BR 1-11: The Shoemaker and the Elves

There were a old man and his wife and the old shoemaker. The master was old shoemaker. It wasn't a good shop and it's didn't make mach money. There were one last pair of shoes, but it's too late. So, he will make them in the morning. Next morning, they come down. Then, there were something the table what good shoes!! He put shoes in the window. The lady sees them and she think it very wonderful!! She bought the shoes and gave them three gold coins. They could make more shoes now and two more pairs. He went out and he bought some more leather. He think could make two more pairs now, but it's too late. So, he made them tomorrow. In the morning there were two pairs of shoes. They were surprised too. They think it's magic!! He put the shoes in the window, then a man sees them. He thought it's beautiful them!! he bought them to six gold coins. He went out and he bought some more leather. He had some money. Six gold coins. He could make three pairs of shoes but it's late too. So, he make them tomorrow morning. Next morning, There were three pairs of shoes. It's magic!!! They think that! A family saw the shoes and they thought it's beautiful shoes and want to bought. They bought those nine gold coins. They surprised because they gave them nine gold coins. That night the shoemaker and his wife hided and they wait. At midnight they saw two little elves!!!! The little elves ran in and they jumped onto the table. They make some beautiful shoes. All night they worked. They work and work and work. The shoemaker and his wife watch. In the morning the elves run away, but four beautiful pairs of shoes!! They know who helped them, but what they could do them for? They started to make some clothes for them. That night, two elves came in and they found leave the clothes on the table. They put on the new clothes and they danced. They understand what the shoemaker know. The elves never came back, but the shoemaker made good shoes. Now his shop is a good shop and he is happy!!!!
I think this story is very wonderful!! The elves are very cute and good job!! The shoemaker is very lucky and happy. I want to be that!! I want to see the elves.

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BR 1-10: Victorian Adventure

The girl named Biff and the boy named Chip. They had some pictures which they put into a scrapbook. Their Gran came in to Biff's room and look at the children's scrapbooks. They had a great time in London. Suddenly, the magic key glowed and it took them another world. The magic took them back in time to a street on a foggy day. A boy was standing under a gas lamp. Biff spoke to the boy. Somehow this is London. He took his cap off. The boy was a girl!! She named Vicky. She had hungry, but they didn't have money. Vicky know where we can get some. They followed Vicky down winding streets. They came to a blacksmith's. There was looking at a horse's hoof. They helped his job. The children pumped and pumped until the fire glowed hot. It was hard job for them. They were hot and thirsty. Vicky took them to a pump and everyone had a drink. Then Vicky pumped the water and the children washed their faces. They were hungry, so Vicky took them to baker's shop. She bought some bread with the penny. She gave them some bread. The bread was hot and it smelled good. Next, Vicky took them to a street with a high wall. A boy named Jack was waiting there. They climbed on the wall and ran to the palace. Some one opened a window and they all ran towards it. There were three children inside and they were the grandchildren of Queen Victoria. Vicky play with them every night. The Queen's grandchildren looked at Biff, Chip and Kipper. Vicky explantation for them. The children played together, First, they played hide and seek, then they played tag. After that they played hop-scotch. Suddenly, one women come in the room. The grown-ups were very cross. The royal grandchildren were sent to bed. A policeman came to take the others away. They were taken to a police station and locked up. Kipper wanted the magic key to glow, but it wouldn't. Next day, an important man came to see the children. The important man took them to Buckingham Place. Gran was having tea with Queen Victoria. The children were surprised. Queen Victoria looked at all the children and smiled and she permission to play with her grandchildren. They played in the throne room and they had a sack race. The magic key began to glow. It was time for the adventure to end. They said goodbye.

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Typing Homework: What I thinking about my blogging

I always post my blog, but I sometimes not post. I paste label, video bar, slide show and more. I like spunge bI like spunge bbob, so I make slide show and video bar are spongebob. I think other people's blogers are very colorful and very cute. All blogs are very good ideas and very devices. I think my blog is not colorful and not ideas. I want to make colorful my blog, but I don't know how to make that? I think my blogs serntences are change color. I think other people's blogs are a lot of pictiers and pastes. I think my blog is few pictuer. I try to paste many pictuer, so my blog very fun. I want to make read easy and easy look my blog. So I think my blog more colorful and pastes many pictuers.

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Portfolio for Writing III

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

Portfolio for Writing III,
Section 1a [or] 1c
(See: Note 1, below)

0.0. Overview

Reviews, Posts, Words, and More

[embed your proto-portfolios here]

(See: Note 2, below.)

1.0. Essays

(See: Note 3, below[.])

1.1. Showcase	Short titles [+ links]	Dates (yyyy.mm.dd)	¶	W	C	L	P	M
Self-introduction 08.04.20 (250 words)	Placement essey	2008.04.09	6	263	0	0	0	0
Movie review 08.05.04 (300 words)	MR 1-01: Shrek	2008.05.07	3	148	0	0	0	0
University life 08.05.18	"University life"	2008.05.17	5	378	8	0	0	0
Another review 08.06.01	Restaurant Joyful	2008.05.31	7	412	1	0	4	0
Language learning history 08.06.15	Personal language learning history	2008.06.11	6	464	0	0	0	0
5th essay (pending) TBA
Totals	---	---

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 embedded

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 these 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 (yyyy.mm.dd)	Numbers of words in comments	Qualities of comments**
2.1. Your first comment on your instructor's blog*	Best Reviews 1.1 (2008): Best [Post] Title	2008.06.04	23words
2.2. Your best comment on a classmate's blog*	"Heart leaf☆"	2008.06.27	67words
2.3. Best comment by a classmate on your blog*	★The Island Pig Nemacystus Decipiens' Sausage★	2008.06.27	44words
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*	Writing essey "University life"	2008.05.17	126words
2.4.1.1. When did you respond to those comments?	---	2008.05.21	---	---
2.4.1.2. How did you respond to those comments?	---	---	106words
2.4.2. Any of your other posts*
2.4.2.1. When did you respond to those comments?	---	2008.06.27	---	---
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 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?

• ...
  

2.6. Additional reflections on comments

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

3.0. Book Reviews

3.1. Showcase	Short titles with links	Dates (yyyy.mm.dd)	Words	Comments
Example:	Vampire Killer	07.05.16	39	1
1-01	KING ARTHUR	08.4.20	197	0
1-02	The Great race	08.5.11	146	0
1-03	The Play	08.5.12	109	0
1-04	The Jigsaw puzzle	08.5.19	289	0
1-05	Chinese Adventure	08.5.25	371	1
1-06	The willow pattern plot	08.6.9	414	0
1-07	Flood!	08.6.9	305	0
1-08	The Laughing Princess	08.6.19	300	0
1-09	Rotten Apples	08.6.17	287	0
1-10	Victorian Adventure	08.6.26	416	0
1-11	The Shoemaker and the Elves	06.6.27	408	0
1-12
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Note: Please calculate book review words and comments totals without 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? Please remember that a complete answer is better than a short answer, and give at least two reasons to support your assessment.

• [Remove these square brackets, including these remarks; 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 have 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):	---	---
"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)	○
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	---	---
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 (9) graphics (9) Movies (1) P.P.essay (4) reviews (10) Typing Homework (12)	---	---
4.3. Links & media	---	---
4.3.1. 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	---	---
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!)	---	---
4.3.3. 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: ... ... ...	---	---

4.4. 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. ...

5.0. Additional reflections on your blog writing

• ...

6.0. Suggestions for your peers and successors

• ...

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Notes:

1. This portfolio template derives from the templates for Writing IIIc and Writing IVc portfolios (2007-08).
2. Please use the same code in section 0.0 that you used to embed your proto-portfolios in the footer of your blog.
   
3. The essays section (1.0. Essays, above) derives from Proto-Portfolio 2-02 (2008)
   

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D☆O☆A☆R☆A

D☆O☆A☆R☆A

DOALA is DRAGON's character of baseball. This character like koala. This post is very fun and good. The post pastes YouTube. This animation is very fun.

I choose this post because it is easy to read and understand. This movie is very good and excited. When I watched this movie, I think wonderful. Because, The DOALA's stuffed animal can't movement well. So, I think this post is good.

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Heart leaf☆

When I walk with my friend at KGU, I found this leaf. This form is heart. It is very cute. I take this my phone. I think happen anything lucky. I like heart form because it is cute. I think heart means love or our mind. I feel good the day. I like this photo. Why make leaf this form? It is very strange. I feel mystery.

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Typing Homework: All about my keitai

My keitai is docomo D905i. This is very useful for me. This keitai is slide type. I like slide because it is very easy. When I want to know time now, I don't open keitai. I can know time one butten. My keitai can watch TV and can listen to music. This is very convenient. If I want to make contact someone, I use this keitai. This keitai is necessary for me every day. My keitai's memory what music almost. I use keitai when I feel dull. My keitai's body has a lot of bruise because I sometimes drop it. But it is not stand out. I want to valuable this keitai.

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BR 1-09: Rotten Apples

There were a girl named Biff and her Mum. Mum cut apple from near tree. Mum gave her a job what picked up the apples. She discovered some of the apples are bad and she didn't pick up the rotten ones. But Mum made Biff pick up all the rotten apples and put them in the box. A man with a house and cart came down the street. The man named Harry Smith. He made people laugh, so everyone liked him. He wore a top hat and a red cort everyday. Harry Smith rang a bell and he started for sale. Mum bought some logs, but the logs were heavy. Harry Smith helped Mum to carry them. Biff looked at the house and she gave the house an apple. The house took it with its big teeth. Sudden, the house saw the box of apples and began to eat them, but it's eating all the bad ones. Biff told Harry Smith about house, however he lough. Biff looked in the box and it was empty. All the apples had gone. Children wanted a ride on house and claimed on the cart. The house began to ran. Harry Smith pulled the reins, but the house went faster and faster. Suddenly, the house began to sway. It made a funny noise. Then it sat down and went sleep. Harry Smith and children claimed off the cart. The rotten apples made the house drunk. Biff was sorry. Harry Smith laugh and he didn't mind. People came to see the house. They bought things from the cart. He sold everything and he gave children a present.

The house is very poor, but I think it connect good things.

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BR 1-08:The Laughing Princess

The boy named Chip. Chip had a new book about a princess who couldn't laugh. Chip had an idea what Try and make me laugh. The girl named Biff. Biff made a funny face, but he didn't laugh.Next, Biff put on a funny wig and she told a funny joke, but he didn't laugh. It was too bad. The little boy named Kipper. Kipper had some joke teeth. The teeth click, click, click. Everyone laughed and laughed. Suddenly, the magic key began to grow and took them on a new adventure. They were in a village. They saw a notice about a princess who couldn't laugh. Kipper had the joke teeth. The king was in the village. There are many people to make princess laugh. But the king say"That didn't cut the mustard." The children went to the king and show the teeth went click, click, click. Everyone laughed and laughed. When They show teeth, Kipper dropped it and a dog caught it. The dog ran off with teeth in its mouth. King says"Stop!!" The dog ran away with teeth. everyone ran after the dog but the dog was very fast. Nobody could catch it. People tried to grad it, but it was too fast. The king ran after the dog too, but fell over. Suddenly, Chip grabbed the dog and the dog dropped teeth. Kipper picked up the joke teeth, but it looked broken. The king felt sad. Then the princess heard the noise and she looked out if a window. She started to laugh. The king looked so funny that the princess laughed and laughed. Everyone laughed and cheered. Sudden, the magic key began glow, and the children went their world.

This story is fun. I'm really interesting to read.

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Typing Homework: Using the computer, good points and bad points

If I using computer, the good points are three. First, If I want to something retrieval, I can use computer because computer can everything retrieval. The retrieval sites are a lot of but yahoo and Google are major. Second, I can game. If I want to play game, I can play game with many people. The computer can communication to know body knows. Third, If I want to something write, I use computer because computer can write words. Bad points is not so a lot. If I use computer, sometimes come in a computer virus. It is too bad. The virus made computer trouble.

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Typing Homework: My favoritre movie or movies

My favorite movie is SENTOCHIHIRONOKAMIKAKUSHI of JIBURI. I like JIBURI. The supervision is Hayao Miyazaki. This movie's stage is spa. The atmosphere is Japanese. This movie that the last. The main character's parents are made witch to pig. The last is pick up many pigs that main character's parents at once. She pick on her parents. If she failure, she can't get back her world. I felt very keep my in suspense. This movie isn't tired of mine if I watch again and again.

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Essay: Personal language learning history

My language learning history started when I was born in Japan. My parents are speaking Japanese and Japanese language around me. So I naturally learned Japanese and I can speak Japanese fluently at once but I don’t know particular Japanese when I was young. I wanted to more learn Japanese. My studied Japanese way that.

When I was elementary school student, I learned right Japanese. I practiced read book sometimes. I learned customs peculiar to Japan that Kanji, Kotowaza and Yonmozijyukugo. One day, my father went to New York so I commute ECC junior. This is first time I learned English. I learned alphabet at first. I like English gradually. But I don't little understand about English grammar. I took examination about speaking. When I took this exam, I feel very tension. Then, I want to speak English very well.

I learned Japanese and English when I was a junior high school student and high school student. I learned difficult Japanese. I could speak Japanese fluently in those days and I wanted to master English more. But I can't’t little understand deep Japanese long sentence. I studied hard about Japanese. Japanese is very profound. I must decide my course. Then I taught English for my English teacher, I wanted to study English more particulars because the teacher was very good teacher. I respect her. I interest English a long time ago.

I entered university about English. There is very good for study English and nice teachers. I can all my wants study English. I must another language do I want to learned German. German was very difficult for me and I suffer how about study German. I didn’t interest German. I reflect how to study English for master. I found many ways about study English.

I study English. The purpose is my dream what relates English work. I want to use English and concern to other culture. And, I study English until now so I don’t useless study English for until now. When I master studied English, I can feel many other cultures and communication for many foreign countries people. So I decided to study English.

First, I study English everyday because I forget words and phrase at once. So I study everyday, I don’t forgot long day and I gradually understand about English. Second, I listening to speak English. I need might about listening ability for masters English. When I can listen to speak English, I can conversation with foreign counties people. I feel happy. Third, I write to English. When I can write English very nice, I can send letter to foreign countries. I want to make foreign people and send letter.

This is my purpose for learning languages and ways of learning and studying. I do my best for master English.

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BR 1-07: Flood!

The weather was raining for days. The mom taking dog for a walk but the children dont go with them. Biff was reluctantly go out with them. They went to the park but It was not much fun in the rain.The dog can't help getting muddy. The ground is so wet and squelchy. Biff and Mum walked across the park and they walked to cross the little bridge. But, the stream had flooded. They were exited. Biff began to wade cross the bbridge, but Mum called her back. The strea, was flowing really fast and they can't see the edge of it. The next day's morning was raining too. The chidren couldn't go out to play. But, the afternoon it stopped raining. So children thinks can football but, there were big puddles. They watched television. The television said "some bad storms were coming, with a lot more rain." The storm came in the middle of the night. In the next morning, The children's Dad took dog for a walk. Chip went with him. When they got tothe park, Chip gasped. Chip thought the floods were fun but, Dad looked worried. They didn't want the water go get as far as their house. The raining didn't stop. The water leached the edge of the park. It came thought the fence and the end of the garden. Their school was closed because the weather was bad. The children's family preparation to flood. The night, flood water had come in their house. The next day, the street was flooded it looked liver. A man paddled past in a canoe. It looked funny to see a canoe in the street. The day after tomorrow, the floods were over when they went back home. They tryed clean them house.

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BR 1-06: The willow pattern plot

The boy named Chip and the girl named Biff. They were at a boot sale and they saw their friend Nadim. He had bought something at the sale. I like garage sale. We can negotiation about the sketch's price at there. They found a blue and white plate. It was beautiful. Their parents kooked at children's plate. They went up to Biff's bedroom. Suddenly, the magic key began to grow when they talked about the plate. The magic took them into a plate. The scene was blue and white only. There were big garden. It had a high wall all around it and blue trees grew everywhere. Biff found lake and Chip found a little house. They found alone girl. She looked unhappy and she was crying. The girl called Kim Shee. She loved a boy called Chang and she wanted to marry him. But Chang was too poor. Her father wanted her to marry rich man, but she loved him. Chang came garden near her house to saw Kim. He swam across the lake so he was cold and wet. He wanted to run away with Kim. But her father never lets her go out. They talk how can we leave garden. There were guards everywhere. But Chang had good idea. That tried leave away. Then they heard the sound of a twig snapping. It ware Biff, Chip and Nadim. They tried to held chang and Kim. They talk about better idea. Biff tried Kim's sash to the bridge. There were lemon trees i the garden. Nadim and Chip climed the tree and they picked up many lemons. Then they waited. Kim and Chang hid by the bridge and Biff held on the end of the sash. Chip and Nadim began to shout at the guards. The guards ran into the raeden and towards Kim shee's little house. Someone else ran into the garden who Kim's father. Nadim and Chip threw the lemons at the guards. Kim and Chang waited for a chance and over the bridge. Then the guards ran into the bridge. Biff pulled the sash tight. The guards tripped over it. They caught elope away. Chip and Nadim claimed down from the lemon tree. The magic key began glowing when they run for Kim7s father. They can back their house. Kimand Chang was married happy.
This story is very keep my in suspense but Kim and Chang are very great. I am very envious
them.

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My Cat

This is my cat. His name is Mickey.He always stay on table when we eat dinner. He is very cute:)

He likes fish so, he is always our dinner. It is funny. I always sleep with him. He is very warm.He is always sleeping at evening and in he's own good time. I like him. He stay at home. We don't go out for him because outside is very denguer. We precious him☆

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Typing test: Foreign countries

I haven't been go forigh countries. If I had had many money, I would go foreign countries any way. I want to go another country but I can't. I have dream what I want to watch many World Heritage Site. I am interested it. When I see it, I feel very emotion.My forigh contries image are very opening and freedom. I think forigh counry's people are very happy everyday becouse the country's atpmosphere is very good. The views are very beautiful and the building are very excellent. But, I don't have same image in China. I don't like China because there are many sprinkle agricultural vegetable. They wash the vegetable with detergent. I feel greeze. I wan't to go China.

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