Task two

1. I think you should attend class every week. If you are class skip, you didn't know class meeting. Don't take a rest once because I don't understand that I take a rest.
2. You must write esaay good well. You write many words. It's important. Short eaasy isn't interesting. A skill improves if you write it a lot. You follow a number of words, and write it.　
   
3. You can post blog every week. And check your own g-mail. G-mail check is very important. To see the blog of all, refer to it. You do not understand the message from a teacher unless you confirm an email. You will do your best!!

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Media

I thought about the media. I am particular when I think deeply. The Internet spreads now in the world. There is not such the convenient thing.
26words

Trouble...

January 23. I didn't study enough, I was up until morning. I slept for around 30 minutes. It was only 1 experimentally and did my best tomorrow.
27words

An examination

January 22. An examination begins on 22nd. On Sunday and Saturday wasn't able to use a library by a center examination. I'm worried about this test. But, I want to do my best.
33words

A center examination

January 19, 20. It will be a center examination tomorrow today. Two years passed from that, too. When I was high school student, we studied a lot for the all school of choice. Everybody passed it, I was glad. An examinee wants you to do your best.
47words

Presentation

January 18. Today was last speaking class. I announced the presentation of my summer vacation. I announced the memory, I went to Okinawa for at the age of a primary schoolchild. I was tense and wasn't able to talk well.
40words

Typing

Typing is little difficult for me. So, I don’t like use a computer. I dislike a computer. But, writing class was use a computer. I was surprised, everyone quackery use a computer. Writing class is difficult for me. But, assistant was very kind for everyone. I helped her many times. Old years ago, I was typed slowly. But now, I typed quicker. Use a computer is important. Everyone can use a computer. Computer is a convenient. Now, I want to a computer. I want to study a computer. Last year computer’s class was very difficult for me. Then, I worry about me. Teacher was very kind.
106words

Sleep

January 14. Today a lot of slept. I ate supper and took a bath, and a father sent me in a house. When I always leave the house, I become sad. However, I was able to leave a house without crying today. But I arrived at the house and became lonely.
52words

Thanks

January 13. I thank for my parents, it being an adult. I did a celebration in a house. I got a lot of adult gifts. I was very happy.
29words

A junior high school

January 13. A ceremony was finished, and there was the class reunion of the junior high school. Both a girl and the boy were strange. It was a buffet party. I toasted it together and talked with various people. I tried all work and a school hard. Then, we went for a karaoke in a second meeting. Because I was able to take a photograph with a lot of people, I became the memory. I want to already make a coming-of-age ceremony once.
83words

A coming-of-age ceremony

January 13. Today was a coming-of-age ceremony of Aso City. Everybody was strange and became beautiful. There was photography every junior high school. I could meet everybody of the track and field club and was really glad. And, the mayor sang a song and blessed you, we were glad.

49words

Shopping

January 12. I went to Daiei for shopping with a mother. I bought the hair ornament of the tomorrow's coming-of-age ceremony. There were various hair ornaments, so I was troubled. I slept early in the morning tomorrow because I was early. I will be a pleasure tomorrow.
46words

Rainy day

January 11. It was rainy today from morning. I met Grandmother at a bus stop. The Grandmother wasn't able to walk well. I said that the Grandmother wanted to go for kengun, so I helped her because a bus was the same as me. However, the bus was Standing room only because it rained. Nobody handed over a seat to Grandmother. I became sad, and I cried. When I got off a bus, I leaned Grandmother on a man. I was slightly glad. I thought, kumamoto wasn't the kind person.
89words

Speaking Test

January 10. Tomorrow will be speaking test. Because it cann't talk well, it is worry about. I practice to see a print. I will do my best tomorrow.
28words

Hair salon

January 10.
I went to hair salon with Namu and Tomomi.
We went to hurry.
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Australia

January 10. A younger brother goes to Australia by a school excursion for one week from tomorrow. So he came back in Aso from today. I ordered a souvenir. While there isn't a younger brother, I am glad because it is only in my house.
45words

French

January 9. I remembered that tomorrow's French report. Because it was very difficult, I didn't want to study French. However, I did my best because it was the last class.
30words

Dinner

January 9. I had take me and the younger brother to the cousin with dinner. The meal with 3 felt strange. However, the story was interesting, too.
27words

Nail

January 8. A school was finished I went to make a nail tip. I was uneasy whether I was in time by a coming-of-age ceremony. However, salesclerk was all right, I was very happy.
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Oh.....

January 8. I was a school from 1 period today. However, I got up at 11:00. I didn't notice an alarm having sounded either. I was surprised to watch a clock. However, I didn't understand I was too eager and what should have done. But 5 period was test,I went to from 4 period.
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Study

January 7. I tried some study hard, because it's a test tomorrow. I wasn't so sleepy to miss it. I was up until 4:00.
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Angry...

January 7. I returned to the house and was angry. The younger brother was a winter vacation until today. However, a lot of friends came when I returned to the house. Though I was tired and returned, there was not rice. I was angry to contact it when a friend came because there wasn't communication.
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A school began

January 7. A school began on today. I met everybody after a long absence. I talked a lot for joy. There was the friend whom a coming-of-age ceremony ended in inside. I want to almost try a test hard because it is a spring vacation.
45words

Cleaning

January 6. I cleaned the house today because it was very fine.
And I went to buy a cooking ingredient.
I want to try cooking hard this year.
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Sleepy...

January 5. I was very sleepy today. I played and may have been tired. Because life rhythm collapsed in New Year holidays, I want to regain physical condition management well.
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Portfolio

Student ID: 06232
(last five digits of
your student no.)

Writing IVc: Portfolio
(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	0	0	18	0	18
Blog posts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Words	0	0	0	0	757	0	757
TOTAL	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---

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	Mega Essay	07.10.17	0	922	0	0	0	0	0
Favorite place(-s) 07.10.26	My favorite place	07.10.26	0	525	1	0	0	0	0
Movie review 07.11.11	Toy Story	07.11.10	0	490	0	0	1	0	0
Community life 07.11.25	Community life	07.11.24	0	382	2	0	0	0	0
TV in Japan 07.12.09	TV program	07.12.07	0	320	0	0	0	0	0
Learning w/ computers 07.12.21	Learning with Computer	07.12.21	0	766	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	---	---	0	3405	3	0	1	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

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.

• [Remove square brackets, including these remarks; identify your best essay, and write out reasons for selecting it here.]
  

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*	Busy summer vacation	07.09.26	18	1
2.2. Your best comment on a classmate's blog*
2.3. Best comment by a classmate on your blog*	"Nabe"	07.11.21	21	1
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	07.12.05	34	2
2.4.1.1. When did you respond to those comments?	---		---	---
2.4.1.2. How did you respond to those comments?	---	---		10
2.4.2. Any of your other posts*
2.4.2.1. When did you respond to those comments?	---	07.09.26	---	---
2.4.2.2. How did you respond to those comments?	---	---		10

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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.

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?

• ...
  

2.6. Additional reflections on comments

• [Remove square brackets, including these remarks; write out your reflections on giving and receiving comments here.]
  

3.0. Typing Speed Trials

Showcase	Numbers of words	Dates (yy.mm.dd)
3.1. Worst typing speed trial*	14 words	07.12.12
3.2. Best typing speed trial*	131 words	07.11.21
3.3. Improvement (best minus worst)	131 words	---
3.4. Average speed for three (3) most recent speed trials**	131 words	07.11.21

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* 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	Book review 2-01: TINKERS ISLAND	07.12.04	42	0
2-02	Book review 2-02: FOOD AND DRINK IN BRITAIN	07.12.04	58	0
2-03	Book review 2-03: Australia	07.12.04	61	0
2-04	Book review 2-04: THE RANSOM OF RED CHIEF	07.12.04	43	0
2-05	Book review 2-05: FLIGHT	07.12.04	37	0
2-06	Book review 2-06: Dagerous Game	07.12.04	71	0
2-07	Book review 2-07: COUNTDOWN TO MIDNIGHT	07.12.04	21	0
2-08	Book review 2-08: THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES	07.12.04	29	0
2-09	Book review 2-09: NELSON MANDELA	07.12.04	42	0
2-10	Book review 2-10: SCOTLAND	07.12.04	43	0
2-11	Book review 2-11: READING COMPREHENSION 3	07.12.04	18	0
2-12	Book review 2-12: The Climb	07.12.04	25	0
2-13	Book review 2-13: Julie Chan is MISSING	07.12.04	44	0
2-14	Book review 2-14: THE SINGER NOT THE SONG	07.12.04	23	0
2-15	Book review 2-15: CLARA	07.12.04	39	0
2-16	Book review 2-16: Mission Apollo	07.12.19	75	0
2-17	Book review 2-17: The Olympic Games	07.12.19	54	0
2-18	Book review 2-18: THE CINEMA	07.12.19	32	0
				0
---	---	TOTALS:	757	0

Note: Please calculate book review words and comments totals without the example (above).

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.

• [Remove square brackets, including these remarks; identify your best book review, and write out reasons for selecting it here.]

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):	---	---
"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 "photos" (plural)	○
5.2.2. Does your sidebar display other labels?	○
How many other labels have you attached to three (3) or more posts? ___ 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. www (n) xxx (m) yyy (o) zzz (p) ...	---	---
5.3. Links & media	---	---
5.3.1. Does your blog include pictures or other graphics?	○
Does your blog profile include a picture or graphic representation?	○
How many of your blog posts this semester include pictures or other graphics? ___ posts including pictures or other graphics	---	---
5.3.2. Does your blog include posts with multiple links?	○
How many of your posts this semester include three (3) or more links?* ___ posts including three or more links (including this portfolio!)	---	---
5.3.3. Does your blog include other media?		×
How many of your blog posts this semester include other media? ___ posts including other media	---	---
What kind(-s) of media have you included in posts this semester? Please list them here: ... ... ...	---	---

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.

1. ...






2. ...






3. ...

6.0. Additional reflections on your blog writing

• ...

7.0. Suggestions for your peers and successors

• ...

____________________
Notes:

1. This portfolio template amplifies the template for Writing IIIc portfolios.






2. The overview section (0.0. Overview, above) derives from Proto-Portfolio 2-01.






3. This essays section (1.0. Essays, above) derives from Proto-Portfolio 2-02.

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Mister Donut

January 5. I went to Mister Donut with a friend today. Because I loved Mister Donut, I was glad. It was 100 yen at a sale. However, it was it to 0 points because a period expired though I accumulated it of 320 points. I was very disappointed.
48words

In Hikarino-mori

January 4. I went to shopping with a younger sister and a mother in Hikarino- mori. There were very many shoppers. Many things were very cheap at a sale. I was given perfume and a false eyelash by a mother. I was very glad.
43words

Leave the hometown

January 4. Today is the last day. The father went to the city hall for work. I was slightly lonely. I cleaned the house with a mother from morning and washed it. It was very warm today. I became lonely when I gathered up in my baggage. It is a usual thing. I said good-bye to Grandmother and left the house.
61words

Snowman

January 3. A friend sent the photograph of the snowman by a mobile telephone. In Aso snowed, my friend made a snowman.
22words

Nabe

January 3. I made porridge of rice and vegetables after having done a kimchi pan. It was very delicious.
19words

Grand mother

January 3. Today, I went to the Grandmother's house with a family in the night. I heard, Grandmother got sick. I worried about it. But, Grandmother seemed to be cheerful. I was glad. Then, sushi cooking was prepared for, I ate. It was very delicious.
45words

Hakone Ekiden

January 3. I watched Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden with a family today from morning. Today was a return journey. There were a lot of accidents today. I felt sorry for the university which wasn't able to take the seed and renounced university. Komazawa university won the Hakone ekiden. The supervision and the captain looked glad. I was impressed.
57words

Joyful

January 2. I returned to Aso, and friends went to the joyful. However we met for a long time, I was slightly ashamed that I met everybody. But, we talked about the coming-of-age ceremony.
But, there wasn't place in Aso, I met a lot of acquaintance in joyful. All seemed to be in good health and were good.
58words

High school soccer

January 2. I watched senior high school soccer from noon. It is a match of the Luther academy Senior High School of the representative Kumamoto today. I waited for this day. However, I was disappointed because it wasn't Ohzu Senior High School this year. Luther lost. Though I was disappointing, I think it to have done its best by first match defeat. I will want Ohzu to go again next year.
71words

Hakone Ekiden

January 2. I watched Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden today. I don't understand which university wins the championship every year. So I looked with a family for pleasure this year. But, I seem to be strong-minded because it is relay road race. Waseda University won in the way to the turning point.
49words

New Year Ekiden

January 1. New Year dishes were luxurious from morning. I watched relay road race in New Year while eating New Year dishes with family. I ate too much a crab and a lobster. The soup containing vegetables and rice cakes for New Year's Day was very delicious. But, I was careful to overeating of the rice cake. It is good to take it easy with a family for New Year holidays. Of course I got a New Year's present.
79words

Happy New Year 2008

A Happy New Year. It was 2008 at last.

Though I am colder, I do my best this year.

And I value once-in-a-lifetime chance.

December 31, 2007

2007 is the end by today. There was a various thing this year for one year. It was good that I could meet a lot of people this year. 2007 was a year of the challenge for me. I want to challenge it a lot next year. Thank you in 2007.
52words

Snow

On December 31. It was very cold when I got up in the morning. It snowed when I looked at the outside. In the roof of the neighboring house was covered with snow. I was pleased in the old days. I made a snowman, but don't go out because I am cold now. The temperature of the room was surprised at below the freezing point. Aso was very cold.
69words

♪♪

On December 30, Aso was cold. But I was brought up for many years in Aso, I am not yet used to winter of Aso. Because Kumamoto city and temperature were entirely different, I was surprised. Then, my house was relax and thought that I was comfortable because a mother did housework.
52words

Sweet potato

On December 29, there were a lot of sweet potatoes when I returned to the hometown. I loved a sweet potato because I was very glad. There was corrugated cardboard one box and was surprised because I was very big. I roasted it with a stove at once.
48words

Return to Aso

On December 29, I cleaned the house alone. Because, my younger brother went to school. My father came to pick you up at noon, I was up early in the morning and cleaned it. I washed it and I made a bet of a vacuum cleaner and wiped a floor with a dustcloth. As for me, cleaning became gradually pleasant. And a younger brother returned and cleaned it together. My father came to pick you up when we ate slow lunch. We got ready to return to Aso and returned to the hometown after a long time ago.
98words

Kimono

It will be a coming-of-age ceremony next week. I did family celebration on December 22. Though kimono was hard, the dish was very delicious. I thank my parents. I look forward to a public performance. I want to see everybody early♪
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Okonomi-yaki

On December 28, long time ago I went to eat dinner with my friends and play. However, we were not so hungry. I went to eat because a friend said that okonomiyaki wanted to eat. We were full, we went to TSUTAYA. And ice and a cake wanted to eat. We went to eat a cake in Ringo-no-ki. And we talked a lot and made relaxed. Then, we went to TSUTAYA again. I borrowed the album of Enya Farm and went to the house of the friend. We made various talks while hearing it. I decided to go for a drive this time. It was the day when it was happy for me.
112words

Cake

On December 27, a younger sister sent the photograph of the Christmas cake by an email. I seem to be very delicious. But, the Christmas cake is satisfactory because I ate with friends. I like shortcake than the chocolate cake.
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