Myth-Folklore 2020

 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...