Portfolio for Writing III

Student ID: 08103

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.)

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
1-01a (2009.04.08)	letter to host family	2009.04.18	5	320	0	0	0	0
1-01b (2009.04.20)	revised essay	2009.04.21	5	358	0	0	0	0
(1-01c)
1-02a (2009.06.01)	University life	2009.06.01	5	424	3	0	0	0
1-02b (2009.07.06)	University life	2009.06.30	5	481	2	0	0	0
(1-02c)
1-03a (2009.06.29)	Lilo & Stitch	2009.06.29	4	325	0	0	0	0
1-03b (2009.07.13)	Revised Lilo & Stitch	2009.07.14	6	444	0	0	0	0
Totals	---	---	30	2352	5	0	0	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. 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.

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  [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*	Introduction myself revision	2009.04.15	16words	I sympathized with her and I taught her my favorite movie.
2.3. Best comment by a classmate on your blog*	University life	2009.06.30	63words	She sympathized with me and taught me the improvement points.
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?	---		---	---
2.4.1.2. How did you respond to those comments?	---	---
2.4.2. Any of your other posts*
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. 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

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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	1
BR 1-01	Pooh Goes Visiting	2009.04.18	194	0
BR 1-02	The Broken Roof	2009.04.21	298	0
BR 1-03	The Magic Porridge Pot	2009.04.25	248	1
BR 1-04	Dog in school	2009.04.29	190	0
BR 1-05	The Flying Carpet	2009.05.07	299	0
BR 1-06	Submarine Adventure	2009.05.14	300	0
BR 1-07	Losing Lucky	2009.05.25	276	0
BR 1-08	The Kidnappers	2009.05.30	378	0
BR 1-09	Ben and the Ghost	2009.06.03	288	0
BR 1-10	Mr. Putter and Tabby Walk the Dog	2009.06.13	241	0
BR 1-11	Stories of Pirates	2009.06.23	243	0
BR 1-12	Key trouble	2009.07.04	212	0
BR 1-13	The shoemaker and the Elves	2009.07.04	228	0
---	---	Totals:	3395	1

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.

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  [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?	〇
4.1.1. Does the archive display the titles of posts?	〇
4.1.2. Is the archive organized by month?	〇
4.1.3. Is the archive at or near the top of the sidebar?	〇
4.2. Does your blog have labels displayed in sidebar?	〇
5.2.1. Do your labels include these required labels (typed accurately):	---	---
"books" (plural) AND "reviews" (plural)	〇
"essays" (plural) AND "portfolios" (plural, without "proto-")	〇
"quickposts" (plural, with no space between quick and posts)	〇
"links" (plural) AND "media" (plural)		〇
"movies" (plural) AND "websites" (plural)	〇
"brainstorms" (or "brainstorming"), "essay prep.," AND "free-writing" (or "free-writes")	〇
4.2.2. Does your sidebar display other labels?	〇
How many other labels have you attached to three (3) or more posts? __３_ 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) ...	---	---
4.3. Links & media	---	---
4.3.1. Does your blog include photos or other graphics?	〇
Does your blog profile include a photo or graphic representation?		〇
How many of your blog posts this semester include photos or other graphics? ９___ posts including photos or other graphics	---	---
4.3.2. Does your blog include posts with multiple links?		〇
How many of your posts this semester include three (3) or more links? ___ posts including three or more links (including this portfolio!)	---	---
4.3.3. Does your blog include other media?		〇
How many of your blog posts this semester include other media? __0_ posts including other media	---	---
What kind(-s) of media have you included in posts this semester? Please list the kinds here: ... ... ...	---	---
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. ... (short link, date) ... (short link, date) ... (short link, date)	---	---

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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  ...I have to put many photos on my blog.






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  ...I must more comment for my classmates.






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  ...I have to write about my dairy life.

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Notes:

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   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).






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   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.






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

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