Myth-Folklore 2020

 These notes are based off The Horned Women  from Celtic Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs (1892). This is another story that would fit in with my storybook Again, this isn't super scary or unsettling, but it's "strange" I also think I could add in a story that's more on the goofy side, so it's still weird, but also a bit funny! So, a rich lady is staying up at night I would make this a teen girl (or maybe a couple of stereotypical teens)   Suddenly, there's a knock on the door, calling out for the woman to open up! I don't know why you would answer this lol Maybe in my story (modern teens would never), the teen can be tricked into opening the door The witch with one Horn enters I guess the lady of the house thinks that other women set it up for her Now they work on carding wool ( I think this is getting wool ready to use) Maybe I could make them prepare charm bracelets or something 2000's Soon enough, there's a second knock at the door This time, i...

 These notes are based off The Camp of the Ghosts  which is a Blackfoot tale found in Blackfeet Indian Stories  by George Bird Grinnell (1915)  Again, I'm being inspired by "spooky" tales for my portfolio This story really isn't scary, it's actually kind of nice I wouldn't try to make this one scary, instead I would make it more heartwarming The man travels into the land of the dead to bring back his wife The ghosts are pretty nice and helpful to the man, which I would keep! The strange happening would be about the woman dying and amazingly coming back to life! I be the community would have a lot to say about that! I would change the ending of this story! I want the man and the woman to live happily ever after (she disappears)  This story is a bit long, so I'll be summing up a lot of what happens. I usually take more detailed notes about the plot) Okay, so man and wife are married. They love each other very much and have a son together.  For my story, I co...

These notes are from a playlist of Crash Course Myth videos on YouTube   Video #1: What is a Myth? Slurpee of knowledge lol (combines different things--difficult subject) Myths are super old and have multiple versions (like I've seen in this class) I've written some new versions myself lol Myth can be read as a story, not so much about religious beliefs  "Stories that people have used in a variety of ways over time" Most don't have namable authors They used older stories, simply wrote them or told them in another way Hard to give it a good definition Myth usually means it's not true (story that is false-isn't made to be taken as an actual event or something that really happened) However, a lot of times, they are (or were) taken as fact or reality  People still question them Means "Story" "Myth is a story, but it's a special kind of story, that for the purposes of [Crash Course Myth] has two primary characteristics: significance and stayi...

  These notes are based off Qalaganguase, Who Passed to the Land of Ghosts which is an Inuit Folktale, found in Eskimo Folk-Tales by Knud Rasmussen (1921). ·         I’m looking for stories to work in my spooky story portfolio ·         This one almost works, since it’s a ghost story. However, to me, it’s not that creepy ·         It’s kind of calm and relaxing o    Should I change it? o    Or should I just add in a story that is strange, but not sad/scary ·         Anyway, this story is about Qalaganguase. His entire family died after eating seaweed o    At first, his sister was left (alive) to look after him, but she soon died also ·         One day, Qalaganguase had lost some of this strength. The lower part of his body didn’t work ·     ...

 These notes are taken from The Headless Princess , a Russian Folktale found in Russian Fairy Tales by W. R. S.. Ralston (1887).  Another wild Russian folktale that would work perfectly in my portfolio!  The only thing I would change about this story is updating it a little bit I wouldn't make it a kingdom/ or king/queen, with a priest It would be a young boy with a babysitter that acts weirdly She'll be the headless zombie thing that's wandering around The story goes like this: The King's daughter is an enchantress (witch) There's boy that is the son of a priest While walking home one day, he passes the palace  He looks into one of the windows and watches as the princess DETACHES HER HEAD  She washes her head with clean water and combs out her hair So many questions. Is this her original head?  Did she steal it from someone else? What if she has a whole collection of heads that she can change out (I used to have a Bratz doll that did that lol) I could chan...

 These notes are based off The Treasure which is a Russian Folktale from Russian Fairy Tales by W. R. S Ralston (1887).  This story is so crazy! I know it's like a moral tale, and seems to fit the normal "fairy tale" vibe, but it gets so creeepy! I definitely add a version of this to my portfolio It starts out like a normal story There is an old poor couple that lives in an a far away kingdom When a harsh winter hits, the old woman dies, leaving the old man alone Since he is poor, he is unable to give his wife a proper burial. He begs friends and neighbors, but no one will help him. Everyone is greedy So where does he go? To the pope! Popes are usually helpful, right?? Nooo For some reason, the pope demands that he pay  The man is too poor, but he does tell the pope that he will be able to pay him back eventually The pope still refuses, and kicks the man out of the church :( So the man has no choice. He tries to bury his wife by himself If I was writing this story for cla...

  So this is actually the first time I'm doing this type of assignment. I've never even looked at this option, but I might be doing it more often in the future.  I really struggled with this class at the start of the semester. I don't know why, but I was just so unmotivated to do any of it. I enjoy this class and the readings, but I just didn't feel like writing anything. So, I got a couple of points behind. I was stressing out about it; it's not like me to ignore things or fall behind in the class.  I am very happy with myself this week though! I finally got it together. I wrote a story last week and updated my project. That put me in a good place for this week! I caught up to the class total points, and I even got ahead in the class. I plan on doing more extra credit so that I can finish the class in week 12. I love doing the weekly readings, so I'm going to work on them ahead of time so I can get the extra 4 points each week. I plan on working for the A. I do...

 These notes are based off The Wizard-Dervish from Forty-four Turkish Fairy Tales by Ignacz Kunos (1913). So this is part 2 of the story. So far the youth and the maiden are together! But, the mother is a witch, and doesn't want them to be together. In this story, I'm interested in the witch figure and all the shape-shifting. Super cool stuff, and I can probably make it scary. The maiden sees that the witch is following them She turns the man in a garden, and she turns into a gardener when the witch catches up with them, she has no idea! she questions "the gardener" and the youth and maiden are able to escape This keeps happening. The only thing that changes is what they shift into Oven and Baker Duck and pond Each time they escape the witch  After they get away from the witch the final time they make it to an inn The youth sets out to get a carriage for the girl He is seized by a dervish The Prince is taken to his father's palace and in the great hall Is this al...

 These notes are from The Fetish of Chilunga which is found in Notes on the Folklore of the Fjort by Richard Edward Dennett (1898). My portfolio is about creepy things happening in a creepy town I think that this story would work nicely in my portfolio! I like the urban legend feel that this story has. It has 2 or 3 incidents that happen to different people in different situations. It's one man telling these stories, but I could change it to multiple people telling stories around a campfire, or at night before bed.  This story centers around a fetish named Boio (the human representative is a princess) He dwells in the earth, and calls to people for offerings Voice of a bird The first story: A woman is gathering sticks when she hears a bird singing  She rudely tells it to be quiet Some invisible force ties her hands behind her back, she is kept there until her husband comes to find her He knows about Boio. The wife didn't know that the bird was Boio They go to the princess...

 These notes are from The Wicked Husband   from Notes on the Folklore of the Fjort by Richard Edward Dennett (1898).  This is such a short story, but I think that I could write an interesting version of this little tale Maybe a microfiction or just a story with a low word count. I like that a lot happens in such a short amount of time.  The couple is getting into an argument! It seems to be a silly argument-- It's over the amount of palm-nuts.  It's hard for me to understand the dialogue--but the man is forcing the wife to go with him into the woods (for palm-nuts). This is where is gets violent, so I'm going to quickly summarize without a lot of detail  He kills his wife! Over a petty argument I thought that this story might be okay with the husband killing his wife Like she disobeyed, so it was okay. BUT no:) The husband is punished for his crime He is burned on a fire, while the smoke is used to dry his wife's body So I don't really want to write th...

 These notes are from "The Envious Neighbour" from The Violet Fairy Book by Andrew Lang (1901). I wanted to do notes over this story because it's about a dog!! When I saw "envious neighbor" I thought they would be fighting over land or a lady, but I was pleasantly surprised that the neighbor is jealous of their pet dog.  A little old couple has a dog instead of a child, they love this and treat it well.  But this dog is magic! I love this dog So the man is working on the garden,  when he notices that the dog is digging at a little spot.  The dog starts to bark, alerting the man of something Like a good owner, the man digs to where the dog is gesturing. Always trust your dog! When he digs it up, it's treasure--go little doggy Now the family is rich! Word travels (not always a good thing...) A neighbor hears about the dog and wants to "borrow" him so that he can also get rich Owners say "No!", but the man insists.  The dog is lent out to t...

 Okay, I cannot believe that I haven't used the canvas app before! I really didn't even know they had an app. You think that would be something that OU or the education college would have us set up during orientation. I've been using an "online" version of Canvas, but I just have the page saved on my homescreen. So it would open a new internet browser tab on my phone.  I installed the app with no issues. I like how the pages are set-up. They have the grade showing on the home page, which I wish they did on the website. It also shows my inbox, which is honestly something I usually ignore. At first, I was worried that they took away the "What-if" score feature, but I found it and figured out how to use it. That's the feature of canvas that I use the most, so I'm glad it's still on the app!  I'll probably use the Canvas app the same way that I use it on the web browser! I'll use it for checking my grades and paying attention to what assi...

 These notes are taken from "Why Time Management is Ruining our Lives" by Oliver Burkeman (2016).  This is kind of a long article, so I'm going to not really take detailed notes on this. I'm going to read and write a reflection instead! I think that I've heard of inbox zero, and I think I lowkey tried it myself. I now delete most of the email before bed or when I wake up in the morning (at least in my gmail). It's a pain! But, I love having a clean inbox. And it makes it easier to find my important emails, they're the only ones I haven't deleted. It's interesting that even things that are supposed to save time end up making us feel more stressed. I've never thought about it that way, but it's true.  The guy that started Inbox zero project noticed that people can procrastinate doing their work by planning out how to do their work. I do that all the time! I love getting out my planner, but I'm really just avoiding doing work.  Why do we h...

 1. I'm not very happy with my progress in this class so far. I am simply not doing the assignments like I should be! I'm not sure what the issue is, but I've been better about my work in the last couple of weeks. On the progress chart, I'm 3 points behind. This time last semester I was ahead of the game, and planning to finish the course early. This time, I've been playing catch-up! Last week, I did a bunch of extra credit and got a lot of things done. I think I'm going to do that this week and try to gain some cushion points. I love doing the extra reading, so I might try to work ahead and do those points early.  2. I have not been on top of things at all. I think there was one week where I literally skipped everything. Opps. I was not a slacker last year, but here I am. I think I'm just ready to do my student teaching. I really want to get in my career field, but I have to finish this semester first. It's a struggle. For the rest of the class, I plan ...

 1. I'm actually really enjoying the feedback I'm getting from classmates! Honestly, I didn't think that I would. It's fun to read what others think of my stories. It also helps me look for errors or inconsistencies in my writing. I mostly like the suggestions that they make for my stories. They suggest adding to the story in ways that I didn't think of before. Their questions make me think more about my own story/plot line.  When I read my own writing it all makes sense to me, so it's hard to see what others are thinking. The feedback from the class helps me with that.  2. I think that my own feedback is okay. Since I'm trying to use similar feedback strategies (the WWW method), I feel like I'm saying the same things over and over. I also still feel back correcting other people's work-like is it okay to suggest an editing correction? I still like reading everyone's stories, but I feel more comfortable responding to their introductions more than ...

Man, this semester has been a struggle! So far, I like what I'm doing with my storybook project. I decided to do a portfolio, but I'm trying to link it through a theme. I want to do spooky stories, but I'm having such a hard time writing. So far, I have no feedback because I just started it! It's kind of sad for me, because I usually enjoy story writing (I loved my project last year). I also have been slacking on my weekly stories. I had this problem last semester, but now it's even worse. For some reason, I'm having a hard time getting motivated to write the weekly stories. It could be my covid mind, or a case of senioritis.  I like the ones that I've written so far, but I've only written 3 stories! I'm keeping up with the readings and making up the points with extra credit, or I'm doing a story lab. I don't know why I keep avoiding writing stories. I feel like I just don't have any good ideas that I'm wanting to write about.  My fav...

  Starting Point: Yurei (Japanese Ghost) :     I chose this topic because I'm in a Halloween mood! I'm excited to watch scary movies and read some spooky tales. This week, I read a Japanese fairy tale about a man-eating goblin. I wanted to find out more about Japanese horror myths. I started with ghosts since I think they have significance in the Shinto religion.  Point #2: Onryo (Vengeful Japanese Ghost) :  I think it's cool that they have different classification for ghosts. Based on how the ghost died or why they return to haunt people, the ghost is different. Since I'm in a scary mood, I wanted to know more about ghosts that come back because something wrong happened to them (they have to get vengeance!).  This is a ghost that is capable of killing/ causing harm to living beings. They can even cause natural disasters.   Point #3: Yotsuya Kaidan (Famous ghost story of Oiwa and Tamiya):    This point I chose because of the pictur...

  This one was worked pretty well! I used zeoob  to create this FB post for Dracula. I wanted to find one of these generators to use in my future classroom. I thought it would be cool if kids could retell stories using various modern social posts. I have a lesson plan like this for Dracula , so I decided to try it out. It was pretty easy, but I want to find one that's even more extensive. I would like to create an entire fake FB profile for the Drac, so I'll keep digging!  

Markus had been wandering through the woods for hours now. It was getting darker, colder, and creepier as the sun started to set. He started to regret his decision to find the famous “goblin of the woods” that supposedly hunted in this forest. Every time someone vanished in the woods, the whole town blamed it on a horrifying, man-eating goblin.  Markus totally didn’t believe in it, not at all.  There are tons of totally normal, realistic reasons for people disappearing in the woods. Like, starvation or just plain ol’ getting lost. Hell, even getting attacked by a bear was more likely than a goblin!  There was no reason to believe that a cannibalistic goblin existed in these woods. Once Markus proved that the goblin didn’t exist, the rumors would be put to rest and his buddies would owe him 200 dollars. It was a win-win for him. It seemed to be around midnight when Markus found a little cabin in the middle of a clearing. Normally, he wouldn’t dare to go in, but it was co...

 These notes are based off The Physician's Revenge from Arabian Nights' Entertainments by Andrew Lang (1898). Since this story is a frame narrative, things have gotten a little bit confusing I understand what is happening, but I think it might be hard to retell in a cohesive way Right now, Scheherazade is telling a story about a genie and a fisherman The fisherman is now telling the story of the king and the physician, to the genie  Last time, the vizir told a story to the king-- from this story, the king began to distrust the physician (that saved his life), and now wants to execute him I think if I were to retell this story, I would have to only focus on the king v. physician part of the story. It would be hard to tell all the background info, but maybe I could add in a little bit of outside narrative at the beginning of the story.  The Greek king was fooled by the vizier's story. He now wants to execute the physician He brings the physician to him, and tells him that h...

 These notes are based off The Goblin of Adachigahara from Japanese Fairy Tales by Yei Theodora Ozaki  I'm now in a halloween mood, so I'm loving these tales about goblins that eat people! In this one, a goblin has been eating travelers, but the priest has yet to run into him Of course, he's really in the goblin's house right now! He's in the house with an old woman in the middle of the woods (totally safe) The woman allows him in and feeds him She leaves to get firewood and tells him, "Don't look in the inner room" The man swears not to, but it's calling to him! He goes into the room, and it's filled with bones! "In once corner skull upon skull rose to the ceiling, in another was a heap of arm bones, in another a help of leg bones" This is a good description!  He figures out that the woman is the cannibal goblin (smart guy) He runs away, but she chases him With a knife! The man prays to the buddha and he is saved! The goblin disappea...

 These notes are over The Man Who Did Not Wish to Die from Japanese Fairy Tales by Yei Theodora Ozaki.  This is the third part of the story A man didn't not want to die, so he traveled to an island where people never die (perpetual life) On this land, people actually want to die or get sick. They get tired of the long, exhausting thing that is life. lol At first, Sentaro is happy about the island. This is what he wanted! He will never die. Instead, he will live for 100s of years and enjoy his life Time moves quick for him, and he isn't has happy as he expected. things start to annoy him  He wants to go back to his old town, but if he does, he will grow old and die  If I were to write this, I would make a modern city that never ages Maybe this man does try to die--like the others I could change this into teens that are scared to become adults They want to be young forever But, they get tired of being 17 The crane comes back to get Sentaro The man regrets his choice as...

 For this story lab, I read the Empoword chapter 2, which is about the basics of story writing. I wanted to read this section so that I could get ideas on how to teach story writing in my future ELA classroom. I really enjoyed this resource, and it gave some cool activities and suggestions. One idea would be to have students write 3 stories based on the cropped pictures! It had some zoomed in photography, and each story would have a different point, even though it's ultimately the same picture.  I also liked how it gave the basic story arch, and plot sequence. That includes things like rising action, falling action, climax, etc. However, they mention that this is only one way to tell a story. It's the most common, but it's also kind of boring. You can adjust things about the plot to add interest and originality to a story. For example, you can start at the rising action, and loop back around to the exposition. I like all the graphics that they used and the charting. I feel...

 These notes are from Twenty-Two Goblins: The Girl and the Thief  translated by Arthur W. Ryder (1917) = A love story! Kinda lol Again, the frame narrative starts with the king and the goblin Could I make it a love story in a love story?  If the princess gets the riddle correctly, she gets to save and marry the prince! The riddle: A merchant has a beautiful daughter: modest, pretty, and charming  He tries to marry her off, but she doesn't like men! Great character She didn't want a husband, and would rather die than talk about marriage Then, the story switches There is a thief, and he is noticed by the king The king tries to trick him The king pretends to be a thief, so the thief treats him kindly The thief brings the king to his house, and treats him like a guest The king runs away, and brings an army to kill the thief The thief destroys the army--he's a really cool fighter Now, the king fights with the swordsman!  The king wins, and takes the thief to be execu...