I made brawny. It was very good! I want to make again.[12]

flowers

I found some beautiful flowers at garden in my home. My mother grows it.[14]

cute

My boyfriend got this at game center.〓[7]

Japan

Sweet

I made some cookies. It was very good![8]

cute

Japan!!
I bought a pouch at shop in Karatsu. It is Japanese design. I love this design. It is very beautiful. [20]

Imari

Imari-gyuuu!!
After visited Karatsu castle, we went to restaurant for our lunch. We researched good steakhouse with Imari beef (famous beef brand), but that steakhouse was regular holyday. So instead of eat steak, we ate yakiniku (grilled sliced of meat) of Imari beef.
It was very good!! I will go Imari again to eat steak!! [54]

Kratsu castle

On second day, we visited Niji no matsubara(pine forest) and Kratsu castle. Pine forest was very heroic view! Then I dropped by souvenir shop, and I bought some souvenirs for friends of my part time job. I ate a cutlet of whale in the shop. I thought that taste was not very good for me.

After shopping, we visited Karatsu castle. It is smaller than Kumamoto Castle, but Karatsu Castle is great too. I saw a lot of exhibits. I like seeing historical exhibits.

Karatsu castle had interesting thing. It is elevator. It moved slant!! I was excited at the elevator!! [101]

Yobuko squid!

I traveled Saga prefecture on March 26-27 with my boyfriend. We went to Yobuko, Karatsu and Imari.

First, we visited Yobuko big bridge. When we arrived there, it was already dark.
The bridge was very big, and beautiful. I took some pictures of bridge.
Yobuko has very famous special product. It is squid. Of course, I ate it at restaurant. I ate ika-sasi(Sashimi of squid ), Tenpura of squid, ika-shaomai(shaomai of squid),uni-don(sea urchin on rice), sazae(turban shell) and others.　I enjoyed eating a lot of delicious food from sea!! Especially, I loved ika-sashi and ika- shaomai. I want to eat again.[101]

Essay 1 [A letter to host family]

Writing Placement essay for Writing 3(2008)

Name Ayumi

Dear my host family

Hello, my name is Ayumi . I will stay with your family for 6 weeks in this summer. So I’m writing to you, because I want you to know about me.

My birthday is May 23 in 1987. Now, I’m 20years old, but I was often regarded as older than my true age.

Now, I’m third year of Kumamoto Gakuen University. KGU is located in Kumamoto city of Kumamoto Prefecture. In my University, I learn about English.

I like English, but it is difficult for me to master. I want to learn English more in your country.

We are a family of five. I have two young sisters. One is 16 years old, and the other is 15 years old. We look like good friends. I go shopping with my sisters very often. How many people are in your family? Does your family have any brothers or sisters? I want to go shopping and play together.

I have various hobbies. It is shopping, reading, movie watching, traveling, and drinking with friends.

I often trip various hot spring resorts. I live in Kyusyu of Japan, Kyusyu has a lot of famous hot spring resorts. So I went to various famous hot spring resorts in Kyusyu. Does your country have hot spring? I want go foreign hot spring!

The other day, I went to hot spring resort in Oita prefecture, and for the first time, I tried to a snowboard in Oita. I couldn’t slide down a hill well, but it was very fun.

When I go your country, I want to challenge a lot of things.

I’m looking forward to seeing you.

Ayumi [275]

strawberry

I have made a lot of strawberry jam last week, and today, I made some strawberry pie.

Ingredients is frozen pie sheet(I bought at JUSCO), strawberry jam(homemade) and egg.

It was good! I want to make various pies. For example, apple pie, sweet potato pie, meets pie, and many so on.

If you know good recipes, please tell me that recipe.J [61]

Acid Black Cherry

Today, I’ m going to introduce my favorite musician. It is “Acid Black Cherry”.
Acid Black Cherry is rock band. I like the vocal, yasu. I love his song and voice.
My sister likes him too. We always enjoy listening his song. [42]

portfolios

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Student ID: 06266
(last five digits of
your student no.)

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	2	4
Blog posts	1	11	14	21	2
Words
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 Kumamoto
Favorite place(-s) 07.10.26
Movie review 07.11.11	TOY STORY 3rd essay
Community life 07.11.25
TV in Japan 07.12.09
Learning w/ computers 07.12.21
Totals	---	---							---

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.

• [Remove square brackets, including these remarks; identify your best essay, and write out reasons for selecting it here.]
  

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*
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 (yy.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.

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?

• ...
  

2.6. Additional reflections on comments

• [Remove square brackets, including these remarks; write out your reflections on giving and receiving comments here.]
  

3.0. Typing Speed Trials

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

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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 Review2-01[The Wizard of Oz]	07.10.01
2-02	Book Review 2-02[Aladdin and the enchanted lamp]	07.10.16
2-03	Book Review2-03[stories from the five towns]	07.11.07
2-04	Book Review2-04[Myustery in London]	07.11.27
2-05	Book Review2-05[one-way ticket]	07.11.27
2-06	Book Review2-06[THE WHITE STONES]	07.11.27
2-07
2-08
2-09
2-10
2-11
2-12
2-13
2-14
2-15
2-16
2-17
2-18
---	---	TOTALS:

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.

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

5.0. Blog Layout, Labeling, Linking, & Media

Showcase	Yes	No
5.1. Does your blog have an archive?
5.1.1. Does the archive display the titles of posts?
5.1.2. Is the archive organized by month?
5.1.3. Is the archive at or near the top of the sidebar?
5.2. Does your blog have labels displayed in sidebar?
5.2.1. 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 "photos" (plural)
5.2.2. 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	---	---
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) ...	---	---
5.3. Links & media	---	---
5.3.1. Does your blog include pictures or other graphics?
Does your blog profile include a picture or graphic representation?
How many of your blog posts this semester include pictures or other graphics? ___ posts including pictures or other graphics	---	---
5.3.2. 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!)	---	---
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. ...
2. ...
3. ...

6.0. Additional reflections on your blog writing

• ...

7.0. Suggestions for your peers and successors

• ...

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

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family

I got a family at SPOLA(a game　center in Kikuyo Town).

This family appears　in TV animation.

It is very fun animation. I love it.