2009年7月31日金曜日

July 30

I finished all the test yesterday so that I was very happy. After finished my test, I went to karaoke with Kouhei and Haruka. We sang a lot of songs for 4 hours. It was very interesting!! Kouhei and Haruka sing very well!!
After that we went driving with Tsubasa. We went to eat dinner. We ate hamburg. It was delicious. After dinner, we went to Hanaokayama to see the night view. It was very beautiful!! I like the night view very much.
We talked about a lot of things. I enjoyed with them very much!!!
(96words)

2009年7月20日月曜日

My ideal...

My ideal couple is my grandfather and my grandmother. They are the best couple, I think. My grandfather was very friendly, kind for all people, hard worker and dreat man. My grandmother is very cheerful, cooking very well, very smart and great woman.
My grand father died when I was 17 years old. I was very sad and cried so much. Because I like him very much. My grandfather and grandmother took care of them each other. I think that it is very wonderful thing.
The day before my grandfather died, he said to my grandmother "I am very happy because I could marry and live with you. I am sorry to bother you a lot of things. I am very thamkful you. Thank you for marrying me". I heard it from her. I moved his words.
I think he loved her very much and she loves him stil now. I think that they troubles a lot of things but they were happy. I want to marry like them.
(169words)

July 20

I went to down town to study with Eiko. She and I work at same part-time job's place. She is two years older than I. She is very friendly and kind. She always guids me in a lot of things.
We went shopping at first. After that we went to Caffe to eat lunch and study. We studied hard very much. Next, we went shopping a lot of places. I like to go shopping very much!! I want to buy a lot of clothes but I cannot to buy a lot of clothes because I don't have a lot of money. Next, we took a print club pictures.
I went to down town with her after a long days. I enjpyed very much!!
(123words)

July 18

I went driving with Youko and Akane. We went to same high school but we don't know well each other.
I had a class after that we went driving. First, we went to Pasta Lista to eat pasta. I like the restaurant the best. I think that the restaurant is the most delicious resutaurant. It is near the youmetown, hikarinomori. Please go there!!
Next, we went to Kikuchi. We wanted to go Kikuchi Suigenn but we lost the way so that we gave up going there. After that, we went to Yamaga. We lost the way again!! I often lost the way in driving because I had no plan in driving. I listend a lot of music for example, "西野カナ", EXILE, and so on. I like these songs very much.
Next, we went to starbucks coffee. I like there very much. I often go there with my friends. It's coffee are very delicious so that I like there so much!!
After that we went to karaoke for about 2 hours. We sang a lot of songs. Recently, I like karaoke very much because I can reduce stress.
After driving, I went back my grandmother's house. I like to stay her house very much. Because she is very good grandmother, I think. At midnight, I went to karaoke again with Tsubasa. After finished his part-time job, we went to karaoke for about 4 hours. I sang a lot of songs that day. I enjoyed very much!!
(250words)

2009年7月17日金曜日

July 17

I had no classes yesterday so I was able to relax in yesterday's morning. I went to university to went driving with Haruka and Tsubasa. They had a class but they finished at 10:30.
First, we went to Kumamoto University. There are a lot of buildings so that we lost the way. It was very hot and rainy yesterday. In the building, it was very hot so we were very surprised because Kumamoto Gakuenn Univeysity is very comfortable in the buildings. After that, we went to karaoke. Recently, we often go to karaoke. Haruka and Tsubasa sing very well!! We sang a lot of songs and talked about a lot of things. Haruka and I had to go because we had a part-time job. I wanted to stay with them. After my part-time job, I went to my grandmother's house in Kikuchi. In midnight, I could go there only 30 minutes.
I could enjoy very much with Haruka and Tsubasa. I want to go a lot of places with them!!
(170words)

2009年7月15日水曜日

Liro and Stitch 2

I think that this movie tells us that family and friends are very important for us. I think so too because I feel very lonely if I were alone. I like talking with my friends and family.

First, Liro has no parents but she has an elder sister. Her sister is very kind and takes care of her. I think that if I had no parents, I could not live happily. Liro has no parents but she lives very happily because she has an elder sister. She is the greatest elder sister for Liro. I thought Liro and her elder sister were very good family.

In my family, I have an elder sister too. She married last month and she gave a birth to a boy. Her family looks very happy and enjoying their lives. But I feel a little lonely. Because I am good terms with my elder sister. When we had same free times, we went a lot of places together. Her husband is very kind to me so I like him very much. My sister and her husband are very good couple, I think. I sometimes feel lonely but I can enjoy her family.

Liro has a best friend. He is a monster named Stitch. Liro had no friends till Stitch came. Stitch is a monster but Liro and Stitch are very good friends. Because they take care of them each other. It is very great thing, I think.

In my friends, I have a lot of friends in university, part-time job’s place and so on. I like talking and driving with them very much. When I stay with them, I am able to enjoy doing a lot of things. I am thankful of my friends. We help each other too. I think that it is very bad thing to think of myself. If I think of myself, I lost my all friends, I think.

I can enjoy my life and very happy because I have a family and a lot of friends. If I had no family and friends, my life was very boring. I think that family and friends are very important for us.
(360words)

Liro and Stitch 1

I think that this movie tells us that family and friends are very important for us. I think so too because I feel very lonely if I were alone. I like talking with my friends and family.

First, Liro has no parents but she has an elder sister. Her sister is very kind and takes care of her. I think that if I had no parents, I could not live happily. Liro has no parents but she lives very happily because she has an elder sister. She is the greatest elder sister for Liro. I thought Liro and her elder sister were very good family.

In my family, I have an elder sister too. She married last month and she gave a birth to a boy. Her family looks very happy and enjoying their lives. But I feel a little lonely. Because I am good terms with my elder sister. When we had same free times, we went a lot of places together. Her husband is very kind to me so I like him very much. My sister and her husband are very good couple, I think. I sometimes feel lonely but I can enjoy her family.

Liro has a best friend. He is a monster named Stitch. Liro had no friends till Stitch came. Stitch is a monster but Liro and Stitch are very good friends. B ecause they take care of them each other. It is very great thing, I think.

In my friends, I have a lot of friends in university, part-time job’s place and so on. I like talking and driving with them very much. When I stay with them, I can enjoy doing a lot of things. We help each other too. I think that it is very bad thing to think of myself. If I think of myself, I lost my all friends, I think.

I can enjoy my life and very happy because I have a family and a lot of friends. If I had no family and friends, my life was very boring. I think that family and friends are very important for us.
(351words)

2009年7月10日金曜日

BR 1-11 : The Gingerbread Man



I have read this book written in Japanease a lot of times when I was a childwood. This story is about a little old man, a little old woman, the gingerbread man and a few cildren. The old man and woman lived happily but they had no children. So they cooked a boy out of gingerbread. When she opened the oven, the gingerbread jumped and ran away. The gingerbread man ran away and ran way. But the gingerbread man could not to swim and could not go over the river. The fox helped the gingerbread man. But the fox ate the gingerbread man in the fox.
This story is very suprisingly!! I think that it is bad thing to do what I want to.
(124words)

2009年7月8日水曜日

Portfolio for Writting lll

Student ID: vwxyz
[Please replace "vwxyz" (above) with
the last five digits of your student number
(without quotation marks). Then delete these remarks.]

Portfolio for Writing III, Section 1A OR 1C

[Please delete the unsuitable class section and "OR" (above), along with this line of remarks.]

(See: Note 1, below)

0.0. Overview

Reviews, Posts, Words, and More

(See: Note 2, below.)

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(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

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C

L

P

M

1-01a (2009.04.08)








1-01b (2009.04.20)









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1-02a (2009.06.01)









1-02b (2009.07.06)









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1-03a (2009.06.29)









1-03b (2009.07.13)









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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. Best Essay

Selection and Assessment: Which of those six assigned essays 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.

  • [Please remove these remarks, including the square brackets, then identify your best essay, and write out your reasons for selecting it here.]



2.0. Comments

Showcase

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*





2.2. Your best comment on a classmate's blog*





2.3. Best comment by a classmate on your blog*





2.4. Most comments on:

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*





2.4.1.1. When did you respond to those comments?

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2.4.1.2. How did you respond to those comments?

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2.4.2. Any of your other posts*





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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 them good comments.

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.

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2.6. Additional reflections on comments

  • [Please remove these remarks, including the square brackets; then write out your reflections on both giving and receiving comments here.]

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3.0. Book Reviews

3.1. Showcase

Short titles
with links

Dates: yyyy.mm.dd

Words

Comments

Example:

Vampire Killer

2007.05.16

39

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BR 1-01





BR 1-02





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BR 1-04





BR 1-05





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BR 1-07





BR 1-08





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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.

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



4.0. Blog Layout, Labeling, Linking, & 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 have labels displayed in sidebar?



5.2.1. Do your labels include these required labels (typed accurately):

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  • "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?

    • ___ other labels attached to three or more posts

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    • 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)

      • ...

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4.3. Links & media

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4.3.1. Does your blog 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?

    • ___ posts including photos or other graphics

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4.3.2. 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!)

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4.3.3. Does your blog include other media?



  • How many of your blog posts this semester include other media?

    • ___ posts including other media

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  • What kind(-s) of media have you included in posts this semester? Please list the kinds here:

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    2. ...

    3. ...


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  • 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.

    1. ... (short link, date)

    2. ... (short link, date)

    3. ... (short link, date)


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4.4. Overall presentation

What have you done to enhance the overall presentation 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.

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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, and reflections).

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6.0. Advice and suggestions for yourself, your peers, and your successors

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Notes:

  1. This portfolio template derives from the templates for Writing IIIc and Writing IVc portfolios (2007-08), and Writing III, §§1a & 1c and Writing IV: Portfolio, §§1a & 1c portfolios (2008-09).

  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 1st (spring) semester PPF first.

  3. The essays section (1.0. Essays, above) derived from Proto-Portfolio 2-02 (2008).

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Part-time job

I have a part-time job from Monday to Friday. I work at crime school and I teach English grammar, Japanease and classic Japanease to high school students. They study very hard to pass the entrance examination. They are very cute and friendly. It is very difficult for me to teach them but I do my best. Recently, I like to teach and I come to think that I want to be a teacher in the future.
I am very tired after finishing my part-time job, but I am able to enjoy teaching them. I like my part-time job very much!!
(100words)

My high school days

I went to Kyusyu Gakuinn high school. I like KyuuGaku very much!!
I belonged to English class for 3 years. Our class had a lot of classes on a day. We had about for 10 classes. We studied very hard to pass the entrance examination. To study was very hard for me but I liked Kyusyuu Gakuinn's teachers very much!! They were very kind and friendly.
I belonged to brass band club for 6 months and I played the frute. I like music very much but I gave up belonging the club. Although I gave up the club, I contined to practice the frute in my house. To play the instrument is very interesting for me.
I was able to experience a lot of things. I had a very bitter experiences but I had a lot of very interesting experiences. I think I was happy to go to KyuuGaku very much!!
(151words)

Typing Homework : Vacation Plan

I want to do a lot of things in this summer vacation. First I want to work my part-time job a lot of hours. I think that it is very tired for me but I want to do my best. Second I am going to Tokyo with my friends. We want to go to Desney Land and want to go shopping a lot of things. We wanted to go trip last year, but we were not able to go trip. So we decide to go trip this summer vacation. Third I want to go driving to a lot of places with my friends. I like to drive a car very much so I want to go driving. Finally I will study English very hard because I want to go abroad next year.
(133words)

2009年7月7日火曜日

July 5

I had a TOFLE TEST last Sunday. I went to experiment station with Tsubasa. We studied very hard for several weeks. I was very sleepy because I did not sleep well. But I did my best.
After finishing Test, we went to lunch with Kouhei. He took us a restaurant but it was closed that day. It was very pity because I like the restaurant very much!! And we went to Jolley Pasta to eat lunch. We ate pasta. I like pasta very much. We talked about a lot of things. After that Tsubasa went to his part-time job and Kouhei and I went to Karaoke with our friend, Eiko. She and I have a same part-time job. She is my senior by two years. We sang a lot of songs for two hours. I think that Kouhei sings very well!! I like to go Karaoke with him very much. After singing, we went to driving and went to STARBUCKS COFFEE. I like there very much. We went to driving for about 1 hours. I was able to enjoy driving and talking with them!!
(184words)

2009年7月4日土曜日

BR 1-10 : Princess Polly and the Pony

This story is about a Princess. She liked ridding very much but her parent told her not to gallop. But she entered the Pony Dressing-Up Race in disguise. She won the first prize!! Her parent was very surprised because they did not know that her daughter joined the race. She wished that she can get muddy and ride ponies and race. Her parent accepted. So she was very happy.
I like this Princess very much. Because she is very avtivity and have the courage. This book is very interesting!!
(89words)

After my part-time job

I went to karaoke yesterday from 23:00 to 4:00 with Tubasa after my part-time job. We sang a lot of songs. We sang only ballades. I think that Tubasa sings very well!! Recently I often go to karaoke. I like 加藤ミリヤ's songs very much. Especially I like "Better days", "サヨナラ" and "最後の I love you". Do you know these songs? These are very good songs!! The words in these music are very sad but I like these songs very much.
We were not only singing but also studing English. We enjoyed very much!! I want to go with him!!
(112words)

About My Keitai

My cellphone is Docomo. When I 15 years old, my parent bought a cellphone for me. It was a first time. I think that cellphone is very important for me. I am able to send mail to my friends, talk with my friends and listen to music. I cannot think without a cellphone. I think that cellphone is very useful but it has some risk. When we use a cellphone, we have to use it with very careful, I think. The father who invented cellphone is very genious, I think.
(90words)

BR 1-09 : The Little Red Hen



This story is about the little red hen and her three friends. She is a hard worker but her friends are not hard worker. One day she found some grains of wheat and decided to plant the wheat to make bread. She asked them to help her but they did not help her. She did herself without any help. Her friends did not help but they intended to eat a bread!!
I think her friends are very selfish. I think it is very important to help each other.
(88words)

BR 1-08: The Little Mermaid

I think that this book is very sad story. This story is about a little mermaid. She wanted to see the world above the waves for a long time. On her fifteenth birthday she was able to go to the world above the waves. And she loved a prince who was saved her in storm. She could not forget him so she asked the witch to be a woman. She could be a woman but the prince married other woman. She was very sad and she disappeared into the waves.
If the man who I love married, I cannot intolerable. I think the little mermaid is very poor. This book made me very sad.
(114words)