Paige's Indian Epics

The Foolhardy Wolf By: Ellen C. Babbitt introduces main character first character comes into contact with other character uses adjectives to describe the characters the characters use dialogue among each other second character proposes an idea  the two set a plan in place the plan begins to take place the second character grows and become cocky dialogue between them a disagreement second character dies moral, dont become greedy The Foolhardy Wolf.

The Tricky Wolf and the Rats By: Ellen C. Babbitt begins by setting up the scene introduces the two separate character groups uses adjectives to describe characters personalities uses dialogue between characters wolf begins his trickery describes the characters emotions the rats trick the wolf at the end no more rats were killed or eaten The Golden Goose By: Ellen C. Babbitt introduces main character describes what the main character looks like introduces other set of characters uses dialogue amongst themselves use dialogue amongst the characters dialogue expresses their emotions starts describing personality of one character trickery takes place opposition between characters  greediness does not serve anyone well moral lesson A golden goose. 

The Danger of a Single Story By: Chimamanda Adichie The first Ted Talk was very interesting, it taught me that we are not confined to write about what we have read about. We can change and make every single story our own with our own imagination. Not everyone is a "single story," there is much more to people and to a story than one aspect of it. So many people are thought of as single stories and are often thought of as only having one characteristic. Media can play a large part in forming our single stories, when we look at stories with only one point of view we are most often wrong. There is much more to people and places than one view or what we think we know. People are much more than one thing and if all people see are one thing then those other people become that one thing. One story is not representative of an entire population or ethnicity.  Imaginary Friends and Real Life Consequences  By: Jennifer Barnes We form para-social relationships with fictional...

The Wise and the Foolish Merchant By: Ellen C Babbitt begins by giving the setting of the story uses adjectives to describe characters comparison between both merchants dialogue between the two characters the problem is introduced describes thoughts from both characters description of the setting on their trip a new protagonist is introduced supernatural event trickery dialogue to make the trick happen first merchant was tricked second merchant who is smarter outsmarts demon smart merchant wins Ox carrying the merchant's wagon.

The Monkey and the Crocodile By: Ellen C. Babbitt provides intro to character and setting uses dialogue between the different characters uses dialogue to set up premise of story the trick is set into motion dialogue to express emotions of the characters the two characters pitted against each other trickery the monkey tricks the crocodile one is stupid and one is smart monkey is safe dialogue to taunt the other character the next plan is set up expression of emotions monkey tricks the crocodile again the two go their separate ways the monkey wins again The monkey and the crocodile

Mahabharata By: Vijayendra Mohanty begins by giving update on the characters reads as a novel describe personalities of characters super natural gifts are revealed reveled secrets kunti gives her son away reference to Gods provides scenery and setting pandu makes a mistake karma is applied, pandu now has a big curse kuntis mantra comes in handy 5 sons are born with gods all sons had a special gift pandu dies and his son 100 children are born to gandhari there are many able for the throne now description of feelings of hatred pandavas are tricked, the prince survives bheem now became a force because he was given strength the pandavas begin to train to become wise and strong the 5 children all had special strengths in warfare new character is introduced, the best archer The Pandavas.

Mahabharata By: Vijayendra Mohanty begins by giving background information provides setting of the story gives the point of view Karma introduces first character begins with love story provides moral reasoning reunited with his son refers to Gods provides new setting for each small story describes character's emotions and feelings refers to supernatural events refers to Indian customs the King feels doomed son kidnaps the princesses the son is trying to save his father and kingdom no one to be the King the net king cannot find a wife describes Amba's sad emotions and anger a fight ensues describes Amba's determination the secret is revealed the son is revealed child is blind as punishment the Queen is furious with the children that are being born the future King is born a conflict is on the horizon  King Shantanu and his wife. Image information

So far I am mostly pleased with my work in this class. I have an A that is something I am proud of and excited about. I have tried hard to keep up with this class and to stay on top of the work. For the most part I stick to the same routine each week and try to make sure that I get each assignment done on time. In terms of developing my blog and site, I am happy with the way they are coming together. Coming from someone who is not techy or that has any past experience with creating websites or blogs. In the future I really want to try and be proactive, instead of waiting for the deadline I want to get things done ahead of time. I think this will work in my favor to work ahead and it will provide me with more possibilities to do the work on my schedule. Im happy with my site, I think it represents my topic well and I look forward to seeing the end result. Image Information

Overall, I would say that the feedback I have received has been extremely helpful. My favorite comments that I receive are the ones that tell me a positive about my story and then also give a suggestion on how to fix something that they did not like. I would say the feedback I have been giving has been helpful, I try and give a couple of positives about their writing but also give a suggestion on what I think will help improve it. While looking at other people's writings and stories I have found some good strategies and good ideas on what to incorporate in my stories. I am happy with my introduction post, I think it gives people a good idea of what I am like and who I am as a person. I really enjoy reading other people's blogs and getting to know other people in my class even though it is an online class. I think in order to make my comments more useful I need to look at the other comments and try to suggest something that has not already been suggested. For my comments I think...

For the reading and writing assignments in this class I am for the most part satisfied. I have learned a lot about the epics in India and how important they are to their culture. I have struggles with writing stories and coming up with ideas that either represent with Ramayana or the Mahabharata. As far as my blog and site, I am satisfied with the layout and the design of them. They both are easy for people to navigate and have nice colors and represent what they are talking about. I think my biggest accomplishment in this class would be my ability to make my own website and design it the way i like it, I have never done anything like that before. My favorite reading so far has been the Ramayana, I had never heard the story before and it was super interesting. My reading notes help me write my stories each week, so I really enjoy doing those. I chose this picture because some of my favorite stories I read were about Rama and Sita. Image Information . In the future, in order to...

The Great Fight Once upon a time, long long ago, their was a fight that would change the world. This fight was between two sisters that happened to be twins. Long before this fight began the two sisters grew up as the best of friends. These sisters did everything together and both were princesses to their parents who were the king and queen of a magnificent city. Many people had always wondered who would take the throne when the time came but this was never a thought of the young girls, until one day.... The king and queen came to their daughters the day they turned 18 and told them that in order for one of them to take the throne they must first complete some tasks. They said that whoever was to complete the tasks the quickest and with the most success would gain the throne. The sisters agreed, and the tasks ensued.  For weeks there were archery tournaments, hunting tournaments, agility tests, and tasks that tested their ability to think rationally and quickly. Weeks we...

Death of Krishna By: Donald A. Mackenzie no dialogue reads as a story creates emotion with words suspenseful details to describe what the city looked like description of the outdoors and the sky the people do what they are told story evokes terror supernatural events the fight begins descriptions of who dies reincarnation many died burned the bodies, custom ends with drastic supernatural event the city dies Death of Krishna 

Krishna's Visit By: Donald A. Mackenzie begins by discussing the actions of the characters explains their emotions dialogue between characters details to describe characters dialogue describes the character's problem introduces new characters throughout the stroy reads as novel verbs describe the actions and emotions many characters in one story dialogue goes back and forth narrator ends the story Krishna