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Gift

2010-01-14T16:48:00.002+09:00

My aunt spends time at Australia for one week. She gifts my family chocolate and brandy. Today is extra lesson day, but I don’t have lesson, so I went to beauty salon to cut hair. I cut 10 cm. My feeling is light. I have New Year party with circle member tomorrow. After that I will go to karaoke with Yoshiko, Narumi, and Misaki. Before New Year party, I will go to Parco with Narumi and Misaki. I want to buy clothes.

(82 words)

Snow Bird

2010-01-13T10:41:00.005+09:00

My father made it at morning. Today is snowy day. I felt happy. I hate cold, but I like snow. I wanted snowball fight. I thought I can’t go to school by bicycle, so I asked my father. He said “It is danger.” He didn’t take me to university by car, and he makes snow bird, so I went to school by bicycle. It was exciting. Snow bomb fell, and hit me. My glasses fell. Ha. Ha. I laughed. It was fine. Arrive at university, I made snow ball. I wanted to through my circle manager, but I didn’t. Maybe I have stress. I really wanted to go alumni association!!! My friends said “Were you enjoying alumni association??” Many friends asked it. I felt tired. I cried again. My friends got angry too and comfort me. After that, I went to part time job, and seniors asked me same thing. I explained again.

(153 words)

TIARA

2010-01-13T10:41:00.004+09:00

Today is coming of age’s ceremony. I waked up at six o’clock and I went to beauty salon. I waited a long time. I met my friend. She was very beautiful. Three hours after, I finished. My father’s side grand parents came and took picture with me. After that, I met friend Risa. She was same high school. I talked and took picture. Arrive at place; I took picture with my circle friends. Before arrive, I called friends, and tempt take picture. Place was crowded by many people. I met many friends!! First, I talked with high school friends. I will go to junior high school’s alumni association. Two friends said me “Can I go there with you??” so I said “OK.” I’m really looking forward to meet junior high school’s friends. I thought I can meet friend at alumni association, so I didn’t take picture at ceremony place, but it was wrong. After met high school friends, I called two friends. I asked “Where are you??” They said “I go to alumni association place now.” I thought “What??? Why they don’t call me???” Are they crazy???? Alumni association starts at two o’clock. I waited at two o’clock. I felt really angry and sad, so I cried and I went back my house. I was looking forward to coming of age ceremony, but spoiled. I took off kimono soon, and slept. I thought today I will play with my friend at midnight. In fact, I ate dinner with my family and slept at midnight. Today isn’t good day. My friend called four or five time, but I ignored. I got really angry. She sent mail and said “I’m sorry, and are you OK??” at ten o’clock. It is too late, but I sent “OK, I’m fine.” She said “It’s good. Let’s enjoy at new year party.” I thought it’s kidding. We have New Year party with my circle member on Friday. I don’t want enjoy and talk to her!! Can you understand how I feel???? I wanted to junior high school friends and teachers.

(344 words)

CLAIR

2010-01-13T10:40:00.001+09:00

I drove at CLAIR. It was exciting!! My mother is scary!! She said “You are so slow!! Please fast!!” She is like a devil. I wanted to buy clothes, but I couldn’t find. Instead of it, I bought sundry goods to coming of age day. I’m looking forward it ceremony, because I can meet friends!! I will take picture with them. Tomorrow, I wear Kimono. It is very cute. It color is pink!! Kimono is very beautiful. My mother and I like it. My comb is tiara. It was my dream!! I have to wake up 6 o’clock. My friend has to wake up 2 o’clock!! It is too early!!

(110 words)

Gifts

2010-01-06T20:53:00.005+09:00

I got many gifts from my friends Rie and Narumi. Thank you for gift. It was very delicious. Rie went to Kobe, Osaka, and Kyoto. Narumi went to China by herself. She spoke only English. She is courage. And mother’s friend gives the gift too. He went to Korea!!!!!!! I really want to Korea many times. Food is very delicious, and I want to buy cosmetic and clothes!! I will go to Korea this summer vacation to practice training, but I think before summer vacation, I want to go spring vacation or golden weeks.

(94 words)

Yesterday's Lunch

2010-01-06T20:53:00.004+09:00

I went to Jolly pasta with my friends Aska and Misaki. I ate too much. I thought I have to lose my weight to ceremony, but I didn’t patience. Ha. Ha. We talked when we were junior high school student. We are same junior high school. I enjoyed lunch time.

(50 words)

Portfolios

2010-01-06T10:55:00.011+09:00

Student ID: 08151

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)	My favorite place	2009.10.12	3	310	13	0	0	0
2-01b (2009.10.21)	My favorite place 2	2009.10.21	8	380	0	0	0	0
(2-01c)
2-02a (2009.11.04)
2-02b (2009.11.18)	Revisions essay post: 2-02b	2009.11.11	5	261	0	0	0	0
(2-02c)
2-03a (2009.12.02)	Personal Language Learning	2009.12.01	7	636	5	0	0	0
2-03b (2009.12.18/22)	Language	2009.12.21	7	517	0	0	0	0
(2-03c)
Totals	---	---	30	2104	18	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. 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
Language

I wrote from trigger to dream. I wrote my opinion and think frankly. It essay is long, but divide to paragraph, and use easy words, so visitor read easily.

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	2009.10.14	23	impression
2.2. Your best comment on a classmate's blog*	"Essay2-03(a): Language Learning Stories"	2009.12.09	29	Question and impression
2.3. Best comment by a classmate on your blog*	Korea	2009.08.25	23	Impression
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*	Language	2009.12.01	636	Question and sympathy
2.4.1.1. When did you respond to those comments?	---	2009.12.09	---	---
2.4.1.2. How did you respond to those comments?	---	---	93	On the blog
2.4.2. Any of your other posts*	Korea	2009.08.25	310	impression
2.4.2.1. When did you respond to those comments?	---	2009.09.10	---	---
2.4.2.2. How did you respond to those comments?	---	---	60	On the blog

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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

I display recent comments fr0m blog visitors in top of sidebar. I can comments easily, and when visitors wrote comments, my blog send mail for my sell phone.

2.6. Additional reflections on comments

This is first time!!!
I often visit your blog!!!Have a good your holiday !!!

How's going New Year Days?
What "tane" is your favorite for "Oden"?
I like "atsuage" is the best.

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	ALADDIN	2009.10.05	158	0
BR 2-02	Stories of Dolls	2009.10.07	58	0
BR 2-03	Sleeping Beauty	2009.10.08	113	0
BR 2-04	HOLLY WOOD	2009.10.12	112	0
BR 2-05	Romeo and Juliet	2009.10.15	145	0
BR 2-06	Kings and Queens	2009.10.21	221	0
BR 2-07	Snow White	2009.10.28	214	0
BR 2-08	The Little Mermaid	2009.11.06	178	0
BR 2-09	Puss in Boots	2009.11.09	122	0
BR 2-10	A Little Princess	2009.11.10	142	0
BR 2-11	Wizards	2009.11.11	115	0
BR 2-12	Stories of Dinosaurs	2009.11.13	50	0
BR 2-13	Little Red Riding Hood	2009.11.15	113	0
BR 2-14	Hansel and Gretel	2009.11.16	107	0
BR 2-15	Aesop's Fables	2009.11.16	156	0
BR 2-16	Alice in Wonderland	2009.11.23	124	0
BR 2-17	Stories of Fairies	2009.11.23	104	0
BR 2-18	The Magical Book	2009.11.24	104	0


---	---	Totals:	2232	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.

Romeo and Juliet

It book became my favorite work. I wrote about "Romeo and Juliet" intently, so visitor maybe has interest.

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? 6 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 (30) essay prep. (7) essays (8) links (3) movies (3) reviews (36) revisions (5) 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? 58posts 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? 3 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? 0posts 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. Halloween http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/i/impatica/hauntedhouse.html Fireworks Party http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/razzledazzle/rhymetime/firework/index.shtml Christmas bear http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebLessons/ChristmasBear/default.htm	---	---

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.

I posted many photos. When I played, I looked for interesting thing to post.
Sometimes I wrote complain. Number of friend read enjoying.

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 wrote more 13o94 words. It was hard for me. This year, I was really busy, but I had many homework. I reflected that I couldn't post essay on time, and wrote more 1500 words. I had to post at summer vacation. I almost didn't post at August.

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

Have a free time, you has better post.
Look for interesting thing and you can post many photos and wrote.

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Notes:

This portfolio template derives from Writing Studio Blog templates for Writing IIIc and Writing IVc (2007-08), Writing III, §§1a & 1c, Writing IV: Portfolio, §§1a & 1c (2008-09), and the July 7, 2009, Portfolio for Writing III.
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 2nd (fall) semester PPF first.
The essays section (1.0. Essays, above) derived from Proto-Portfolio 2-02 (2008).
The essay selection and explanation item (§1.2, above) differs from that in the July 7, 2009, Portfolio for Writing III. Please read the new item carefully before making a selection.

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Happy New Year

2010-01-02T23:42:00.002+09:00

Happy New Year!! I sent e-mail to my friends on twelve o’clock, but I couldn’t send and receive easily.

At the morning, I went to CLAIR to get grab bag. I’ve never buy grab bag, but CLAIR is crowded by many people, so I couldn’t get grab bag. I wanted to buy something, so I bought game soft. It is Pokemon! I really like it. My brother bought too.
After that, we ate oseti, rice cake, and basashi. And I got New Year’s gift. I’m very pleased. At night, I had part time job. It was very free. It was really board.

Today, I returned father’s side home Yamaga. There is country, so I hate. I didn’t want t o return!!!! My grand mother is very provincialism. She doesn’t like my hair, because I tinted, and she wants to succeed to the agriculture, so she said my brother. Ha. Ha. She doesn’t understand to my dream. She said “Your dream isn’t good, so you had better give up.” It is worst. I don’t want to return home any more.

(179 words)

Basashi

2009-12-31T16:35:00.003+09:00

Today, I went to shopping with my mother and grand mother. We bought drink, crab, and Basashi!! I like basashi. Do you like basashi?? Today’s dinner was Sukiyaki. After eat, I went to part time job. I usually work still ten o’clock, but I worked only two hours!! I was very pleased. Part time finished soon. Ha. Ha. So I can watch Gakitsuka. I like it. It is very interesting program.

(71 words)

At last!!!!

2009-12-28T21:53:00.003+09:00

I like oden. It is reward for me. Ha. Ha. Because, I got driving license at last!!! I’m very pleased. Recently, I felt tired. I had part time job on 23, 25 and 26. Many customers were come my shop to buy Christmas present. I had many presents to warping. It was very hard. Usually, I go back home at eleven o’clock, but I worked till midnight on Christmas day. I’m very tired. I wrapped fifty or sixty presents!! I got impatience with many presents, but now I don’t get many presents. I will hard next February, because we have valentine day!! I feel scary. I will have to wrapping many chocolate!!

Today, I went to driving license center to take exam. License exam was difficult for me, so I though I will not pass, but I was pass!! I’m very pleased!! I can drive without parents. I want to go shopping with my friends by car. I met junior who belong same circle. She passed too. When I pass the exam, I sent e-mail for parents, aunt and friends soon. They returned soon, and said congratulation. Today was good day for me.

(193 words)

Happy

2009-12-21T23:05:00.002+09:00

Today is wonderful day!! Today is my brother’s birthday, but my parents forgot. Ha-Ha. And at last, I graduate from driving school!!!! I’m very pleased!!! I don't want to go there anymore, so I feel happy. I wearied to get up early on Saturday morning.

(45 words)

Essay 02-3b Language

2009-12-21T22:57:00.002+09:00

I’d like to introduce my favorite languages, and prompt. I like　studying English and Korean. If I have a chance or free time, I will study another language or I wan to challenge TOEIC, Eiken, Hangul exam and so on.

When I was junior high school student, my favorite subject was Japanese, so I wanted to be Japanese teacher. And I didn’t like study English. I was poor at English. My score on very bad, so I didn’t like English, however I was interested in U.S and England, because I like foreign movie and novel. I thought I had interested in foreign country by Harry Potter.

When I was second grade at junior high school, I tried to study English, but I couldn’t understand grammar, and my English teacher was grim teacher, and he was my club’s teacher too. I didn’t like study English more and more. Every homeroom teacher I had taught English. I like to third home room teacher. She taught me English carefully, and cram school was helping too. Cram school teacher was very interesting teacher. His explanation is simple, but he was very strict. I need to memorize one thousand words every week. It was hard, but thanks to him, I began to understand English a little bit, and I started to enjoy study English. When I was third grades, I tried to 4th level English exam, and I passed it. I was very pleased.

When I was junior high school student, I didn’t like English, but I like English now, so I went to high school, and I entered international studies course. I thought I can study English more, but wrong. Case of study English, I had to study Korean. I didn’t like Korean class. Every student thought Korean class bore too, but one day I found Korean drama DVD at the rental shop. It was Love in Palace. I borrowed and it story is very interesting. I studied Korean eagerly. Of course, I didn’t forget to study English and Japanese. I tried to English exam and Korean exam. When I was high school student, I could get qualifications, so I like learn to foreign language more and more.

When I was second grade student at high school, I went to Australia on a home stay program. I went to high school and studied with Japanese, Korean, and Chinese students. They were very kind. I was the only girl in my class, but I could make good friend. I often used Japanese, so teacher said “speak English.” Home stay was very fun. It is good memory.

Now, I belong to department of foreign. I study English now. I want to improve language skill. I don’t understand grammar still, so I need to study grammar one more time. University is very fun. I can study language and culture. University makes me excite. I will start study Korean again from next year. I want to challenge for something.

I have many dreams. I want to be interpreter, translator, and Japanese teacher. I want my dreams to come true, so I need to study hard.

(517 words)

Circle Active

2009-12-18T14:48:00.002+09:00

On Wednesday, I went to Takuma sports center with my circle members. We played volley ball. I’m poor at volley ball, but our team won!! We were championship, so we got prize. It was snacks. We shared it. After that, we went to center liver. We could eat as much as we like at the hamburger steak. I ate four hamburger steaks, but our junior Katsuhiko ate fifteen five hamburger steaks!!! We were very surprised. He was over eating. His face was pale. We said “You were too eating.” He is very funny person. My circle’s juniors are very interesting person. Everyone make us fun. Next year, we’ll go to round 1. There is very interesting place. I think every one can enjoying circle active.

(125 words)

Yamaga Tea

2009-12-16T11:15:00.002+09:00

My father bought tea. I drank it, but it is so bitter. It package is cute isn’t it?? Yamaga is my father’s hometown. Last Sunday, My parents and younger brother went to Yamaga to give to year-end gift. I didn’t go there, because I had a part time job. Bulldog is sale now, so I was very busy. Many customers came my Bulldog, and everyone wanted to wrapping. It was very hard. Most surprised present was a ballpoint pen. Only one!! I thought receiver would surprise, but it warping isn’t difficult. The most difficult wrapping is big size doll. I hate big size thing!!! Next week is Christmas day!! I feel scary, because I will warp many presents!!!!! I have part time job at 23 and 25 day.

(128 words)

Taylor Swift

2009-12-14T22:20:00.002+09:00

I bought Taylor Swift’s album “Fearless”!!! I’m really happy.
She is one of my favorite singers. Do you know her?? Her name is Taylor Swift. My favorite songs are “Love Story” and “You belong with me.” These songs are very nice.

Love Story’s motif is Romeo and Juliet. I had read it story. This story is very famous!!! It is one of my favorite books. It story are sad, but pure, so I like it story. When I hearing this song, I felt sad, but it song is happy end song. I really like it song and Shakespeare’s story, so I’ll take Shakespeare’s class next year.

“You belong with me” is very nice song. I can sympathy it song, and I like it PV. PV is very cute. I watched many times. Taylor is very beautiful. She is the same age as me. First I’m very surprised!!

(147 words)

Strawberry Pudding

2009-12-11T23:55:00.002+09:00

Do you know Strawberry pudding?? It is very cute. I fall in love with it at first sight. It is very sweet!!!

To day, I had listening test and English introduction. My eyes, hand, and brain felt tired. At the Japanese grammar’s class, I taught to my classmate with Yoshiko and Noriko. I thought the passive voice. It was difficult, and really ashamed. My teaching would not plain, so may be classmates couldn’t understand, but it was very valuable experience. I’ll go to Korea to teach Japanese grammar to Korean student in next summer vacation. I’m looking forward to go there, and I want to make with Korean friend.

After that, I went to CLAIR with my mother. We wanted to get new clothes, but we didn’t buy anything, and I went to TSUTAYA. I like TSUTAYA, and I bought CD album that I wanted to buy a long time. I felt really pleased.

(154 words)

So excited

2009-12-09T21:59:00.001+09:00

Today, I drove freeway!! Speed is very fast!!! More ever, today is rainy day and fog. First my partner drove to Matsubase. After arrive to Matsubase, I turned her, and we went back driving school. It was really exciting!!! In the tunnel, I thought I will die, but I was too thought. In the car we talked a lot of thing. My partner is 22 years old. She wants to marry with her boyfriend as soon as. Instructor heard her problem, and gave advice. I heard too, but I couldn’t understand. I don’t want to marry still. My friend wants to marry too. Why they want to marry, and hanker to be house worker???

(114 words)

Happy Monday

2009-12-07T20:19:00.003+09:00

Today I wore it. It is new cloth!!! It’s so cute. My parents bought it at Fukuoka, and presented me. I like it, but my friends said “Your coat is so loud!!!!” or “Your coat is so cute.” I felt shame and pleased.

I was absent school from 29th, so I pleased to go to university and meet friends. My circle members were absent too. They had swine flu too, but we are full of vigor. By the way, today is so cold. I need hokkairo.

I had presentation at 5period. I was really nervous. My hands were shake, and I really ashamed. After that, I prepare to teach Japanese grammar with my partner. We have to explain Japanese grammar to my class mate at Friday. This Friday is busy day for me. I have listening test and so on.

(140 words)

Swine Flu

2009-12-01T21:09:00.001+09:00

Last week was hard for me. Not only drinking party but also I got swine flu!!! I never have influenza. My first influenza is swine flu!!!! I had high fever and cough. First, I thought I have only bad cold, but my mother took me to hospital. I waited two hours, and result was swine flu, so I have to absent school. I worry about class, and circle member. 4 circle members have swine flu now. I’m sorry for my circle member.

I bored now. I watched DVDs all day. Today, I watched Korean drama “Boys over flowers.” I watched six hours. Ha. Ha.

(104 words)

Drinking party

2009-12-01T20:58:00.000+09:00

27th November, I had drinking party. I had to introduce myself at this party, because I’m chief of plan. After that, I had to drink in one, and reception to another circle’s managers. It party was hard for me, but I enjoyed. I have no recollection this party. I remember a little bit. I went back to rode taxi with my friends, so my bicycle left at downtown.

Next day, I was sick at my stomach. I felt bad all day, but I went to driving school. After that, I had part time job. These days were hard for me.

(100 words)

Draft essay 2-03a: Personal Language Learning

2009-12-01T20:29:00.008+09:00

I'd like to introduce my favorite languages, and trigger. I like studying language. Especially, my favorite languages are Kanji, English, and Korean. I have a chance; I want to study another language.

When I was junior high school student, I like to study Japanese. Japanese was my good at subject, so I wanted to be Japanese teacher. Other hand, I didn’t like study English. I was poor at English. My score was very bad, so I didn’t like English, but I had interested in America, and England, because I like Harry Potter.

My hobbies are watching DVD and reading. I always watch foreign movie and written by foreigner writer. When I was junior high school student, my favorite book was Harry Potter, so I had interested in foreign country. I tried to study English, but I couldn’t understand grammar, and my English teacher was grim teacher, so I didn’t like study English more and more. My every homeroom teacher is teaching English. I like third home room teacher. She taught me English carefully, and cram school was helping me. Cram school’s teacher is very interesting teacher. His explanation was very lucid, but he was very strict. I need to thousand words once a week. It was hard, but thanks to him, I could understand English, and I like study English. Finally, I tried to 4th level English exam, and I passed it. I’m very pleased.

I didn’t like English, but I like English now, so I went to high school, and I entered international course. I thought I study English more another class, but it wasn’t. Instead of study English, I need to study Korean. First, I didn’t have interested in Korean. I thought the Hangul is like a spell, and I didn’t like Korean class. Every student thought Korean class is bored. I thought too, but one day I found Korean drama’s DVD at rental shop. It was “Love in palace.” I thought it was interesting, and I borrowed it. It was very interesting. I bought it. I was addicted to the DVD completely. It DVD was a point of start to study Korean. I studied Korean eagerly, but I didn’t forget study English. I tried to Kanji exam, English exam, and Korean exam. When I was high school student, I could get qualifications, so I like learn to foreign language more and more.

When I was second grade, I went to Australia to home stay. I went to school, and I studied with Japanese, Korean, and Chinese students. They were very kind. We played basket, game and so on. My class’s girl was only me. First, I worried whether we good friend, but we were good friend soon. Especially, my good friend is Korean student. He can speak Japanese, and I can speak Korea. We want to speak Japanese and Korean, so my teacher often admonishes us. She said “Speak English.” I ashamed to speak English, but I used to gradually. It experience is treasure for me. I thought my listening skill developed a little bit.

Before enter the KGU, I puzzled to which department good for me. I want to enter department of English or department of East Asia. I talked with Korean teacher. He said “You had better enter department of English.” I decided to enter department of English. I think his answered is right now. I’m studying English and Korean. I like both languages. When I went to Korea this summer vacation, I could speak Japanese, English, and Korea. It was exciting experience for me.

When I was high school student, I wanted to be interpreter or translator, but I want to be interpreter, translator, or Japanese teacher. I have many dreams. I’m greedy person, so I want my dreams to come true, and I want to travel foreign country.

(636 words)

BR 2-18: The Magical Book

2009-11-24T21:49:00.003+09:00

I read the magical book. At last, I finished book reviews!!!

Hero is Leo, his great grandfather died, so he became a king. He found book. The book was set with jewels. He opened first page. On the first page he saw a beautiful painted butterfly. The butterfly fluttered its red and yellow wings and flew out of the book. Next, he opened third page, he saw the giant red dragon, and it flew away. The dragon ate people, so he opened book again. “Hippogriff,” he read and watched as the picture came to life, and he try to fight to dragon with hippogriff.

(104 words)

Nesbit, E. (2007). The Magical Book. London: Usborne House.

BR 2-17: Stories of Fairies

2009-11-23T20:06:00.003+09:00

I read Story of Fairies. It book has three stories. I like First story and second story.

First story is tooth fairy’s story. Crystal had passed her final test at the tooth fairy training school. Now, she could turn children’s baby teeth into money. But her lazy classmate had failed all her test. She thought “It’s not fair!!” So she stole Crystal’s wand.

Second story is forgetful fairy’s story. One day, queen “here are the invitations, don’t forget anyone with an invitation can come, so only give them to guests on the list.” Lily put the invitations in her basket, but her basket break.

(104 words)

Lester, A. (2006). Stories of Fairies. London: Usborne House.

BR 2-16: Arice in Wonderland

2009-11-23T20:05:00.003+09:00

I read Alice in Wonderland.

One day, Alice saw rabbit. He cried “Oh dear! I shall be too late!!” She chased after rabbit, and pop down a large hole. There was wonderland. She is always curious. She met very big caterpillar, Cheshire cat, and mad hatter and so on. They are interesting and strange persons. It song was interesting. “Twinkle, twinkle, little bat! How I wonder what you’re at! Up above the world you fly like a tea tray in the sky.”

Next year, we can watch Alice’s new story. Mad hatter was performed by Johnny Deep, and white of queen was performed by Anne Hathaway. She is the most favorite actress for me. I have her DVDs. She is really cute, and beautiful.

(124 words)

Carroll, L. (2006). Alice in Wonderland. London: Usborne House.

Forgot

2009-11-23T19:58:00.001+09:00

Yesterday was my friend’s birthday. I would send e-mail for her, but I forgot. I’m sorry for her.

Yesterday, I had part time job, and after that, my senior called me. He said “Let’s drinking!!” Senior and friend and I were drinking at three o’clock. We are very good friend! I enjoyed!! But, outside was very cold…

(57 words)

Rescue

2009-11-21T11:18:00.002+09:00

I go to driving school still. I don’t have time to go to driving school, so my friend already graduate, but I don’t graduate still. I want to graduate soon.

Today, I tried to save their life. Ha. Ha. I had emergency help class. It was interesting. First, I asked him “Are you OK??” He didn’t say anything. After that, I did mouth to mouth resuscitation, and cardiac heart massage. I felt tired. It was hard. My partner was feeling tired too. My instructor asked me “Did you enjoy??” I said “Yes!! It was interesting and good experience.”

And yesterday, I practiced back the car. It was difficult for me. My partner couldn’t back the car easily too. Our instructor was very funny person. We laugh all time. Our instructor said “today is very tired!! You are teasing me.” We didn’t teasing. Merely, I asked many question. He looks like a dwarf. He is rally funny person.

(157 words)

My cousin

2009-11-18T11:59:00.001+09:00

I have writing class now, but I want to sleep, because our class room too warm, so I want to sleep.

Yesterday, I went to kindergarten to pick up my cousin. My grandmother picking up every day, but she was operate her eyes, so she have a bandage over her eye. She felt pain her eye, so I picked up instead of her. I went to cousin’s kindergarten when I was kindergartener, so I know a few kindergarten teachers. I said “Good afternoon.” Teachers very surprised “Good afternoon. Oh!! Are you Manami??” It was interesting. He pleased I came to kindergarten. He told his teacher. “Today my cousin will pick up me. I’m looking forward to she comes.” I pleased. My cousin is really cute. Today, I pick up him too.

(131 words

BR 2-15: Aesop's Fables

2009-11-16T23:04:00.003+09:00

I read Aesop’s Fables. It book has eight stories. I know almost stories. First story is the tortoise and the hare, second story is the thirsty crow, third story is the ant and the dove, fourth story is the fox and the stork, fifth story is the mouse’s tale, sixth story is the dog and the bone, seventh story is the fox and the crow, eighth story is the lion and the mouse. These stories were written by Aesop. He lived in Greece thousands of years ago.

My favorite story is the fox and the stork. First, a sly fox invited a stork at dinner, but he used trick, so stork couldn’t eat dinner. She got angry, so she decided to revenge for him, and she invited him at dinner. This story’s moral is play mean tricks on people and they may play them back on you. I could learn many moral through at these stories.

(156 words)

Watson, C. (2003). Aesop's Fables. London: Usborne House.

Korean Drama

2009-11-16T22:51:00.001+09:00

I’m addicted to the Korean drama now. Oh it is wrong!! I’m always addicted to the Korean Drama and music. I watch drama at you tube. I want to watch continue. Yester day, I went to bed at two o’clock. Why I slept late??? Because, I watched Korean drama, so I went to bed late. Ha. Ha. So today I wanted to sleep at class. My favorite dramas are Coffee Prince, Love in palace, and Boys over flowers and you’re beautiful. I really like these. These are interesting so much. I want to go to Korea. I will go to Korea to study Korea, so I have to save the money. My friends want to go to Korea too, so I pleased. We have a chance and money, we go to Korea.

(132 words)

BR 2-14:Hansel andGretel

2009-11-16T22:09:00.003+09:00

I read Hansel and Gretel. Their step mother is heartless person. They are always starving. Step mother had an idea. It was take Hansel and Gretel deep into the forest. Their father couldn’t oppose.

Next day, they were abandoned by step mother. Hansel and Gretel lost their way, but then, they found house. It was made by sweets. They are ate doorknob, window, and so on. An old woman hobbled out. She said “I love visitors, you must come inside.” The kind woman laid out a magnificent meal for them. “Would you like to stay the night??” she asked. They nod; they didn’t notice she is witch…

(107 words)

Grimm, J.A.W. (2005). Hansel and Gretel. London: Usborne House .

BR 2-13: Little Red Riding Hood

2009-11-15T13:52:00.004+09:00

I read Little Red Riding Hood. This is very famous story. I had read when I was kindergartener.

This is sharp Wolfe and docile girl’s story. One day, her mother said “Please take vegetable soup for your grand mother.” Little girl riding hood said “Ok.” And her mother told her rule. “Don’t talk wolves.” Little girl riding hood go to her grand mother’s house. Sharp wolf look her, and he thinks try to eat her. Wolf got her grand mother’s house before little girl, and he ate her grand mother. He pretends her grand mother. Then, little girl knock the door and in the house. She perfectly believes he is her grand mother.

（113 words）

Davidson, S. (2006). Little Red Riding Hood. London: Usborne House.

BR 2-12: Stories of Dinosaurs

2009-11-13T20:42:00.004+09:00

I read Stories of Dinosaurs. I like Jurassic park, so I borrow this book. I thought it is about dinosaurs’ book, but it isn’t. It book has three stories. First, Kritosaurus and Megalosaurus are fight at the boxing. Megalosaurus’s manager is evil dinosaur, so he tries to interfere with Kritosaurus.

(50 words)

Punter, R. (2006). Stories of Dinosaurs. London: Usborne House.

BR 2-11: Wizards

2009-11-11T23:45:00.004+09:00

I read three wizard stories. First wizard takes care of many children, but they have no money. At Christmas, children couldn’t get present, and eat turkey, so they crept into the wizard’s room, and found Laughing powder.

Second wizard is resembles Harry Potter. Ha. Ha. His name is Mott. This story is wizard and fool man and his wife’s story. It was funny.

Third wizard really resembles Dambledore. Suddenly, the robber hits wizard’s head. Wizard dropped the gold, and tied to a tree by robber. After that, he went to castle, and knocked. King and queen is to treat him kindly. They has stolen theirs gold, so wizard and they try to revenge to robber.

(115 words)

Rawson, C. (). Wizards. London2002: Usborne House.

What happened??

2009-11-11T23:44:00.003+09:00

My bicycle’s basket is bended!!! Oh my god!! It is worst! What happened to my bicycle?? First, I shocked, but after that I went to Joyfull with my friends Miku, Kaori, and Yuki. I ate French fry set lunch. I like French fry. It was delicious.

Today, I saw nice grand father. He wore smart suits, hat, and driving open car. I surprised!! He was very nice.

By the way, I spent e-mail to my assistants. I have five wonderful assistants, but they didn’t answer. I feel depressed. I wish I get answer from my assistants tomorrow.

(97 words)

Revisions essay post: 2-02b

2009-11-11T12:03:00.004+09:00

I introduce about my chose sites. I chose Christmas bear, Fireworks party, Halloween sites. Fired works party, Halloween, and Christmas bear’s sites are very colorful, so I thought children like it. These sites are device to fascinate for children. I interested in it.

Especially, Christmas bear site gives children great pleasure. I saw a long time. It is teach me about five senses. I could enjoy as learn about five senses. If you want to learn it, you need to click bear, boy, candy, and so on. It was interesting. I had to thinking. I thought American Christmas is lively. You can know about not only five senses but also American Christmas, and different from American to Japanese Christmas.

Second, I watched fireworks party, but I couldn’t understand well. It site is very colorful. Children will like it, because it site’s fireworks very beautiful sparkle. I though it site made for younger children and beginner study English, but it site was incomprehensible for me, so if beginners English students won’t understand well.

Third I watched Halloween. At Japan, people don’t wear costume at Halloween. It is different from American. When children see it site at night or midnight, they may be can’t sleep or saw nightmare. It site speak English slowly, so I can study listening and speaking English. It site improves non speak English children.

To know about different country’s seasonal events are interesting. It sites are entertain with me, so probably someone can enjoy these sites too. Beginner can know about seasonal events, five senses, and enjoying study English.

(261 words)

I'm hungry

2009-11-10T23:56:00.001+09:00

Today, I read a little princess. Can you image?? First, you are student, but after your parents died, you aren’t student, you are servant at school. Miss Minchin is really cruel. First, I thought Minchin’s younger sister is stupid, but she isn’t stupid. She is good person different from her sister. I didn’t interested in this story, but after the read, it is really interesting.

I watching TV, and listening music. My senses must be busy. Ha. Ha. Recently, I borrowed CD album “hana.” It is Super star’s album. Do you know Super star. My friends don’t know about Super star. Super star is Korean singers. They are very cool. The can speak Japanese, but I like SS501 better than Super star. Also SS501 is Korean singers. I really like them. They are cool very much. Leader played at dram “Boys over flowers.” They can speak Japanese too. They can speak fluently. I want to I can speak Korean fluently. If you want to watch or listening Super star or SS501’s song, you can watch and listen at You Tube.

TV is introducing Korean food. I really want to eat. I’m hungry now. Kusanagi eating プテチゲ!! It food is really delicious. My mother likes it. I want to go study abroad at Korea, and I want to study, and shopping!! I have to save money to go to Korea. My friend says “I want to go to Korea too,” so I will go to Korea someday with my friend.

(253 words)

BR 2-10:A Little Princess

2009-11-10T15:28:00.003+09:00

I read a little princess. Do you know its story?? If you want to watch, you can watch drama at Saturday.

Heroin’s name is Sara. She was born India. She really likes her father. Father is likes too. Her father wants Sara to study in London, so she entered “Miss Minchin’s Boarding School for Young Ladies.” Miss Minchin is cold person. First, she plays up to Sara, but one day, Sara’s father died, and Sara to be penniless, so she works as maid at school.

One morning, Sara saw that a lot of furniture had stopped outside the empty house next door. She thought “Someone must be moving in.” She saw an Indian man servant. He said about Sara to his master. His master is look for a little girl who is his friend’s daughter.

It story was interesting. I finished soon.

(142 words)

Hodgson, F. (2005). A Little Princess. England: Usborne House.

Hobbies

2009-11-09T21:30:00.000+09:00

I interviewed Sayaka. Her hobbies are Eating and Diet. Her hobbies are interesting for me. She can lose ten kilogram. It is amazing!! I want to lose my weight, but I can’t lose my weight. She doesn’t eat after eight o’clock, and walks every day, and takes bath half the body. I asked her “How long do you keep diet??” She said “Six months.” She is awesome!! I try to healthy diet. I will play tennis next Friday with seniors and juniors. I want to play basket ball too. Sayaka has two hobbies. One is diet, and another hobby is eating. Her favorite foods are cake, cookie, and pizza. I thought these are high calorie, but I like pizza too. And she likes café au lait. Café au lait is good for bone. I heard doctor. She doesn’t like beans. I have a lot of food that I hate. I hate all fish, mushroom, eggplant. My friends always say “You have to eat!!” I really can’t eat these.

My hobbies are reading and watching movie, and DVDs!!! I really like these. My favorite books are Meg cabot’s books. I really like all her books, and of course I like Twilight. I can’t wait to watch movie second series. I like movie too. I have a lot of DVDs. My friends surprised when they come my room. My DVDs are all foreign movie. These are American or Korean movie. Yesterday, I watched Korean drama “Boys over flowers.” I watched it when I stayed Korean too. It is really interesting. My motivated by Korean dram. I study Korean more. I want to pass the Korean examination. I will get 3 levels next July. It will birthday present for me. I study Korean hard, after get driving license.

(295 words)

BR 2-09: Puss in Boots

2009-11-09T20:43:00.002+09:00

I read Puss in boots. I have memory about it book. When I was kindergartner, I played princess in puss in boots. My childhood friends were play puss and king.

Do you know it story?? It is very kind and clever puss and woeful master’s story. Puss is really clever cat. Puss’s master’s name is Tom. He really woeful person, but at last, he can marry king’s daughter. His owe all his success is to puss. Puss ate troll. Puss deceived troll and stupid troll transform a little mouse, and puss ate troll. Tom got troll’s house. Puss is really clever. Tom and puss are deceived king and king’s daughter. He didn’t tell her true thing. Will He deceive his wife forever???

(122 words)

Perrault, C. (2005). Puss in Boots. England: Usborne House.

753

2009-11-08T19:38:00.002+09:00

Yesterday, my cousin’s the festival day for children aged seven, five and three. He is four years old, he born at January seventeenth. He is really cute. I keep this picture in my cell phone. He is young and powerful, so he always says “Let’s play battle.” I’m already twenty years old, so sometimes I feel limit of my power. Ha. Ha. Ha.

(63 words)

Police Motorcycle

2009-11-08T17:29:00.002+09:00

Today is KDS’s Thanksgiving Day. KDS is my driving school. My instructor acts this party, so I went to there with my friend Yumiko. She graduated from driving school yet. My instructor and Yumiko’s instructor is same person. I drank juice, popcorn, tempura, and so on for free. I rode police motorcycle. It is really cool, and high. I and Yumiko was take picture. We excited. I saw demonstration. It is cool so much!! We said “Cool!!” again and again. We enjoyed it.

After that, I went back my home. My mother said “Your grand mother sickness.” So I worried her, and I asked my grand father. “She is OK??” Grand father said “Don’t worry. Your grand mother is over eating.” I laughed.

(123 words)

BR 2-08: The Little Mermaid

2009-11-06T22:52:00.003+09:00

I read little mermaid. How sad story is!! I felt sad read it. She is only fifteen. She teat statue of a boy, very cherish. On her fifteenth birthday, she set off for the surface, and she met prince like a statue of a boy. I thought it was destiny. I want to it story is happy end. She really wants to meet him again, so she met sea witch. Sea witch knew everything. Sea witch demand to her pretty voice. At last, she got two legs.

She spent happy day with the prince. When she wobbling on her new feet, he said “Take my arm, I’ll show you around.” He is kind person. I thought they love each other, but one day, he said. “I was swept to a beach and woken by a lovely princess. Tomorrow I’m going to set said and marry her.” Oh it is awful. She couldn’t go back her family and sea palace. She sits on a rock and looks over the water, thinking of her prince. It is really sad story.

(178 words)

Hans, A. (2007). The Little Mermaid. England: Usborne House.

Cotton Candy

2009-11-06T20:53:00.006+09:00

I like cotton candy. Do you like it?? I bought it at school festival. Cotton candy usually has white color. I wanted to eat colorful cotton candy, so I pleased to buy pink cotton candy. It is really cute isn’t it?? I really like it. I saw purple cotton candy at Australia. I wanted to buy it, so I regretted!!! How make colorful cotton candy?? I want to try making colorful cotton candy.

(73 words)

Unlucky

2009-11-06T20:53:00.004+09:00

Today was unlucky day for me. I would go to park dome to play tennis with seniors and juniors, but I couldn’t go there, because I had very important class for me. We would play tennis from eight o’clock to ten o’clock, but plane was change. Seniors and juniors play tennis from seven o’clock, so I couldn’t play tennis with them. I was looking forward to play tennis from yesterday, so after the class, I went back to house. My parents were fight. They take it on me!! It was awful, so I got irritate with them. They call a truce now, because my father’s friend comes now. I can’t satisfaction, so I bought it. I’ve ever drank cola chock, but I’ve never zero version. It is better than normal version. I like it.

(134 words)

First Plan

2009-11-04T23:47:00.002+09:00

Today is my first plan to play with circle member. I send e-mail for seniors, friends, and juniors. I want to come many members, so thirty people were gathering. I pleased.

We played Bowring. I prepared prize confectionery!! They look pleased, and enjoyed, so I pleased too. My team couldn’t win. Ha-Ha. My scour was only seventy. My junior has a torn muscle, but his scour was seventy one. He said “I have torn muscle, but I beat you at Bowring!!” He is impudent. Ha. Ha. Ha. He is very funny person.

After the Bowring, I played billiards with my friends. I’m not good at play billiards, but I like play it. I understand billiards rule a little bit. Seniors are really good at play it!! I’m surprised. Today was really fun. I worried about they could enjoy. They said “Today was really interesting. Thank you!!” My seniors said too. I pleased.

My body is pain, because I tumbled down the stairs. It was really pain. My leg, thigh, waist are very pain!!!! I can see bruise at leg and waist.

(181 words)

Impression

2009-11-03T16:37:00.001+09:00

The day before yesterday, school festival was finished!! We sold a lot of tapioca. My friends are bought tapioca, so I could meet friend since we were high school student. I pleased to meet friends.

After the festival, I had drinking party, and we presented for seniors. Seniors were very pleased!! So I pleased too. Our seniors were speech. We were crying. So I couldn’t hear speech.

And yesterday, we had to clean up, but I overslept!!! I’m sorry for my circle friend and junior. My friends weren’t sleep. They went to karaoke, but I went back my house, and slept at three o’clock, but I overslept.

(107 words)

Wrapping day

2009-11-01T00:12:00.002+09:00

I ate yakisoba, corn, and yakitori and so on. It was very delicious. I enjoyed school festival. Tomorrow is last day. I will drink party, and my seniors are retirement. I’m sad. I can’t believe!! Our seniors are retirement?? We take over Aokatsu. I worried. Anyway, I will enjoy for three days.

Today, I wrapped with our senior’s present, so I’m tired. After the festival, I had part time job, and I warped again. May be my wrapping skill is improvement♪
(82 words)

Preparer for School Festival

2009-10-30T03:29:00.002+09:00

Prepare for school festival. My circle is selling Tapioca. Our tapioca has 9 kind of taste. Tastes are apple, lemon, karupisu, chocolate, strawberry milk, caramel and so on. It is hard for me, so I slip out of senior’s house with my friend, and go to friend’s house, and we eat pizza. It is very delicious. We make tapioca till nine o’clock, after that we were intend go to karaoke, but my earnest friend say, “Let’s make album.” We were weary, so instead of make album, we drank, so I go back home at four o’clock. I really sleep.

(99 words)

Twilight (First Love)

2009-10-29T00:38:00.008+09:00

It is twilight!! Of course do you know twilight?? I introduced it many times in my blog. I thought my friends don’t like hear about twilit. I always talk about twilight.

I really like twilight. May be not like, I love Twilight!!! My family and friend think I’m crazy… but I don’t mind.

Twilight is too interesting!! I have all series, DVD, sound track. At last, I can buy sound track!! I wanted to buy sound track a long time. I always listening music. I am satisfied. Especially, I like super massive black hole, Decode, and Bella’s lullaby. Super massive black hole sung by Muse, and Decode sung by Paramore. Bella’s lullaby is classic. It is healing me.

November 28, I can watch Twilight (New Moon). It is second story. I can’t wait. I want to watch soon. I will go to watch with my friend Yoshiko. She likes too, because I recommendation Twilight for her. I always said to her “Twilight is really interesting and hot!! I want you to read it!!” She bought paper book. She read English version’s Twilight. I have both Japanese version and English version, but I don’t read English version yet. She finished read. She is really clever. I regard for her. I really glad to her likes Twilight. We want to watch　Twilight soon.　I watched DVD many times. If you interest in Twilight, I want you to read or　watch Twilight. You will like hero and heroine.　Hero’s name is Edward, and heroine’s name is Bella. I like them. If they real person, I want to meet them.

(266 words)

BR 2-07: Snow White

2009-10-28T15:38:00.005+09:00

I read Snow White. It story is very famous. I think every one know it.

One day, a young queen wished “I wish I had a child with skin as white as snow, lips as red as blood, and hair as black as ebony wood.” I thought she is greedy, but her wish came true. The king named her Snow White. His joy was mixed with misery, for the queen died, so he thought my child need mother, and he had married again. The new queen was proud and vain. Her heart was full of love for herself. She always asked magic mirror. It is her favorite thing. “Mirror, who’s the fairest of us all?” Mirror said “It’s Snow White.” Queen was really angry, so she decided to kill Snow White. Queen tried to kill her three times. Although, Snow White was never die. Finally, Queen gave poison apple, and Snow White fall down, so seven dwarfs cried and laid her in a glass of coffin.

You know, it is happy end story. I don’t like so. I thought Snow White stupid. Can you eat poison apple, if you get form stranger. I can’t. She put them to trouble. Prince fell in love corpse. Is it good story?? I like Disney’s version Snow White.

(214 words)

Lesley, S. (2005). Snow White and the Sven Dwarfs. England: Usborne House.

Draft essays post: 2-02a

2009-10-28T11:59:00.008+09:00

I introduce about my chose sites. My chose sites are introduce about fire works party, Halloween, and Christmas bear. I like seasonal event, because these event makes me entertain, so I chose these sites.

These sites are very colorful, so I thought children like it. These sites are device to fascinate for children. I interested in it. Especially, Christmas bear site. I saw a long time. It is teach me about five senses. I could enjoy as learn about five senses. If you want to learn it, you need to click bear, boy, candy, and so on. It was interesting. I had to thinking. I thought American Christmas is lively. Of course Japanese Christmas is lively too, but American Christmas is people have dinner with their family, and almost people has big Christmas tree. Presents are under the tree. It is different from Japanese Christmas. I want to eat pie, get present under the big tree and so on, but my wish is difficult. Japanese house’s ceiling is low, and door is narrow, so I can’t carry big tree into my house. I want to eat the candy that’s colors are red and white. It is really cute. I want to try eating. My friend wants to eat too. I don’t know where am I go?

Second, I watched fireworks party, but I couldn’t understand well. It site is very colorful. You can watch beautiful fireworks. It sparkle is really beautiful, also real fireworks very beautiful better than picture, but I’m poor at very big sound. I didn’t watch fireworks this year, but after the school festival, I could watch fireworks with my circle member. It was very big sound. I stopped my ears. It was very beautiful.

Third I watched Halloween. At Japan, people don’t wear costume at Halloween, but I want to wear costume!! American people (almost children) wear costume at Halloween, and they get a lot of sweets. When they get sweets, they shouted “Trick or treat!!” I want to do it. Certainly, it is funny. What kind of costume do you want to wear? I want to wear witch or vampire I can wear costume at circle’s dance party. I wore cat costume this Halloween party, but it wasn’t interesting, but I will wear witch or vampire’s costume next year.

To know seasonal events are interesting. I want to search more different from American to Japan, and I want to search about another country’s seasonal events too.

(411 words)

Quickpost

2009-10-28T11:13:00.012+09:00

Halloween http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/i/impatica/hauntedhouse.html

Fierworks Party
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/razzledazzle/rhymetime/firework/index.shtml

Christmas bear http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebLessons/ChristmasBear/default.htm

My first impression; these site are very colorful and pretty. I thought children are like these site. These stories are device to children interested in these sites. Character is move when I click characters. It is fun isn’t it? Children must be wild and see these sites. I wild and see too. These site devices to children absorb in seeing it.

(61 words)

Driving

2009-10-27T23:15:00.000+09:00

Yesterday, I drove my mother’s car. It was really exciting!!! It was really fun. Don’t’ worry, just to make sure I have temporary driver’s license. I like driving. I want to get license soon!! And I want to driving or shopping with my friends.

Today, I studied about translator and interpreter. I want to be translator or interpreter, so I pleased to study it!! I thought I have to study English more!!!

(72 words)

Tiresome

2009-10-26T20:38:00.002+09:00

Today, I was making albums to give seniors. Only partial friends were made me offensive!! Especially guys are easy going, so I got angry, because we have to finish until school festival. Why they so easy going??? I usually easy going, but he is too easy going!!! Originally, we are good friends, but I got angry for him. Can I make up with him tomorrow?? I don’t know…Making albums are very hard for me. I have many home works. I have big stress. I want to quit!!

(87 words)

Making Tapioka

2009-10-26T09:12:00.002+09:00

After the field day, I went to training camp to make Tapioka with my circle member. We are going to sell Tapioka. We made many taste, hot chocolate, strawberry milk, cocoa, lemonade, caramel and so on. I tried to drink all taste, but I drank at midnight. Every juice was too sweet, so I feel bad, I wanted to throw up…but I couldn’t, because my senior saw me.

At dinner, we cooked curry and salad. 51 people came to training camp, so we had to cook a lot. It was hard!!! We had to wash many dishes, vegetables. Guys refilled many times, so I surprised!! After the dinner, we took bath, but bath room is narrow, and pair of futon only 25!! So I couldn’t sleep futon. It was worst. NIsigo city is cold. It was really worst!! I wanted to sleep my bed.

After the camp, I had part time job. It was hard for me. I wanted to go back house and sleep. Yesterday was tired day.

My body is pain and I feel lock of sleep now…

(180 words)

Field Day

2009-10-26T09:00:00.002+09:00

The day before yesterday, I went to KUG, because I had field day. I would run in relay, but I wouldn’t. Because senior mistook, so I can’t run in relay, I think I’m lucky!! Field day was interesting. Readers were disguise and run. It was really interesting. I didn’t know our team win or lose. I want to know.

(59 words)

Kimchi nabe

2009-10-22T00:51:00.000+09:00

Today, I ate kimchi nabe with my circle member. I wanted everyone to see pricture, but I forgot. Ha-Ha. We ate Napa cabbage, pork, and dumpling and so on. It was very delicious!! We talked, played card game. I drank cups of cola. I really like cola. Today was fun. I like circle friend, senior, and junior. They are funny. Circle is interesting. We are good friend. We will eat dinner on Friday.

Before kimchi nabe, I went to downtown with my circle friend Yuki. I bought cloth and short pants. I felt happy, because I really want to buy cloth. And I want to buy book of Romeo and Juliet, but I can’t find.

I think this week and next week are very busy for me. This week, I have field day, after that, I go to training camp with my circle member, and next week, I have school festival, so I have to prepare to school festival, so I can’t go to driving school. I want to graduate from driving school, and get license soooon!!!

(177 words)

My favorite place 2

2009-10-21T11:26:00.004+09:00

I’d like to introduce my favorite places. My favorite places are my house and my room. My hobbies are reading, watching movie, and DVD. I have many books and DVDs in my room. I can relax in my room, so I think my favorite place is everyone’s, too.

I have a lot of favorite places. My favorite places are bathroom, my room, Gym, Movie Theater, and bookstore, because I like playing sports, watching movie, and reading. And I like section-meeting room, because I can meet circle friends, and we talk to along time. It is really fun. These places are making me heal.

The most favorite place is my house. I like to go to KGU, and study, but it is make me tired, but my house make me relax. In my house, my favorite places are bathroom, and living room. Bathroom is making me relax, sometimes I listening music, playing bubbles in bathroom. It is really interesting, and I like living room, because I like watching TV and talk with my family. I usually watch the TV when I have free time.

I especially like my room. My room is making me relax and comfortable. I work hard now, so I can’ spend time in my room. But I usually, I write blog, watching DVD, reading books and so on in my room. I can do anything in my room and free.

My room is like a palace. My parents usually in my room easily, but when I got angry or sad, they can’t in my room. Only my brother can in my room. He often borrow my DVDs, so he in my room constantly.

I only sleep in my room now. I like my bed. It is cute, and comfortable, so I can go to sleep soon. I often read books, studying, and send e-mail on my bed. I want to make my room I can more relax. My room is colorful and cute, but narrow a little bit, but I like my room.

I have work about circle, and I talk to with my circle member, so I stay KGU or restaurant a long time, so I can’ relax in my room.

I think the best place is house. House is the most comfortable place for everyone’s.

(380words)

BR 2-06: Kings and Queens

2009-10-21T10:37:00.006+09:00

I read Kings and Queens of Britain.
Do you know that Elizabeth II is Queen of not only England but also Scotland, Northern Ireland, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand and so on? I’m really surprised to read it. I didn’t know she is Queen of many countries!! My high school wasn’t teaching me. I’m ashamed to I’m ignorance. I need more study…(>□<:)))))) But, I knew about king Henry VII. He had many wives. He wanted to marry another woman, but he couldn’t divorce, so he killed second wife and fourth wife to marry another woman. She had a daughter, but King Henry VII wanted a son, and he loved a younger woman. His fourth wife was seventeen years old!! She was younger than me!! Of course she didn’t love him, because he was a fat and he was fifty!! And do you know Edward VIII’s story?? I thought it story is so romantic. I like it. He is cool. He wanted to marry with American woman, but every one didn’t want her to be Queen, so they said “You can choose to be King or marry.” He said “I love her, and I’m going to marry her. At last, I’m free. I’m going to marry the woman I love. I can’t be King.” He is really cool isn’t he??? (221 words) Vicary, T. (). Kings and Queens of Britain. England: Oxford Bookworms.

Dinner

2009-10-19T23:19:00.002+09:00

Today, I ate dinner in cafeteria with my friends. My friend Yuki, she ate curry buckwheat noodles. I asked “Is it delicious??” Yuki said “Try eat,” so I tried. It wasn’t bad, but also delicious.

Yesterday, I cut my hair, and colored. My friends said “Your hair is good!!” I felt happy. Day after tomorrow, I will eat kimchi nabe with my circle friends. I like kimchi nabe. I can’t wait. Day after tomorrow will be good day.

(78words)

Speaking

2009-10-19T23:17:00.000+09:00

I interviewed Asami about job. Her father works at theater. She wants to try to work at hotel, and she never want to be a teacher. I feel shock little bit, because I want to be Japanese teacher. If money were no problem, what job would you do? I asked. She chooses freeta. Next, I asked “If you could do any job, what would you do?” She wants to work in hotel and in the oversea. I thought she really likes hotel and it is hard job.

Other hand, I have a lot of want to be job. I want to Japanese teacher or translator. I want to translate movie or book, but if money no problem, I wan to visit oversea and see castle and so on. And If I could do any job, I want to rear to shark. I like shark. Shark is scary, but really cool. I want to see it near, but I don’t want eaten by shark.

(163 words)

BR 2-05: Romeo and Juliet

2009-10-15T11:33:00.006+09:00

Have you ever read Romeo and Juliet?? I’ve never, so I tried to read it, and I’m sold on it. It has happiness and sadness. I like it. But ending is really sad. I’m cried when I read last scene. It is the most famous story, and writer is famous too. Every one knows Shakespeare. I want to buy it, and read both, English version and Japanese version. I want every one to read it. It is really interesting.

Romeo is a brave and passionate person, and Juliet is a gracious and beautiful person. Romeo always says “she is blight!!” Romeo is very romantic. I really like it story. When I read it, I felt happy and sad. They can marriage, but they can’t live together, and…I felt sad, and poor their parents. I want Romeo and Juliet to lived happily ever after in heaven.

(145 words)

Shakespeare, W. (). Romeo and Juliet. England: Penguin Books.

Field Day

2009-10-12T22:54:00.001+09:00

Yester day, my cousin has field day. I watched it with my ground parents, aunt, mother, and father. His event was footrace, relay, and so on. My cousin was sly, so every one was laugh. I was laugh too. He is really cute. In lunch time, we ate it. It was gorgeous, and delicious!!! I took camera, and video. It was tired, so I wanted to sleep.

After that, he isn’t tired. He did origami, and I went to part time job. It was hard!!!

(85 words)

BR 2-04: HOLLY WOOD

2009-10-12T17:54:00.004+09:00

I read “Marcel goes to HOLLYWOOD.” It book is interesting!! I like it. I think I want to read more this series. This book’s hero is Marcel and Celine. I think they are French mice. I want to go to HOLLY WOOD like them.

He is a detective, and she is a painter. They took bus, airplane and so on, and they go to hotel (it is film director’s house.) It is beautiful, and looks like comfortable. This night, director’s daughter kidnapped, and Marcel try to help to director’s daughter. He is a detective!! I thought he is very wise. I will look for this series in library. It is really interesting.

(112 words)

Hopkins and Potter, A.A.J. (2000). Mercel goes to HOLLYWOOD. England: Penguin readers.

My favorite place

2009-10-12T17:20:00.001+09:00

I have a lot of favorite places. My favorite places are bathroom, my room, Gym, Movie Theater, bookstore, Korea and so on. I like Section meeting room, because I can meet circle friends, and we talk to along time. It is really fun.

But the most favorite place is after all, my house is the best!! I like to go to KGU, and study, but it is make me tired, but my house make me relax. In my house, my favorite places are bath room, and living room. Bath room is make me relax, sometimes I listening music, playing bubbles, and I like living room, because I like watching TV and talk with my family. I usually watch the TV when I have free time.

But especially I like my room. My room is own room, and of course my room is making me relax and conform. I work hard now, so I can’ spend time in my room. But I usually, I write blog, watching DVD, reading books and so on in my room. I can do anything in my room and free. My room is like a palace. My parents usually into my room easily, but when I got angry or sad, they can’t into my room. Only my brother can into my room. He often borrow my DVDs, so he into my room constantly, but I have work about circle, and I talk to with my circle member, so I stay KGU or restaurant a long time, so I can’ relax in my room. I only sleep in my room now. I like my bed. It is cute, and comfortable. I often read books, studying, and send e-mail on my bed. I want to make my room I can more relax. My room is colorful and cute, but narrow a little bit, but I like my room.

(310 words)

BR 2-03: Sleeping Beauty

2009-10-08T10:58:00.003+09:00

I read Sleeping Beauty. This book’s picture is very beautiful. Especially, I like fairies picture. It is so beautiful, and this story was interesting, so I absorbed. I like happy end!! I think happy end is the best story.

Princess Rose is the most beautiful all over the country. She likes to sketch the prince of her dream. After that, she pricked her finger and fell asleep. But finally, brave prince came to her palace and helped her. He taking her hand, and kissed!! Her eyes flickered open. She cried “You are the prince I drew.” Princess and Prince were married the very next day. It is wonderful isn’t it?? I like it.

(113 words)

YL=1.4-1.6

Sims, L. (2006). Sleeping Beauty . England: Usborne House.

Circle

2009-10-08T00:50:00.003+09:00

Today was interesting day. I thought I like my circle.

After the class, I went to down town with my circle member to buy senior’s present. We went to many shops, and we worried. But finally, we could buy nice albums. Our senior don’t know that we making present. They will surprise. I want to make wonderful album and give present!! After the shopping, we ate seven ice creams. My friends really like ice cream. I can’t believe!! But, I ate seven ice creams. I feel fullness.

After that, we went to Joyfull with my circle members. We were thirty people, so clerk was surprise. We ate good meal, and talked a long time. It was so fun. We laughed a long time.

(123 words)

Because...

2009-10-07T11:30:00.002+09:00

 Bathroom
➢ Mend
 Bed
➢ Mend
➢ Conform
 Section meeting room
➢ Met circle friend
➢ We talk to a long time
 My room
➢ Relax
➢ Convenient
➢ Conform
 Nature
➢ Mend
➢ Relax
 Tennis court
➢ Like playing tennis
➢ Exciting
➢ Relieve my stress
➢ Healthy
 Gym
➢ Like playing basketball
➢ Relieve my stress
➢ Exciting
➢ Healthy
 Movie Theater
➢ Like watching movie
➢ Has big screen
➢ Exciting
 Bookstore
➢ Relax
➢ Like reading book, magazine, novel
 Rental video shop
➢ Like watching movie, and drama
➢ Conform
 Korea
➢ Like studying Korean
➢ Delicious food
➢ Cute shops
➢ Interesting place
 CLAIR
➢ Many clothes shops
➢ Good restaurant
➢ Cute good shops

(132 words)

My favorite Place

2009-10-07T11:25:00.002+09:00

Bathroom
Bed
Section meeting room
My room
Nature
Tennis court
Gym
Movie Theater
Bookstore
Rental video shop
Korea
CLAIR

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BR 2-02: Stories of Dolls

2009-10-07T10:54:00.005+09:00

I read Stories of Dolls. I remember when I child food. I had a lot of dolls. I played and slept with my dolls, but I don’t play and sleep with them, because I grew up…I remembered by this book. My dolls sleep in my cloth set. I don’t meet my dolls, so I will meet my dolls.

(58 words)

Davidson, S. (2006). Stories of Dolls. America: Usborne House.

Jobs

2009-10-05T21:47:00.000+09:00

Q1 what does your father and mother do??

A. my father work in Mitsubishi, and my mother is office worker.

Q2 what job would you like to try at least once??

A. I want to be detective, and arrest thief and so on. I’ll protect our area.

Q3 what job would you never want to do??

A. I never want to be disposal of bomb, because it job is very danger. I don’t like mathematics and so on, so I can’t disposal.

Q4 if money were no problem, what job would you do??

A. I want to travel, and visit World Heritage Site, for example I want to see the Palace of Westminster, Tower of London, Costiera Amalfitana, Mont Sain Michel, Cathedral of Notre Dame, and Santa Maria dell Grazie. I want to “The last supper,” and Leonard de Vinci’s painting and so on. Any way, I want to travel in Europe, America, Korea, and Kyoto, and so on.

(159 words)

Vacation

2009-10-05T21:09:00.001+09:00

I went to Korea with my mother in August 17-21. I had really good time. I met actor, and I went to drama’s location. It drama is my most favorite drama, so I always excited. And I ate Korean food. It was very delicious, but very hot. I always drank cups of water. I went to shopping too. I usually spent money to cosmetics. My favorite shops are Face Shop, Etude house. I like the best shop is Etude house!!!! It is so cute. I bought many cosmetics in Etude house.

And I interviewed Ayaka. She went to Tokyo with her circle member in September. She went to Shibuya, and saw Saki Fukuda. After that, she went to Disney land. I want to go to there very much. She enjoyed Disney land, but she didn’t met Mickey and Minney.

(139 words)

BR 1-o2: ALADDIN

2009-10-05T18:53:00.004+09:00

I read ALADDIN. Have you ever seen Disney’s movie Aladdin??? Disney’s version is Aladdin is cool and heroin; he has very intelligent monkey, and Genie is blue. But book version’s Aladdin look like idiot, he has no pet, and I’m shocked, because Genie isn’t blue, and he looked like old man. Why he isn’t blue?? As for Genie, he is blue and unique. But it was only Disney…(◎□◎；)))))

One day, Aladdin met Abanazar. He said “I’m your uncle.” But it was lie he is wizard. He ask look for lamp to Aladdin, so Aladdin go to cave, and he get lamp, but Abanazar locked. Aladdin has a trouble, but Genie is helps him, and Genie give palace and so on. For a time Aladdin got marry with Badr. Abanazar get angry and try to kill. But, he can’t. Next, Abanazar’s brother tries to kill Aladdin. Badr is credulous, so she deceived by evil…

YL=1.4~1.6 (158 words)

Sims, L. (2007). ALADDIN. England: Usborne House.

Korean drama

2009-10-05T15:14:00.002+09:00

It is the most favorite Korean drama. I can’t choose witch drama are favorite 宮 or boys over flowers. I like both very much. I introduced about boys over flowers. I have only box I. I can’t buy box II and III yet. I have to save the money!!!

宮 is interesting so much. It is love and comedy story. I went to location one of the宮 when I went to Korea. I really excited. Of course I took the picture. Hero and heroin are so cool and cute. I like them. It is my treasure, but my friend damaged it. I’m shocked. I got angry and cried, but he didn’t know he damaged my DVD. I don’t mind now, and look for service station.

(126 words)

Talk

2009-10-05T14:49:00.001+09:00

Yester day, I went to KGU to talk with my circle member. We talked a long time. We were fight a little bit. It was really hard. I don’t want retirement to our seniors, but seniors are retirement next month. They are belonging to during school festival. After the festival, we have drinking party, and they retirement. I feel sad, but I have a lot of events. The school sports, festival, drinking party and so on. I’m looking forward to it.
So we making present to give our seniors. Our circle has sixty five members include second and first years. I send e-mail sixty four people!!! I think I want to make wonderful present with all circle members.

(118 words)

Rilakkuma

2009-10-02T23:14:00.002+09:00

It is the most favorite character. I like it so much. It was presented my friend. I really thank you for my friend Misa. It is soooooooooooooooooooo cute. I have Seal, money pouch, pen case, and file. The best rilakkuma is strawberry version’s rilakkuma. It is really so cute. My junior likes too. She is like it better than me. She teaches me about rilakkuma, but I can’t understand sometimes. It is too maniac…and my friend look like rilakkuma. She is so cute.

Thank U Misa.

(86 words)

Girls Talk

2009-10-02T22:53:00.002+09:00

This summer vacation, we determined post, and my post is head of project. I have a lot of tasks. It is hard for me. Our chief isn’t helps me!! He is undependable. He ignore me when I consulted…One day, he talked me “I want to BBQ with my circle member to enhance friendship.” So I said “Ok! I’ll help you.” But he isn’t preparing, so I prepare to BBQ now. He isn’t helps me…(×口×;;;) But other friends help me. So we feel need to talk about our chief. And we went to Jolly pasta and complained about chief.

Next Sunday, only heads gather and talk to. I don’t want to fight. But it is obliged to fight…I feel scary. <<(◎口◎；)>>>

(129 words)

Dance Party

2009-10-02T22:29:00.002+09:00

Yesterday, I had dance party with my circle friends. There were many people in hall. They wore own costume. I saw who wore one piece character’s costume. They were so cool. I really excited. My tension is high. I drank with my friends. After that, we went to wonder. We played game. It is Korilakkuma. I wanted to get it, so I requested to get it for my senior, and my senior got it!! I felt happy. It is cute very much. My friends played pro drum. They were good player. After the game, we went to Tatsunoya with my circle member. We ate noodle. It was delicious very much.

After the dismissal, we went to Lawson, and we bought ice cream, and we talked until midnight. So today, I’m so sleep and tired. Any way, surprisingly I enjoyed dance party.

(141 words)

Writing Action Plan

2009-09-30T11:27:00.005+09:00

I choose Shiori, Rie, Haruka, and Hanako, Yuria’s blog. Shiori said try to put a lot of interesting pictures and photos. (Shiori, July 20,2009) I think so too, so I always look for anything interesting pictures or photos. It is fun. I will try to put many pictures.

Rie said write with many words. (Rie, July 8, 2009) We need to write 15000 words this semester, so we need to always write blog and look for interesting thing.

Hanako said should write more and use picture more. (Hanako, July 8, 2009) She had good idea. I think so too. I need to write many and more this semester, and I try to post many pictures.

Other person didn’t write suggestion, but their blog is cute. I think I need to devises.

(131 words)

Making costume

2009-09-29T22:26:00.003+09:00

Yesterday, I made costume to dance party with my circle friends Narumi, Yumiko and Yuki. I’m poor at needlework, so I couldn’t help my friends… (._.;;;)　I measured size and thread rubber. I could only these. I thought I’m good for nothing.

We made costume at one o’clock. I really wanted to go back home and sleep. Today, I have class from 1 period, but I skipped…
Any way, we go to dance party day after tomorrow.

(75 words)

Questions

2009-09-29T22:20:00.001+09:00

I have to answer to for questions.

First question is which is more refreshing and tasty? A is ice cream, and B is Kakigori. I choose ice cream. Because I poor at too cold, but I really like chocolate, coffee taste ice cream. And I don’t like kakigori.

Second question is which is better music? A is Rock, and B is Jazz. I choose rock. Because, rock is make me spirit. I feel sleep when I hearing Jazz.

Third question is which would be more exciting? A is a last minute goal (soccer), and B is a game winning basket in over time (basket ball). It is very easy question. Of course I choose a game winning basket in over time. Because, I like play to basket ball and watch. Basket ball game is exciting so much. I don’t know soccer rule, so I don’t interested in soccer game.

Forth question is which is more useful? A is a knife, and B is a spoon. It is difficult. I usually eat noodle. So knife is useful, but I like spoon. Especially, I like Korean spoon. It is really useful. I buy Korean spoon when I visit to Korea. My mother said too “It is very useful.”

(206 words)

Cocktail Party

2009-09-29T21:59:00.000+09:00

Yesterday, I had speaking class, and we had cocktail party. It was interesting. I spoke to many friends. We had to identified with the another person.

My name is Yuki. My job is chef. I’m cooking Korean food. My hobby is driving. I always drive at free time. I really like driving. My hate thing is spiders. Especially, I hate big size spiders so much, but big spiders live in my house… I really hate, so I said my parents “Please kill.” But my parents and brother couldn’t, because they hate spiders too. I have husband. We married two months ago. We feel happy every day. Ha-ha. It is fan.

I met various kind of worker. I met actor, actress, and pro sports player. The most interesting job was jewel thief. Her name is Mary. Her job is jewel thief, so her hobby is traveling. It was very interesting.

My best friend name is Manami. Her job is police office. Her hobby is hiking, so she said me “let’s go hiking with me.” But I’m reject, because I don’t like hiking, I like driving. We laugh while. Next, I met Lisa. Her job is sports player. Her hobby is Judo, so she is Judo player, and she said “I’m a gold medalist.” Her hate thing is travel. I said “Why??” She said “because if I go to travel, I can’t practice.” She really loves Judo, and she has fiancé. They will marry next year. I said “congratulation!!!”

This class was really interesting.

(252 words)

Boys over flowers

2009-09-23T22:49:00.004+09:00

This is the most favorite Korean drama. I like it so much. This drama is very interesting, and I like F4. Do you know F4?? They are really cool. I like so much. The most like member is Lee Minho. I like him so much. He is really like him. I want to enter his fun club. I really want to meet him!!!! And I want to buy box II and III, but it is very expensive. I have no money…I want someone to present for me. This story is same Japanese story a little bit. I think Korean’s F4 is the best cool F4. I already watched last story in Korea. Of course line was Korea, but I could understand, because I had watched Japanese version, so I could understood.

Any way, I like this drama so much.

(141 words)

Shopping

2009-09-23T22:43:00.003+09:00

Today was end of silver week and end of summer vacation. I went to down town with my friends Yoshiko and Miku. They are so funny. I like them. We went to PALCO, TUTAYA, and New-s. We bought clothes and shoes. I like it, and I satisfied. We went to ice shop. I ate two ice creams, but my friends ate seven ices!!!

I have to go to school tomorrow from first period. Can I get up early??? May be I can’t …

(82 words)

★プテチゲ★

2009-09-11T10:31:00.004+09:00

I ate Korean food. It is my mother’s favorite food. It is hot, so I drank cups of water. This dish has sausage, noodle, kimchi, rice cake. It is very delicious. We ate it in Korea. Noodle was very delicious when I was eating in Korea, but when I was eating in Japan, noodle was swollen.

Recently, I always watch DVD. Almost I watch Korean drama. My mother watches too. So I listening Korean every day(>v<*)v♪ Sometimes I buy DVD, so I lost money soon. This month I will buy three DVDs. I will buy “Twilight,” “Boys over flowers” box Ⅱ and III. I’m looking forward to buy these. I can buy Twilight and Boys over flowers II at 18th. I want to watch soon. I can’t wait. Twilight is American movie. It is vampire and human story, and Boys over flowers is Korean drama. It original is Japan. May be you know. Boys over flowers drama was make in Japan and Taiwan. I had watch Japan version, and I watch Korean version now. I like Korean version so much. (181 words)

ONE PIECE

2009-09-10T11:52:00.003+09:00

Do you know these pirates?? One piece is the most poplular comic all over the Japan. It is puzzle. My shop is sale it. I wanted to buy all member, but this puzzle sold out now...(/へ\;;) I wanted to buy it... I read this comic and watch the TV. One Piece is very interesting comic. I like it.

(59 words)

Korea

2009-08-25T17:13:00.005+09:00

At last, I could go to Korea. I went to Korea for 18~21 days with my mother. I felt really happy. We went to my favorite drama's location, Myeongdong, Dongdaemun, Nangdaemun.

First day, we went to Coffee Prince’s location and we made friends. After drank cup of coffee, we eat チヂミ. It was delicious. After the dinner we went to Seoul tower and went to Myeongdong. Myeongdong is downtown. There were many people and shop. I wanted to go to Etude House. Etude House is cosmetic shop, and I bought many cosmetics. It is really cute. I took a picture. Anyway, Myeondong has many shops. If I haven’t map, I will be lost.

Second day, we went to location again. Next location is 宮’s location. 宮is my most favorite drama. I really wanted to go to location, so I could go there, I felt happy. Of course I took many pictures. After that, we went to Nangdaemun, and Myeongdong again. I bought shoes, cosmetic, and Kimchi. I bought kimchi about 1 kilogram. My mother got angry. Ha. Ha. Ha. I bought Welsh onion and perilla kimchi. It is delicious but so fiery. Korean food is very delicious, but fiery. I drank water every day. We went to coffee shop, and we met face. My mother was his fan, so she pleased. At dinner, we ate トゥブチゲ. It is noodle and cooked in a pot at the table.

Third day, we used subway, and went to Dongdaemun. There were many department stores. I bought clothes and shoes. Department stores have cute clothes. It is so cute.
I use Korean, Japanese, and English in Korea. Korea is very interesting. I want to go to Korea soon. My mother said “go to Korea again this winter vacation.” I’m looking forward to winter vacation.

(310 words)

Worst

2009-08-08T00:13:00.001+09:00

I had a part time job. Do you know today is fire works day. I wanted to go there, but I can’t go. And my parents and brother could go. My brother went there with his girl friend. Now, I finished my part time. I went back my house…My parents and brother doesn’t come…it is worst!!! I wanted dipping for goldfish; eat cotton candy and so on.

Tomorrow, I go to driving school. I’m looking forward to go there. I’ll do my best (laugh) Oh, they come back now.

(89 words)

Essay 1-02b: University Life

2009-07-15T23:49:00.002+09:00

I like KGU. Many students may be proud of own department. KGU is very interesting university, so I’m going to write about university life.

First, I’ m going to write about our homework. We always have to do a lot of homework. We must write blog, read book (this book written by English) everyday, other class’s homework. Now I have speaking homework, and I have to read book, writing blog, and Korean. My friend has more homework than me. She looks tired, but cannot help studying, because we have very nice dream. But I’m poor at speaking test. We have to discussion during three people. I’m tension when I have speaking test.

Second, I’ll write about our university. KGU has a lot of unique and funny student. I think KGU is cheerful university. My friends said me “I think your university is very fun. I wanted to go to your university.” I feel happy. I like KGU very much. KGU is always busy. I think this university students are easygoing. Anyway, there is much kind of students.

Next, I’ll write about class. If you have class from first period, you have to come to school before nine o’clock! And we study from nine to ten thirty minute. Friend and I is feel sleep. We are the department of English student, so we have English class. Of course we have reading, writing, speaking, listening class. This classes taught by English teachers. Friend and I sometimes can’t understand what my teacher says, so we sometimes feel down. I usually ask my friends about homework. My friend can understand. I admire her.

I’m going to introduce about circle and events. Most students belong to circle. I belong to Aokatsu. Every students like own circle. Every circle is very nice. Circle has many events, for example: Athletic festival School festival dances party. Every event is very funny. But if you want to go all events, you have to pay a lot of money. Every student will pay a lot of money, but every event really nice and interesting. I can’t choose the most interesting event.

Finally, I’m going to introduce about good place in KGU. KGU has nice bakery and cafeteria. Bakery and cafeteria has very good meal. I like pizza, Pizza sold out soon. I can’t get it. Almost student eat lunch at the bakery and cafeteria, but KGU has many student, so we can’t eat at bakery and cafeteria. We go to class room, but we can’t eat lunch in the PC room. If you spill drink, PC will break. KGU has wonderful library. We can use computer, read many kind of book. For example KGU University has Korean, Chinese, English, and novel, picture book. And we can watch Japanese, Korean, Chinese, English movie and drama. I really like library. We use library when I have no class and teat term. Library will good place you want to study. If you want to read news paper written by English or Korean or Chinese, you can read it. This library is very nice. When test term, we go to cafeteria, bakery, library. I think KGU has really nice place.

(526 words)

Essay 1-01b: Dear My Host Family

2009-07-15T23:02:00.001+09:00

Hello!

My name is Manami N. I’m nineteen years old. I have four people in my family. I have parents, my younger brother, and me. We live in Kumamoto. Kumamoto’s people can eat “Basashi.” Basashi is horse’s meat! It is delicious. My hobby is watching movies and reading. My favorite movie is “High school musical.” Do you know it? This movie is very interesting.

My favorite books are “Harry Potter”, “Princess diaries” and “Twilight.” Those books are interesting too, so I want to go to America when I was junior high school student. I’m looking forward to go to America, but I’m shy, so I’m worry a little bit, but I' usually talkative. I like talking with my friend.

I can speak English a little bit, so I study English hard. I don’t like a lot of food, fish, mushroom and so on. My favorite food is pizza. My favorite drink is cocacola. I like both very much. My favorite actor and actress are Zac efron, Vanessa hadgens, Miley Cyrus. I have DVDs “High school musical” and “Hannnah Montana”, so I’m really looking forward to go to America. Do you know them?

They are nice singer. My friend bought Miley’s CD “break out.” This song is cool. I like them, but now I like “Twilight.” Do you know it? This book is awesome. This book is very interesting!! I read every day. I want to go to watching movie “Twilight,” but I have no time to go to watching movie. I want to go to theater soon.
See you.

(259 words)

Half Blood Prince

2009-07-15T21:53:00.003+09:00

Today, I watched “Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.” It is volume 6. When I finished second period class, I went to Movie Theater soon!! I was very looking forward to watch this movie since two month, so I’m really exciting. It was very good. I want to watch twice or three times. Last sense was very sad. I cried.

I thought Harry Potter isn’t popular in Kumamoto, but I was wrong. Many people came to theater to watch Harry Potter. I’m surprised. I watched caption version. There were high school students, old woman and so on. Harry Potter is loved by many generations. I really like Harry Potter. You have to watch this movie♪♪

(118 words)

Essay 1-03b: Aloooooooooooha☆

2009-07-15T21:48:00.005+09:00

I like this movie. I watched this movie with my friend when I junior high school student. Stitch is so cute, but my friend doesn’t like Stitch. I can believe it! I really like Stitch, so I will write about movie “Lilo and Stitch” form now.

I’m going to write about interesting story in this movie. Lilo is nurture for Stitch. She wants Stitch to be like an, Elvis Presley so Stitch dance Hawaiian dance, play the guitar, and make passes at woman. He was frustrating every thing. But Stitch is very brave. When Lilo was kidnap, he deprive for gas tank car, and he go to volcano. He plunged for volcano. He use blast and help her. He is like a superman. It scene is the most favorite scene. It is very interesting.

Second, I’m going to write about impression story in this movie. Lilo has no parents. Her parents were killed in accident, and she has no friends. She is always alone. She wants to make friends, and her sister decided to get a dog. So Nani and Lilo go to health center to get a dog, and Lilo chose Stitch. Stitch was ferocious, but he found a book in Lilo’s room. This book is “Ugly duckling.” He read this book seriously and he though “Where is my family?” and he asked for Dr. Jamba. Dr. Jamba said, “You have no family.” He shocked, but he looks for his family. At last, he found family. His family is Lilo and Nani. And he said, “This is my family. I found by myself.” They live in Lilo’s house with Dr. Jamba and Pleakly. They are looks happy.

My family is as good as Stitch’s family. I have for people in my family. I have parents, younger brother and me. My father is chatter. My mother and brother are like a comedian. I thought my family is very busy family. My family’s blood type is B, so we always quarrel. Yesterday, my mother and brother quarrel. Father and I is watched TV. My family’s character is easygoing. I though my family is nice.

I’m going to write about Stitch. He is my favorite character. He is cleverer than computer. He can do anything. He can play the guitar, surfing, and Hawaiian dance. And surprisingly, he can make Los Angels. He is amazing. He is unique character. I like him. My cousin likes too. My cousin watched three times this movie. His favorite scene is same my favorite scene.

I can’t image if my parents killed in accident. So I have to work to my brother. He is high school student, so he can’t work. I really can’t image. I want to be a Japanese teacher.

(455 words)

Kapibara

2009-07-09T16:38:00.002+09:00

Today is my friend’s birthday, so I presented it. It is Kapibara. She likes it very much. She glad to get it, and I’m happy. Oh, today I get present from my friend. She gives me lirakkuma!! It is strawberry series rilakkuma. I like this series very much, so I like it very much.

(54 words)

☆Birthday☆

2009-07-08T23:20:00.002+09:00

Today is my birthday!! So I’m 20 years old now. My friends were send birthday mail. I felt very happy. At circle, seniors and friends was cracker, I’m very surprised and my mind blank. Ha. Ha. Ha. Do you know this character?? It is Rilakkuma. I like it very much, so my friend presented me. It is very cute. I like it.

I’m 20, so I can drink. Ha. Ha. I drank cocktail. It was good. Today is my birthday, and tomorrow is my friend’s birthday. I bought present, and I presented. I preparing send email to her.

(98 words)

Portfolio for Writing III

2009-07-08T10:59:00.036+09:00

Three Billy-GoatsStudent ID: 08151

Portfolio for Writing III, Section 1C

(See: Note 1, below)

0.0. Overview

Reviews, Posts, Words, and More

(See: Note 2, below.)

1.1. Showcase	Short titles with links to blog posts	Dates yyyy.mm.dd	¶	W	C	L	P	M
1-01b (2009.04.20)	letter to family	2009.06.01	5	247	5	0	0	0
(1-01c)	Dear My Host Family	2009.07.15	4	259	0	0	0	0
1-02a (2009.06.01)	University Life	2009.04.08	4	416	3	0	0	0
1-02b (2009.07.06)	University Life	2009.07.15	6	526	0	0	0	0
(1-02c)
1-03a (2009.06.29)	Aloha	2009.06.29	6	455	2	0	0	0
1-03b (2009.07.13)	Aloooooooooooha☆	2009.07.15	6	455	0	0	0	0
Totals	---	---	31	2358	10	0	0	0

1.0. Essays

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: I think I could write I want to introduce about my university all things. →University Life

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*	letter to family"	2009.04.08	36 words	Hi! Rie I have been to Australia...
2.2. Your best comment on a classmate's blog*	University life	2009.06.25	20 words	I like talk to friends and watching ...
2.3. Best comment by a classmate on your blog*	University Life	2009.06.01	59words	I sympathized the first sentence that...
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*	Half Blood Prince	2009.07.17	27 words	You seemed happy and excited to watch...
2.4.1.1. When did you respond to those comments?	---	2009.07.18	---	---
2.4.1.2. How did you respond to those comments?	---	---	16 words	I really enjoyed Harry Potter...
2.4.2. Any of your other posts*	Kapibara	2009.07.09	14 words	I guess your friend...
2.4.2.1. When did you respond to those comments?	---	2009.07.18	---	---
2.4.2.2. How did you respond to those comments?	---	---	22 words	My friend looked happy...

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.

Header, because I think it is stand out.

2.6. Additional reflections on comments

I could read comments soon.
I could exchange with visitor.

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	Billy-Goats	2009.04.18	75	0
BR 1-02	ugly dackling	2009.04.19	73	0
BR 1-03	Ponocchio	2009.04.29	106	1
BR 1-04	Shoemaker and the Elves	2009.05.01	178	0
BR 1-05	Vampire Killer	2009.05.04	192	0
BR 1-06	Fairytale	2009.05.06	270	0
BR 1-07	The Clumsy	2009.05.18	75	1
BR 1-08	The Frog prince	2009.05.25	129	0
BR 1-09	Narnia	2009.06.06	204	0
BR 1-10	Dianna	2009.06.15	111	0
BR 1-11	Queen of France	2009.06.26	146	0
BR 1-12	Frog	2009.07.06	148	0








---	---	Totals:

Note: Please calculate and list book review Totals for words and comments without including those from the example (above).

3.2. Best Book Review

BR 1-09: Narnia
I could write this review soon, because this is one of favorite movie. I enjoying write review.

4.0. Blog Layout, Labeling, Linking, & Media

Showcase	Yes	No
4.1. Does your blog display an archive?	Ｏ
4.1.1. Does the archive display the titles of posts?	Ｏ
4.1.2. Is the archive organized by month?		Ｘ
4.1.3. Is the archive at or near the top of the sidebar?	Ｏ
4.2. Does your blog have labels displayed in sidebar?		Ｘ
5.2.1. Do your labels include these required labels (typed accurately):	---	---
"books" (plural) AND "reviews" (plural)	Ｏ
"essays" (plural) AND "portfolios" (plural, without "proto-")	O
"quickposts" (plural, with no space between quick and posts)	O
"links" (plural) AND "media" (plural)		Ｘ
"movies" (plural) AND "websites" (plural)	O
"brainstorms" (or "brainstorming"), "essay prep.," AND "free-writing" (or "free-writes")	O
4.2.2. Does your sidebar display other labels?		Ｘ
How many other labels have you attached to three (3) or more posts? 0 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 (12) Brainstorming (1) essay prep. (3) essays (6) Free-writing (1) lists (2) movies (3) outlines (1) quickposts (1) reviews (16) revisions (3) speaking (1) sports (1) unniversity (1)	---	---
4.3. Links & media	---	---
4.3.1. Does your blog include photos or other graphics?	Ｏ
Does your blog profile include a photo or graphic representation?		Ｘ
How many of your blog posts this semester include photos or other graphics? 37 posts including photos or other graphics	---	---
4.3.2. Does your blog include posts with multiple links?		Ｘ
How many of your posts this semester include three (3) or more links? 0 posts including three or more links (including this portfolio!)	---	---
4.3.3. Does your blog include other media?		Ｘ
How many of your blog posts this semester include other media? 0posts 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.

I paste many picture.
I used Pink and Blue.
I wrote simple.

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).

I felt interesting. I’m going to write more at next semester.
Typing speed is faster. I didn’t like computer, but now I like using computer.
I always took a picture with my friend to paste blog, it was interesting

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

You had better take a many picture. For example your friends, favorite thing, food and so on.
Write a blog and read book when you have free time.
I think need typing skill, so you had better practice. And need basic computer knowledge and USB memory.

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Notes:

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

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License:

This portfolio template is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Please attribute to "the Writing Studio Blog" (without quotation marks).

Birthday Eve

2009-07-07T23:57:00.003+09:00

Tomorrow is my birthday!!!! I'm looking forward to! I'm exciting now. Ha. Ha. Ha.

(14 words)

I found it!!!

2009-07-06T22:57:00.002+09:00

I really happy, because at last!! I found my ipod. I feel really happy, so I listening to music every day. My favorite singers are Gwen Stefani, Black Eyed Peas, Miley Cyrus, ABBA, and Britney Spears. I really like them. I really like my ipod. It is cute isn’t it?? It color is pink!! I like pastel color. Especially, I like pink, sky blue, and purple. My room is very colorful, so I like my room. My room is the best place. I like reading favorite books, using computer, and watching favorite movies with cola and popcorn in my room.

(100 words)

BR 1-12: Frog and Toad

2009-07-06T22:52:00.006+09:00

I read “Frog and Toad All Year.” This story is interesting. Frog is scatterbrain, and coward. Toad is massive and active. They are very nice friend. Frog likes winter and snow. Why they don’t hibernate?? Ha. Ha. Ha. This book has five stories. I like story of ice cream. When I read this chapter, I went to cafeteria to buy ice cream. Toad has two ice creams, but ice cream was melting. It dripped down jacket, pants, and his feet. He cried “I can’t see!!” He looks like monster. It is funny. Every animal escaped from Toad. At last, he fell into the pound. Toad said to Frog “I’m sorry.” And Frog said “Never mine.” Oh, I thought Frog is kind. If you want to read this book, you can read at library. I read Frog and Toad series. It is interesting and cute. Toad is very funny.

YL=1.2~1.6

(148 words)

Friday and Saturday

2009-07-05T11:21:00.002+09:00

On Friday, I played with my friends. They were same junior high school and basketball club, so they are tall!! But I don’t tall (-. - ;) We went to Joyfull. I ate ice cream. We chatted four hours at Joyfull. On the way, one of the friends joined us. She was same school, basketball club and tennis club. We chatted again. After that we decided to go to round one at twelve o’clock!! Then, we went to round one. I never went there. There are very good place. We played tennis, basketball, bowling, batting, Karaoke, and game. It was very interesting. I want to go to there again. We played until three o’clock. I felt sleep.

Next day, I had volunteer, so I woke up seven o’clock. I felt so sleep. I could sleep only two hours. We decollated to the Star Festival, and we played bingo game. Children were excited, so we feel happy. After the volunteer, I went to MacDonald with my friends. We ate hamburger. I like hamburger very much. MacDonald’s hamburger is very delicious. And I went to CD shop and I bought “The E・N・D.” I like Black eyed peas. I like “Boom Boom Pow” and “I gotta feeling.” These music are make me spirit.

(214 words)

Essay 1-03a: Aloha

2009-06-29T22:28:00.005+09:00

I like this movie. I watched this movie with my friend when I junior high school student. Stitch is so cute, but my friend doesn’t like Stitch. I can believe it! I really like Stitch, so I will write about movie “ Lilo and Stitch” form now.

First, I write about Lilo. Lilo is heroin this movie. She is five years old. She has only older sister. She has no parents. Her sister works every day, so Lilo always alone. She has no friends. She likes Hawaiian dance and Elvis Presley. She often listens to his music. She wanted to friends.

Second, I write about Lilo’s sister. Her name is Nani. She works instead of their parents, because their parents are killed in a car accident, so she works every day. She sometimes punched her younger sister, so social worker came to her house. One day she hard to her sister wanted to friend, so she decided to have dog. And they went to health center to get dog, and Lilo choose dog. It is Stitch!!!

Stitch was made by Dr Jumba. He is alien. Stitch is cleverer than computer and he is powerful, so he can carry truck easily. He can’t swim, but he likes surfing. He is good maker. He can make everything; he can cooks very big cake, Los Angels and so on. He has no family. He escaped from space, and he car accident. He is unconscious. After that, he met Lilo.

They are this movie’s main character. I really like this movie. I watched many times. This movie is fun and impressive. When stitch looking for his family, I cried. Maybe you think poor stitch. He exiled from space, so he arrived at Hawaii, and met Lilo. But, Jumba and agent Pleakly was came to Hawaii. Their purpose was take back Stitch. They tried catch to Stitch, but they couldn’t. And Cobra Bubbles is social worker, and he tried to custody of Lilo, because her sister Nani, she always works, so Lilo always stays up home alone. Lilo feels sad, and she wanted to make friend.

So Nani and Lilo go to health center to get a dog, and Lilo chose Stitch. Stitch is very bad, so Lilo tried to good to Stitch. First, she teaches how to hula dance, how to play the guitar and so on, and Nani look for work. But her house was fire in the boiler, because Jumba tried to catch the Stitch and Lilo and Nani’s house explosion, so Lilo said “Go away!!” Stitch felt sad…then, another alien tried to catch Stitch, but this alien wrong and catch Lilo. So Stitch fought to help her. It was very interesting. My cousin likes this scene. Last, Stitch could help her, and he said to Jumba and another alien “This is my family. I found by myself.” My family is as good as Stitch’s family. This movie is not only interesting but also impressive.

(455 words)