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Category: Mythology and Folklore

Hello! This page is going to be for my Mythology and Folklore class, fall semester 2017. If you like mythology and/or folklore, this is the place for you!

Learning Challenge: Reading out Loud

Posted on November 25, 2017 by admin
This seemed like a good challenge to try for the week because I was taking notes over different ballads of Robin Hood. I don’t know if you’ve ever tried to read a ballad silently, but it&#... Read More

Wikipedia Trail: From Maid Marian to my Favorite Book!

Posted on November 25, 2017 by admin
Maid Marian or Marian Fitzwater is such an iconic part of any Robin Hood retelling. She is also super inspiring and I love that the “old fashioned” tales have a strong feminist character. ... Read More

Famous Last Words: Are We There Yet?

Posted on November 25, 2017 by admin
Happy Thanksgiving! I’m currently relaxing at my parents house for Thanksgiving break and I can’t help but thinking, are we there yet? I get to this point every semester, where it seems li... Read More

Reading Notes: Robin Hood (B)

Posted on November 25, 2017 by admin
 I’ve read plenty of stories about Robin Hood pretending to be a beggar or sheppard or anything under the sun. I’d like to see one where he pretends to be himself, but no one believes him... Read More

Growth Mindset: Lesesucht

Posted on November 25, 2017 by admin
I love reading. I’ve been a bookworm for as long as I can remember – my whole life, if you ask my family. Today I found out that the German word “Lesesucht” means a reading add... Read More

Reading Notes: Robin Hood (A)

Posted on November 16, 2017 by admin
 I’ve always seen Robin Hood portrayed as a great guy, but here he kind of isn’t. It might be interesting to write a story that explains why he became a good guy, or a story where he real... Read More

Famous Last Words: Procraftinating

Posted on November 13, 2017 by admin
Yup, you read that title right. ProCRAFTinating is something that I’m really good at, and it’s that time of the semester again. My friends made up that word to describe what I do every sem... Read More

Learning Challenge: The Happiness Jar (Part 2)

Posted on November 13, 2017 by admin
Last week I wrote a post about something I found while browsing the class blog called the Happiness Jar (read my first post here) and I decided to try it. Now I get to tell you how it went! My first t... Read More

Week 12 Story: The Raven

Posted on November 9, 2017November 12, 2017 by admin
The Hatter sat at his table, feeling a bit lonely. Time had finally forgiven him and tea time was over. The Door mouse and the March Hair both returned home. At least that bothersome girl had also dis... Read More

Reading Notes: Nursery Rhymes (A)

Posted on November 8, 2017 by admin
 Why were the children taken to the woods in Babes in the Wood? Did they do something wrong or misbehave? I feel like Robbin the Bobbin is secretly the story of a cannibalistic serial killer Lady Win... Read More
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