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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Here is the link to my Storybook Project: Feral Children

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