My summer travel☆second day!!

Second day we got up at 8:00 a.m. We prepared and went to USJ. At 10:00 the gate opened!!! As soon as the gate opened, we run to the “amazing adventures of spider-man
the ride” because this adventure is very popular!! We could ride soon. This adventure was very fantastic!!!! We wore blue glasses and spider-man and enemies reflected in our blue glasses!!! I had not experienced so I was surprised and excited. When we finished, my friends said “ we want to ride again!!” So we rode this again!!!! Then we went to see E.T. There were many E.T and televised E.T’s movie. I wanted to watch E.T. E.T was very cute!!! Next we rode “JAWS”. We had to wait 55minutes!! So long!! At last our turn has come. I was beat because I did not know where is JAWS. And finally, JAWS appeared suddenly so we shouted and crew shot JAWS but JAWS chased us!! Crew shot again and JAWS disappeared. I was very excited!!! I want to ride again. We rode “back to the future the ride” too!! We had to wait 75minutes but we waited. When we wait, I was very sleepy!! We rode a car and our adventure started. We chased other car and our car shaked!!! I scared. Many dinosaurs and cliffs appeared. I shouted all the time so my friend said “you shouted too much!!” I was ashamed. Then we moved “snoopy’s sound stage adventure”. We rode roller coaster. This coaster is cute and I was not scared!! We took many pictures with snoopy and other his friends. After that we bought souvenirs. I bought a lot so my friends were surprised!!! Of course I bought souvenirs to my family, grandmother and friends. We watched parade and went to ear dinner. When we ate, we did not talk because we were very tired. Then we went back our hotel. After we took a bath, we talked a lot!! It was very interesting and laughed !!!
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Lucky☆

I went to shopping with my mother today. I wanted to go to youme town’s bookstore actually but I remembered that this store is closed because of renovation. I disappointed. So we went to TSUTAYA. I bought magazine. I went to register to pay money and then salesclerk said “your TSUTAYA card save 250 points so do you use these points?” to me. Of course I used these points. So I could buy magazine only 200yen. I was lucky!!! Then I thought if youme town’s bookstore is not closed, I had to pay 450yen so it was very good to came to TSUTAYA. Today was lucky day for me!!!
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My summer travel☆First day!!

I took a trip to Osaka with my local friends from September 10th to 12th.
First day I got up early and my friend picked me up. Then we went to airport. We went to Osaka by plain. It took us only 1 hour to arrived at Osaka. As soon as we arrived, we ate Takoyaki. We ordered various kinds of takoyaki. My favorite takoyaki is mayotako. I have not eaten it but it was very delicious!!! I like it!! Other takoyaki were delicious too. I wanted to eat more. Then we took a bus and went to our hotel and Universal Studio Japan!! When we took a bus, we were very excited because there were many big signboards which we can not watch in Kumamoto and we talked about many things. I laughed a lot (>U<). At last we got to USJ. We went to hotel first and we could not enter our hotel and USJ until 15:30 so we entered a souvenir shops. There were many USJ and Osaka goods. I wanted to buy many things!!! Moreover there were many restaurants near our hotel. Then we entered USJ!! I was very excited. First we rode a roller coaster. I could not ride it when I am in Kumamoto but I decided to ride. When I rode it, I could not shout because it was dreadful for me. Roller coaster downed from very high point to very low point. I was very scared. I thought I will not ride a roller coaster from now on. Next we rode Jurassic park. There were many dinosaurs but suddenly tyrannosaurus appeared and vehicle was shake!!! Finally, we downed like a roller coaster. I did not expected that we downed so I was very very scared. Moreover we got wet the whole body.
Third we watched backdraft. We can watch movie scene. It was wonderful. Then we talked until seven. And we watched parade. It was very beautiful and cute!! Big sesame street’s character and many characters twinkled dazzlingly. I took many pictures. After parade finished, we went to hotel and eat dinner.
I had very good day!!
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Friends

I played with my local friends yesterday. We have not met for a long time so I was very glad to see them!! We ate parfait first. It was very delicious but we became cold. After that we planned to go to Osaka and went to JTB and decided many things about our travel. When we decided, I was very excited because I have never been to there and I can go there with my friends!!! I want to go soon!!!
And yesterday my friends said to me “Congratulation!!” because today is my birthday!!! My friends celebrated me. I was very happy and I thought I am a happy person. When I went home, my mother and sister gives me some presents!! These were goods which I have been wanted. Bicycle, shoes, pierced earrings!! I was very very very happy!! I said them “Thank you very much!!” And I bought new wallet!! I spend very happy day today!!!
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Baloons!!!

I cleaned my room yesterday and today. I could not clean until today because there were many things which I had to do. My room was dirty. I threw away many things. I wanted to change my room’s look. But it was difficult and did not succeed because my room is small. But I really change so I am thinking how I change now.
When I cleaned my room, I felt good!!! I decided to clean my room once a week. And I found machine which can make balloon. So I made. They are really cute and I felt good old. I like balloon. I decorate them my room.
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Summer Vacation

My summer vacation has started a week ago. I have really looked forward to summer vacation!!!
I played with my local friends. We went to our local festival on August 1st. I wanted to watch firework. When I went to festival every year, I really like to watch firework. We ate a shaved ice and French fries. They were very delicious!!! Then we watched some publications. Afterward firework started. It was very beautiful. We watched about for an hour. I was very excited, when I watched. After festival finished, we talked and see our friend. He worked as part-time job in amusement arcade. He worked hard!!! When we walked to go home, our local friends came and we talked. We have not been met since we graduated from junior high school. We talked about for an hour and we went to eat then. It was 2:00 a.m. at midnight when I went home. I really enjoyed. I had good time!!! I want to go local festival next year with them!!!
Next day my sister and I went to my grandmother’s house and went to festival with them. It was a small festival but we enjoyed. I watched firework. It was beautiful. I want to watch firework.
(206words)

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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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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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

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

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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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