| 2-01 | The Barcelona Game | 07.10.09 | 367 | 0 |
| 2-02 | GIRL meets BOY | 07.10.22 | 398 | 0 |
| 2-03 | JENNIFER LOPEZ | 07.10.30 | 485 | 0 |
| 2-04 | Karen and the ARTIST | 07.11.30 | 585 | 0 |
| 2-05 | The Call of the Wild | 07.12.06 | 1006 | 0 |
| 2-06 | ISLAND FOR SALE | 07.12.17 | 626 | 0 |
| 2-07 | BROWN EYES | 07.12.18 | 583 | 0 |
| 2-08 | Julia Roberts | 07.12.26 | 394 | 0 |
| 2-09 | THE TROY STONE | 07.12.27 | 385 | 0 |
| 2-10 | Marcel and The White Star | 07.12.28 | 324 | 0 |
| 2-11 | MAISIE AND THE DOLPHIN | 07.12.30 | 474 | 0 |
| 2-12 | THE LONG ROAD | 07.12.31 | 492 | 0 |
| 2-13 | Kim's Choice | 08.01.01 | 480 | 0 |
| 2-14 | WHO WANTS TO BE A STAR? | 08.01.02 | 435 | 0 |
| 2-15 | Freckles | 08.01.04 | 454 | 0 |
| 2-16 | Tom Cruise | 08.01.05 | 400 | 0 |
| 2-17 | Newspaper Chase | 08.01.07 | 404 | 0 |
| 2-18 | PELE | 08.01.08 | 383 | 0 |
| --- | --- | TOTALS: | 8675 | 0 |
4.2. 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? Please remember that a complete answer is better than a short answer, and give at least two reasons to support your assessment.- The book review about Freckles is the best of all my book reviews in the fall semester. There are 3 reasons why I think so. First, I could summarize the story of it briefly. Next, I wrote my thoughts about it concretely. Finally, I could write an introduction better than other book reviews.
5.0. Blog Layout, Labeling, Linking, & Media
| Showcase | Yes | No |
| 5.1. Does your blog have an archive? | ○ | |
| 5.1.1. Does the archive display the titles of posts? | ○ | |
| 5.1.2. Is the archive organized by month? | ○ | |
| 5.1.3. Is the archive at or near the top of the sidebar? | ○ | |
| 5.2. Does your blog have labels displayed in sidebar? | ○ | |
| 5.2.1. Do your labels include these required labels (typed accurately): | --- | --- |
| ○ | |
| ○ | |
| ○ | |
| ○ | |
| ○ | |
| 5.2.2. Does your sidebar display other labels? | ○ | |
| --- | --- |
| --- | --- |
| 5.3. Links & media | --- | --- |
| 5.3.1. Does your blog include pictures or other graphics? | ○ | |
| ○ | |
| --- | --- |
| 5.3.2. Does your blog include posts with multiple links? | ○ | |
| --- | --- |
| 5.3.3. Does your blog include other media? | ○ | |
| --- | --- |
| --- | --- |
5.4. Overall presentation
What have you done to enhance the overall presentation of your blog? List and explain the three most important content, formatting, layout, or other presentation changes or enhancements that you have made on your blog this semester.- I have posted more pictures I took by my cell-phone on my blog than the number of them which I posted them on it in the spring semester. I hope it was interesting for visitors.
- I have started to use 'words' in order to check sentences and count how many words I wrote on my blog. To do so was very important for me to let visitors know what I wanted to say rightly.
- I didn't use media from YouTube until a friend of mine told me how to post videos on blogs. I wish videos which I posted on my blog were interesting for visitors to see.
6.0. Additional reflections on your blog writing
- I posted various things on my blog in the fall semester. It was difficult for me to write 'mega essay' and a movie review. In order to please visitors, I posted videos which I downloaded from YouTube on it for the first time. Then, I checked sentences which I wrote by 'word' in the fall semester. Thanks to that, I think I could find mistakes on them soon. Of course, however, I am still poor at writing English sentences. Therefore, I will have to make a lot of efforts to be able to write them. In order to achieve it, I think I will restudy English grammar first.
7.0. Suggestions for your peers and successors
- At first, you should write your blog regularly and finish all assignments such as essays and book reviews punctually. Then, if you have time after you get them done, I suggest that you check sentences which you wrote by 'word' to improve your writing skill. I also propose that you try to write your good blog. It may be easy for visitors to see it. In my case, I changed fonts, or I posted pictures and videos to please them on my blog. Moreover, you should practice typing in English. I feel it is necessary to pass tests of typing. What is the most important for you is that you mustn't be lazy. Even if you have little knowledge about computers and blogs, I think you'll be able to get Writing III and IV's credits if you make efforts.
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Notes:
- This portfolio template amplifies the template for Writing IIIc portfolios.
- The overview section (0.0. Overview, above) derives from Proto-Portfolio 2-01.
- This essays section (1.0. Essays, above) derives from Proto-Portfolio 2-02.
2008年1月8日火曜日
Book Review 2-18: PELE
I read PELE. This book is written about a famous soccer player's background. He plays soccer well. Then, he joins some soccer clubs. One day, he is selected for the member of Brazilian World Cup. Can his team win the games?Edson Arantes do Nascimento was born in 1940. His family called him Dico. They lived in Brazil. In 1944, the manager of Bauru Altetico, a big soccer club, asked him to join the club. Then, the family accepted his offer and moved to Bauru. Little Dico played a lot of soccer at the club. Since the family didn't have enough money, he worked at Bauru station in 1948, and he cleaned shoes. Later that year, Dico started school. In 1951, his friends began to call him Pele. Pele played soccer well. In 1955, he joined Santos, a famous soccer club in Brazil. After some weeks, he had a good friend, Zito, on his team. Pele scored his first goal in a game in 1956. After that, he got to score many goals for the team in many games. Amazingly, late in 1957, he was selected for the member of the Brazilian World Cup! Then, Brazil was the champion in 1958, 1962 and 1970. After the 1970 World Cup, Pele said goodbye to World Cup soccer. By the way, in 1958, one day, he saw a young white girl, Rosemeri, at the ball game. She looked at him many times and he looked at her. Then, they got friends. After that, Pele had gone out with her for 7 years, and they married in 1965. In the end, he stopped playing soccer in 1974. He went to New York for a job with an American team, New York Cosmos. He stayed with the team for 3 years. After that, he worked for UNICEF and talked with governments about the problems of the world's children.
I knew about soccer just a little, but I didn't know Pele until I read PELE. I think he had a talent for soccer. He couldn't have won the World Cup when he was a rookie as a professional otherwise. Then, he was a great person because he played not only soccer for his team, but he also worked for UNICEF. Pele seemed to be diligent, kind and thoughtful. [383 words]
2008年1月7日月曜日
Book Review 2-17: Newspaper Chase
I read Newspaper Chase. A thief steals a painting from a house. However, he breaks an expensive blue glass vase in the house and trends the pieces of glass when he runs away from there. Can he really make it in stealing the painting perfectly?The time is in one o'clock in the morning. The place is the Ritesville town art gallery. Harry Black, a thief, comes in a house by opening a window. He finds a painting soon in a room. Then, he takes the painting from its frame. However, on the way to the window, he breaks a beautiful blue glass vase on a table! He runs across the pieces of glass to the window. After that, Harry goes to his room in Mrs. Allen's rooming house and puts the painting in a newspaper. Then, he places the newspaper under his bed. In the morning, a reporter is at the art gallery and he is talking about the painting on the TV. Moreover, he is talking about the blue glass vase. On Friday, Janey, Mrs. Allen's daughter, is looking for old newspapers to throw them away in the house after the newspaper recycling truck arrives. She takes all old newspapers including the newspaper under Harry's bed to the truck. Shortly after she finishes doing it, he chases after the truck to get back the painting. 'What is he doing?' she thinks. When he looks for it, she sees his shoe. Amazingly, there is some blue glass in his shoe! Suddenly, Janey remembers the photo of the blue glass vase on the TV. She goes back to the house and calls the police. Then, some policemen arrive and check Harry's shoe. One of them takes the glass from it and says 'This is an expensive piece of glass.' The piece of glass becomes a conclusive evidence of theft against him, and he is arrested by them in the end.
There was an interesting scene for me in Newpaper Chase. It is that Harry believed he could steal the painting perfectly. Till I finished reading this book, I didn't think the piece of glass became a conclusive evidence of theft against him. However, I could know he was arrested in the end before I finished reading it. Although Janey saw the conclusive evidence at his shoe by accident, she did a great thing. Personally, I thought her good memory led the case to solve. [404 words]
An unexpected souvenir
One of my friend who is from Yamaguchi prefecture gave me 'furikake' the right picture shows today(^_^)v I had seen various 'furikakes', but I saw it for the first time(>_<) I think I will have it when I have breakfast(^_^) Then, I hope it is delicious(^^♪ [46 words]
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