January 9th: Concert♪

Today, I went to the concert with my friends, Suzumi and Yama. Today had Kumako brass band's concert. The band is famous of brass band and marching! Have you ever watched the marching? I have watched it many times! The marching is very nice. I am move to it. When I was a high school student, I have experienced marching. It is very fun. I like not only do but also watch. Marching is sports!!haha^^ Do you know "brast"? It is brass band too. I have watched the stage. The stage is very excited!! I want to go to watch this stage someday^^
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January 10th: Yuzu

Do you know Yuzu and like them? I like them when I was a junior high school student. This month, they came to Kumamoto to do concert!! It was first time for them. And I went to the concert!! It was first time for me! First, I went to グランメッセ with my sister and her boyfriend. We reached there and I met a friend, Fumi. Then we bought a lot of goods. Next, we were in to the hall. Our place was middle and good. A concert was start!!!! They were very nice!! Mr. Kitagawa was very interesting!! And, Mr. Iwasawa was very good voice!! Theirs talk was very nice ^^ They gave me laugh^^ My favorite song is "いちご". Have you ever heard it? It is very cute song♪Yuzu makes me happy every time. I was very happy to see them!! I want to see them again!! I had a good time!!^^
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BR2-16: Biscuit Wants to Play

I read the book which title is “Biscuit Wants to Play” because I like this series. A dog’s name is Biscuit. One day, he found tow kittens. They are kittens of Daisy. First, Biscuit wanted to just play them but the kittens wanted to play with Biscuit last. The kittens and Biscuit made friends.
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BR2-15: I can swim!

Can you swim? I like swimming very much! I read the book which title is “I can swim!”. There are two people, father and son. Son has never swum so his dad teaches to him. At first, you should put arm bands. Then you put in into the water. First lesson is jump in the water. Second lesson is kick. And dad taught him how to put his face underwater. That time, you should use deep breaths. Next lesson is paddling. If you can well, you have better use float. At last, you put off the arm bands and you should try alone. When I was a child, I used to go swimming school with my brother. To swim is excise! And, I can relax. Swim is very nice sport!
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BR2-14: When Tiny Was Tiny

I read the book which title is "When Tiny Was Tiny”. It is very nice story. A dog’s name is Tiny. When he was born, he was very tiny but he grew up! Now, he is not tiny. He is bigger than a boy. He grew up but friendship is not change. I think so. I have a lot of friends since I was a child. I often meet then. Appearance is change but heart is not change so I want to treasure this relationship.
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BR2-13: Biscuit Finds a Friend

I read the book which title is “Biscuit Finds a Friend”. The dog and duck are very cute. One day, a dog and a girl were walking. The dog’s name is Biscuit. Then they found a little duck so they back to the pond it. The duck’s parents looked happy. Next, Biscuit wanted to play with the duck. They played in the pond. Then Biscuit had to go back so said to the duck “Good-by!” Biscuit and the duck made friends. I like the moment that make friends with someone. I want to meet a lot of people and make friendship.
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BR2-12: Princes ＆ Princesses

I read a book that title is “Princes ＆ Princesses”. The book has 4 stories. I like “The Clumsy prince” the best. There is a clumsy prince. Other prince has fought dragons but he is clumsy so he fell over them. One day, he met a princess. She wanted to marry him. But king was not allowed. That night, she was kidnapped and he helped her! Then king allowed marry them. I think that I want to marry with my lover. And chosen a partner by parents is disgusting!
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Best Friends!!

I met my best friends! We were same class for three years when we were hight school student☆ Some of the people, they are studying out of Kyushu so we met each other long time no see! Everyone has very bright personality. They make me happy and gave me smile. So I love them very much They are my treasure^^
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Kyoto

Last day, we went to Kyoto by rapid train. We went to Kyoto Station first time. It is very wide!! And we could see a Kyoto Tower. Then we went to Kyoto Tower on foot. That day was sunny so it was very good. We could see a lot of temple. Next, we moved to the Kinkaku Temple! It was beautiful!! It was second time for me. Last, we went to Kiyomizu Temple by bus. It was first time for me. I was draw a "Omikuzi". It was "凶" so I was surprise>< Next, I was draw a "Love Omikuzi". It was....."大吉" so I felt very happy^^ I bought a talisman! Kyoto was good place too!! I want to go again. This time, I am thanks to sister and her boyfriend!! Thank you!! I love you^^

Kobe

In the evening, we moved to Kobe from Osaka by rapid train!! Before I came here, I wanted to come Kobe the best. Because Kobe's view is very famous. When I saw a port tower first time, it moved me. Then we went up the tower by elevator. The view was very beautiful!!! I never forget this sight. Next, we rode a cabin cruiser. It was very big! It was little cold but we went to outside. Because we wanted to see night view. We passed Kobe Port to Osaka Bay. We rode it about a hour. I could good experience!! Next, we rode a Ferris wheel. I was afraid of it but nice view helped me. Haha^^; Then we enjoyed shopping. I bought pink hat. It is very cute! And we could get a lot of souvenir☆ At night, we back to the hotel in Osaka. That time was about 10:00pm. We went to a Japanese restaurant. We ate sushi, meat, and drink! I had a good time with my sister and her boyfriend(^^)
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Osaka

In January 1st to 2nd, I went to Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto with my old sister and her boyfriend. I looked forward to go trip before. That day, I got up at 3:00am and prepared. Then I went to Kumamoto station with them by his car and we took a limited express Kumamoto to Hakata. Next, we changed to super express! We passed Yamaguchi, Hiroshima and Hyogo. At last, we reached at Shin-Osaka!! There is wider than Kumamoto station and there are a lot of kinds shops. So I was very surprise!

First of all, we went to hotel. My sister booked it before. The hotel was very nice. Then we went to Tennozi zoo. There were many animals. Next, we went to Sinsekai and we ate Kushikatsu! I was surprise because there were Kushikatsu of ice, banana and cream puff. It was very delicious^^ Next, we went to Tenshukaku. The view was very beautiful!! Do you know Biriken-san? It is favorite in Osaka. If we touch the foot, our wish will come true!! So I touch the foot. Next, we went to Osaka Castle. It was nice color and big. We had no time so just took pictures. I want to go there again and go inside! Osaka was very bright town^^
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Mirror

Every Monday, Tuesday and Friday, I have a lunch with my friend, Fumi. We are good friends since high school student. We are same school now too but department is differ. She belongs to the economy department. After my birthday, she gave me a mirror. The brand is MARY QUANT. I like the brand so I felt very happy! Thank you, Fumi^^ Next month had Fumi’s birthday so I gave her a mug of Paul Smith^^ She looked like glad!
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Watch

Last year, my mother bought me a watch. I am thank to her^^ The brand is “D＆G” and very expensive. So she bought as a birthday present for me! Recently, I wear the watch every day.
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December 26th: Christmas Party!

Today, I met a friend, Yamashita and we bought grocery in Tsuruya. Then we and Fumi went to Tommy’s house. There had a party in Kokai. Mr. Tommy is our teacher who from America. He invited us so we felt very happy! Fumi brought pasta. It was delicious^^ Tommy cooked us chocolate cookies^^ And, he gave us Christmas present, socks! We were surprise>< Tommy is very kind man. I want to visit there once again. I had a good time!
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December 24th: Christmas Eve☆

Happy Christmas Eve every one (^^)/ Today, I had dinner better than usually. I ate mos-chicken and Christmas cake with my family. At night, I went out with my mother and we saw Christmas illumination in neighborhood. The city name is Shima. I go to there every year because the illumination is very beautiful!! I have never seen it in SAISYUNKAN so I want to go there next year with my friends!!
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December 20th: Santa!!

Do you believe the Santa Claus? Of course, I believe it since I was child. In my house, Santa gave us Christmas present every year. When I was a child, my sister and I got same but different color present. Usually, Santa comes Christmas night but our Santa comes before the day. It is strange things for us but funny. This year, I gave a cardigan!! Color is pink and so cute so I felt very happy!! I often wear it^^
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December 19th: Cinema

Today, I met a friend, Suzumi. She is my best friend since high school student. We met in downtown and at first we went to Yayoi-Ken. I ate Katsu-don. It was very delicious! Next, we went to Cineplex in Oe by train and we watched cinema. That title is “Nodame cantabile”. We belonged to the brass band club so we like music very much. The cinema has classical music so we could enjoy watching. The movie was the first volume. Next spring, we will watch the second volume! Have you ever watched the movie, drama or comics? If you have not yet, I recommend it! It is very interesting movie^^ I want to play instruments once again!!!!!(117 words)

Writing(2009-8)

Student ID: 08170

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)	Places I love☆	2009.10.07		365	14	0	1	0
2-01b (2009.10.21)	My Love Places☆	2009.10.22		417	0	0	0	0
(2-01c)
2-02a (2009.11.04)	World Website	2009.10.30		386	10	0	0	0
2-02b (2009.11.18)	World Websites	2009.11.11		408	0	3	0	0
(2-02c)
2-03a (2009.12.02)	Language Learning Stories	2009.12.02		709	4	0	0	0
2-03b (2009.12.18/22)	My Language Learning Stories＊	2009.12.21		578	0	0	0	0
(2-03c)
Totals	---	---		2863	28	3	1	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 my "Language Learning story" essay the most. First, it had lengthy sentences, so I changed them into short sentences. Second, it had lazily sentences, so I changed them into people can easy read sentences.
  

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	2009.10.13	18	To hear opinion is impoetant.
2.2. Your best comment on a classmate's blog*	Korea	2009.08.25	23	About Korea.
2.3. Best comment by a classmate on your blog*	Language Learning Stories	2009.11.25	27	About learning.
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*	Places I love☆	2009.10.07	77	About my high school gym.
2.4.1.1. When did you respond to those comments?	---	2009.10.14	---	---
2.4.1.2. How did you respond to those comments?	---	---	37	About events in park dome.
2.4.2. Any of your other posts*	World Website	2009.10.30	22	She will go to abroad.
2.4.2.1. When did you respond to those comments?	---	2010.01.06	---	---
2.4.2.2. How did you respond to those comments?	---	---	16	I told her about next summer.

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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.

• There are right sidebar.
  

2.6. Additional reflections on comments

• A friend offer to help me in a comment on my blog. She wrote, "Hello, Rie!! I'm usually working in Mac, so please come again!" That was really helpful.
  
• A friend offer to help me in a comment on my blog. She wrote, "I haven't ever eaten the Toppogi. So I want to eat it!! Let's eat it when we go to Korea next year!" That was good information for me.

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	The Emperor's New Clothes	2009.10.07	44	0
BR 2-02	Victrian Adventure	2009.10.28	69	0
BR 2-03	Pocket Money	2009.10.28	74	0
BR 2-04	Stuart Little	2009.11.10	80	0
BR 2-05	Shawn and Keeper	2009.11.10	70	0
BR 2-06	The Magic Porridge Pot	2009.11.10	77	0
BR 2-07	The Shoemaker and the Elves	2009.11.10	116	0
BR 2-08	The Book store Burglar	2009.11.10	44	0
BR 2-09	I am a Star	2009.11.10	58	0
BR 2-10	Sleeping Beauty	2009.12.08	114	0
BR 2-11	Snowmen	2009.12.08	75	0
BR 2-12	Princes ＆ Princesses	2009.01.14	89	0
BR 2-13	Biscuit Finds a Friend	2009.01.14	101	0
BR 2-14	When Tiny Was Tiny	2009.01.14	85	0
BR 2-15	I can swim!	2009.01.14	130	0
BR 2-16	Biscuit Wants to Play	2009.01.14	54	0
BR 2-17
BR 2-18
---	---	Totals:	1280	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.

• My best book review is "Sleeping Beauty" because the story was very interesting and everyone can read easy.
  

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? 17 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 (23) essay prep. (7) essays (11) favorites (4) links (3) movies (4) outlines (3) plans (1) portfolios (1) quick posts (1) quickposts (2) reflections (1) reviews (25) websites (3)	---	---
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? 50 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? One post 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? 3 posts including other media	---	---
What kind(-s) of media have you included in posts this semester? Please list the kinds here: Time Tunnel-Mummy Making Quiz World History For Kids-By Kids Past.com Great Wall	---	---
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.	---	---

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. Display: I put a lot of pictures.
2. Formatting: I tried to write interesting for reader.
3. Layout: I tried easy to see the layout.

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 think that to write essy is interesting but, term of homework is very short for me.
• I like to see onother blog so I want to use this from now on.
• The class is little difficult for me.
  

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

• I think that people should put many pictuers for enjoy reading blog.
• I couldn't write blog regularly so I should try regularly.
• People should make blog that everyone can enjoy.
  

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3. The essays section (1.0. Essays, above) derived from Proto-Portfolio 2-02 (2008).
   
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December 6th: Dinner!

Today, I went to J café to eat dinner with my friends Fumi and Tomoka. I ate karaage! They ate two kinds pasta. The taste was very good! And there are many kinds of strap. It is very cute so I bought it^^
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November 23th: Shopping☆

Today, we went to Kurea with my friends Suzumi and Yamashita by bus. We bought many goods. I bought a coat and a muffler. At noon, we ate hamburger in Mac. My friends, Aya works in there so I met her! And she gave us service. I thanks to her^^ We ate a parfait too! It was little big but we could eat all. It was very delicious! I had a good time with my friends^^
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November 22th: Drink!

Today, I went to izakaya with my sister and hers boyfriend. First, we went to 笑笑. Dishes were very delicious but not good service. So we changed to the bar. Next, we went to 忍者屋敷. I went to first time and surprise! Because, the clerk said "ドロン". Dishes were good taste! But pasta was not good. I felt very full.
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