Writing Ⅳc: Portfolio

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	4	6	2	6	18	18/18*.2
Blog posts	0	0	19	32	18	22	91	91/90*.2
Words	0	0	2587	4395	2810	1602	11332	11332/7500*.2
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	2007.10.17	12	1594	0	0	0	0
Favorite place(-s) 07.10.26	Favorite place	2007.11.14	4	368	0	0	0	0
Movie review 07.11.11	Movie review	2007.11.09	4	355	3	1	1	0
Community life 07.11.25	Community life	2007.11,21	4	510	0	1	2	0
TV in Japan 07.12.09	TV in Japan	2007.12.07	5	480	0	2	2	0
Learning w/ computers 07.12.21	Learning with comoputers	2007.12.21	5	357	0	2	0	0
Totals	---	---		3664	3	6	5	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.

• I think "TV in Japan" is the best. Because I studied television in long time to write this essay. I was able to know about TV. TV has good influence and bad influence. TV is very important for us, but we have to know TV's bad influence.

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*	Writing Studio Blog	2007.12.11	38 words	I had to write better comment.
2.2. Your best comment on a classmate's blog*
2.3. Best comment by a classmate on your blog*	Movie review	2007.11.09	28 words	She asked about my essay. I think it is good thing.
2.4. Most comments on:	Movie review	2007.11.09	57 words	I wanted you to write better comment.
2.4.1. Any one of your essays*	Community life	2007.12.05	18 words	Thank you.
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*	New cell phone	2007.07.25	28 words	Thank you.
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.

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?

• ... No. I didn't know how to display recent comment in a sidebar.
  

2.6. Additional reflections on comments

• I couldn't comment on peer's blog. I think I had to comment on a lot of peers.
  

3.0. Typing Speed Trials

Showcase	Numbers of words	Dates (yy.mm.dd)
3.1. Worst typing speed trial*	65	2007.10.05
3.2. Best typing speed trial*	110	2007.11.21
3.3. Improvement (best minus worst)	55	---
3.4. Average speed for three (3) most recent speed trials**	90

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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	2007.10.05	58	0
2-02	Book review 2-02	2007.10.05	38	0
2-03	Book review 2-03	2007.10.05	75	0
2-04	Book review 2-04	2007.10.05	52	0
2-05	Diana	2007.11.29	166	0
2-06	Titanic	2007.11.29	377	0
2-07	The railway children	2007.11.29	62	0
2-08	Washington D.C.	2007.11.30	213	0
2-09	London	2007.11.30	243	0
2-10	Animal in danger	2007.11.30	228	0
2-11	Mike's lucky day	2007.12.04	207	0
2-12	Prince William	2007.12.04	340	0
2-13	Kings and Queens	2008.01.08	80	0
2-14	Let's play tennis	2008.01.08	63	0
2-15	David Beckham	2008.01.08	175	0
2-16	Jeniffer Lopez	2008.01.08	283	0
2-17	Dracula	2008.01.11	87	0
2-18	Harry Potter	2008.01.11	98	0
---	---	TOTALS:	2884	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.

• I think "Prince William" is the best. Because this book is my favorite, and there are many words. I could know about Prince William in this book. I did not know at all him in the past to read this book. So I became like him.

5.0. Blog Layout, Labeling, Linking, & Media

Showcase	Yes	No
5.1. Does your blog have an archive?	yes
5.1.1. Does the archive display the titles of posts?	yes
5.1.2. Is the archive organized by month?	yes
5.1.3. Is the archive at or near the top of the sidebar?	yes
5.2. Does your blog have labels displayed in sidebar?	yes
5.2.1. Do your labels include these required labels (typed accurately):	---	---
"books" (plural) AND "reviews" (plural)	yes
"essays" (plural) AND "portfolios" (plural, without "proto-")	yes
"quickposts" (plural, with no space between quick and posts)	yes
"links" (plural) AND "media" (plural)	yes
"movies" (plural) AND "photos" (plural)	yes
5.2.2. Does your sidebar display other labels?	yes
How many other labels have you attached to three (3) or more posts? 22 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. books(18) diary(38) Essays(7) links(25) movies(10) photos(48) portfolios(3) quickposts(11) reviews(11)	---	---
5.3. Links & media	---	---
5.3.1. Does your blog include pictures or other graphics?	yes
Does your blog profile include a picture or graphic representation?	yes
How many of your blog posts this semester include pictures or other graphics? 48 posts including pictures or other graphics	---	---
5.3.2. Does your blog include posts with multiple links?	yes
How many of your posts this semester include three (3) or more links?* 2 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. ...I wrote this blog in easy English.
2. ...I included some pictures in this blog.
3. ...I introduced some movies in this blog.

6.0. Additional reflections on your blog writing

• ...In this semester, writing blog was interesting for me. I was able to introduce a lot of things. And I could know my classmate's diary. It was so useful. I enjoyed writting the blog. But I did not comment on the blog of the my friends. I had to comment them.
  

7.0. Suggestions for your peers and successors

• ...Please enjoy that you write blog. If you include some pictures in the blog, it will be so interesting. And If you continue writing blog, your writing skill will be better. Please practice typing. This class use computer. You must type quickly in computer. Please comment on the blog of a lot of your friends. please communicate with a lot of people on the blog. I hope you enjoy to write a blog!!

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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.