Reading and Writing Review (Week 8)

This class has certainly transformed into something much bigger than I originally thought it would. I was pleasantly surprised and thoroughly entertained when reading all of my classmates stories and have had the opportunity to discover so many new things. I have not started to write my own stories in my Storybook as my Introduction ended up taking me a lot longer than I originally thought to perfect. However, I have been writing stories on my blog. I have taken up a deep curiosity and intrigue in creation stories or stories explaining seemingly simple creations in our world. For example, I recently rewrote "How The Tortoise Got Its Shell" and created a new story called "How The Hermit Became A Crab". I have to admit, I had a little too much fun creating this story. The image below is very similar to the image I used under my story.

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The reading notes I took on the original reading definitely aided in helping me stay true to the original feel of the story. I always try and make notes of figurative devices that I hope to translate form one story to another. This helps me to ensure that I am at the very least keeping with the original format of the traditional story. Overall, I am thoroughly enjoying being able to dig into my imaginative side and created these unique, fun stories!

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Week 14 Story Lab

This week for my story lab I decided to do some additional research for my last Storybook entry. My story is a take on The Jungle Book and focuses primarily on Mowgli's point of view as he navigates the ins and outs of life in the jungle. I decided to base my story on the first Chapter of the Jungle Book, Mowgli's Brothers. I briefly read the story before writing my piece but decided to go back and do some additional more in-depth research of the story before making my corrections and adding additional details. Here are some of the things I was able to find: 1. The story starts the evening prior to the morning in my story. I can either stick with this idea or keep it the way I have it. If I wanted to elongate the story, I could always start it the evening before as well. 2. There are ALOT of details and ALOT of imagery used in the first sentence alone. Maybe I can try and add more details to grab the attention of the reader. 3. Just like my story, there are brief instances ...

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Here is the link to my Storybook Project: Feral Children

Introduction to an Actress...

I thought it was about time that I got around to properly introducing myself. My name is Lauryn but most of my friends and family only refer to me as Laur. I am 21 years old and a junior in college (woohoo!). My hobbies include working out, playing with my puppy, singing, playing the piano and guitar, and playing soccer. For me, where I am is a huge testament to how far I’ve come. Life hasn’t always been so easy and I have not always known whether I would make it this far. I was a very healthy child. An extremely athletic competitive soccer player who was on the brink of breaking into the Olympic scene. No really…It was 2012 and I had just received my second invite to join the Junior Olympics Women’s Soccer League where I would have to move across the globe to Australia with my trainers and coach and begin a life away from everything I’d ever known. The first time I had politely declined, much to the chagrin of my parents and coaches. But now, I was 14 years old and already had ...

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