L Christina M

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 ...

The second day of lessons was very similar to the first. I don't have too many notes for this second day, as they would probably be almost identical to yesterday. I don't necessarily plan on making any of these stories into a longer version either, but did appreciate being able to read these tales and relate them to other stores I've read this semester or even prior. 1. My favorite is probably The Three Goslings. 2. It has a lot of dialogue which is always great for expanding stories and characters. (The Three Goslings) Bibliography: April 24, 2013 The Three Goslings

I tend to look for readings that are familiar to me or that I know I've read before. This week the Word "Rapunzel" and "Sleeping Beauty" caught my eye. I was instantly interested. Growing up, Rapunzel was my favorite princess and I knew that I would enjoy this reading. Here are a few things I learned: 1. These stories are written in paragraph format. The dialogue is not really separate from the action and instead it seems more like an essay than a story. 2. They are quite long. 3. Maybe I can retell a story but format it in a different way to make it easier or more eye-catching for the reader. (Rapunzel) Bibliography: Rapunzel

Babes In The Wood: My love, did you hear, How in a land so near, Two poor little kids, Whose names don't appear, Were stolen away on a brisk autumn's day, And left in a wood, near the church where we pray. And when it was cold , And there hearts grew less bold, The sun it went down, And the stars came around. They shivered and they shook, and they hugged in a nook, And the poor little ones, the'r short life was done. And when they were gone, The world was so wrong Brought strawberry-leaves And sang a sad song, And all the day long They sung all along: "Poor babes in the wood! The babes were so good! And don't you remember the babes in the wood?" (Babes In The Wood) Chaucer's Little Hugh: Old Mother Duck, when She wanted to roam, Would ride through the sea On a very fine stone. Mother Duck had a home, But was never alone, With an owl at the door A job he stood for. This is her son Matt, A plain-looking boy, And yet very fat, Though filled wi...

The second half of this lesson is much shorter than the first and includes one of my favorite sections: Jingles. The Jingles section includes passages that tend to be very repetitive (which is normal considering these were once songs). Additionally, the stories in this section differ in that each different story does not follow a specific format, as some paragraphs may have two lines while the next has 10 or more.  Here are a few more things I noticed: 1. Each individual story is a lot shorter than the stories in the first lesson. 2. There are a few familiar stories and faces, such as Tweedledee and Tweedledum. 3. The last jingle is only five lines long. The story I create probably won't be able to be a jingle because of the need fro longevity. (Tweedledee and Tweedledum) Bibliography: Tweedledee and Tweedledum

Growing up, my childhood was full of sweet songs and nursery rhymes every night before bed. They served as the blanket that covered us and kept us safe throughout the night. I love nursery rhymes and have always had a soft spot for the innocent, naive characters they carry inside of them. When I saw that there was a lesson about Nursery Rhymes I immediately wanted to take a look and was pleasantly surprised by the results. Here are a few of my notes and things I noticed about these tales: 1. They are divided into subcategory but not necessarily by the stories within them. 2. A lot of the classifications have to do with "genre" or context. 3. The majority of them use old English. Maybe it would be a good idea to take one of these stories and use the same format and layout but modernize it instead. 4. Each stanza has about 4 lines only, while other stories only have 2. 5. There is a very particular followed format own each story but that doesn't necessarily translate ...

This week I decided to do a Story Lab over the TVTropes website. I was in for quite a surprise the moment I navigated to the website. As mentioned in the description, TV Tropes is not only about television but explores a wide variety of different types of storytelling whether it be through film, television, theatre, music, literature, or others. Some of the coolest ideas I found fell within these categories. Here is a bit more about what I discovered: 1. The Un-Hug I originally navigated to this specific place on the site because I saw Donald Glover in the image. I was in fro quite a surprise when I started reading. The article begins speaking about the phenomenon that exist in smashing two bodies together and calling it a "hug". Sometimes this action goes smoothly and to plan while other times we find that we just can't seem to perfect the task. It's actually vert strange when you think about it and I cannot even imagine how the "hug" came into existenc...

I loved reading about the Dogs in today's fables. I love that each set of stories is characterized, often by the principal character. One of my favorite animals are dogs so I'm think that I might use that to write my story tomorrow rather than just doing a collection. I can have separate stories but use the same principal character or set of characters. That way I am still staying true to the original idea of Aesop's Fables while still adding my own twists to the story. Here are some of my nights from today: 1. Once again, it seems to be following the same three stanza form. 2. This Time, each section is about a similar character just with a shift in focus. "The Hungry Dogs", "The Dogs In The River", etc... 3. Towards the end of this section some of the stories start to get longer. They still are quite short compared to other stories we've read throughout the semester but they now stretch to about 5 stanzas rather than just three or four. (a...

I have alot of experience with Aesop's Fables. In elementary school, I attended a private school that participated in a speech competition every year with other private schools in our state. I participated about four or five years in a row and almost every year someone in our group performed one of Aesop's Fables. The group as a whole often watched others rehearse and studied everyone else's speeches so I was able to research and learn about these fables whether I was performing them or not. When I saw that I had the opportunity to reread and brush up on some things I had forgotten, I definitely jumped right in. Here are some things I noted: 1. The Boy Who Cried Wolf is a popular story but this is written in a very simplified and abbreviated fashion. 2. Maybe I should attempt to rewrite a series of stories in this same poetic form. 3. Each story is told in prose form. Many of them don't go beyond three or four stanzas. To make my own story long enough this week I mi...

The scurry of frightened fish often overpowered the otherwise serene waters of the river. It was a common scene. Just as the sun began to set and the first glimpses of nightfall arrived, you would hear the first painful cry of a mother fish mourning her new little babies. The predators often struck at night. It was easier for them to sneak around, without fear of being eaten themselves. Every living species in the river understood that being prey was a risk, but the recent uprise in baby fish death was due to the predators gluttony and greed. The mother and father fish were terrified. Every night when they went to bed, they would tuck in their baby fish and pray that they would awaken with them the next morning. Recently, more often than not, frightened parents wold awake in the middle of the night to the loud chomps and chews of the predator munching on their children. Each day the parents would grow angrier and angrier, but due to their size and position in the natural food chain, ...

The second half of these stories has what I have nicknamed "explanation tales". Basically meaning a tale of how something mundane has come to take place. For instance, the first story in this second collection is called "Why Hummingbirds Drink Only Dew". Stories like these really interest me as well. Between this collection and last, I have really grown to enjoy the stories included in this Tejas collection.  Here are a few things I noted: 1. There are lot go animals in this collection just like the others, however, they tend to start away from the larger more popular animals like bears and tigers and instead take a look at the smaller, more commonly overlook animals such as fish, dogs, and hummingbirds. 2. Maybe I'll look into retelling "Why The Dogs Ears Flop". 3. These stories are relatively short as well. They don't reach beyond 600 words. 4. Try to keep my own retelling short as well to match up with the style of the original stories. ...

I love that this story originates in Texas and love even more that it is told from the viewpoint of children. I plan to retell the one fo the stories from the viewpoint of a child. I think it gives the story a unique perspective and shows everything form a simpler, less sophisticated point of view. This can be quite refreshing after reading stories told from an overly-academic view which is what we as college student are used to. Here are a few things I noticed in these stories: 1. The vocabulary is much simpler than the stories we've read thus far. 2. Maybe I could tell the same stories and just change the animals or keep it the same and just retell it in my own words? 3. I really like Grandmother River's Trick. 4. I'm noticing that a lot of myths are often about cunning, trickster-type characters. This is how big I imagined the river to grow to: (BBC) Bibliography: Grandmother River's Trick Noah NG 18 April 2013