The Stories, the Myths, the Folklore

The article Why It’s So Hard to Hear Negative Feedback  dives into the fact that most people can feel negative feedback approaching and then take it in a paralyzing manner instead of transforming the energy into a motivational mechanism. It was stated that people avoid delivering and receiving negative feedback because they're avoiding what would make them better at work and life. The article really focuses on helping the readers understand that giving and receiving negative feedback is a way to grow as a person, not something that needs to be feared. Speaking from my point of view--I might be biased towards myself--but I feel like I take negative feedback in a paralyzing manner, but I eventually take that anxiety and turn it into something useful. I do like constructive criticism because it only helps me build on the progress that I have already made, whether that is at work, school, or just life advice. I have always believed that I was a perfectionist and the article 6 Hidden ...

In the third grade, I did this video project about the Greek Gods and Goddesses and I really enjoyed putting it together. I invested a lot of my interest in the topic into the project itself. I want to use stories about the Greek Gods and Goddesses when creating my story book. On one of my earlier blog posts, a comment was made about substituting football players for Gods and cheerleaders for Goddesses and I think that is a great idea. That idea would modernize the stories. There are many stories I would like to use, but Aphrodite and the Trojan War is one them. I know that Aphrodite is the Goddess of Love and Beauty and I know that the Trojan War was a very significant event in Greek Mythology. I want to retell the story in a way that all OU students will enjoy because it uses "icons" of the university as the characters.     Aphrodite , the Greek Goddess of Love and  Beauty  Another storybook idea that I found interesting was rewriting the popular fa...

The Lion and the Maiden In a far away land, a young girl and her older brother lived in a town just outside a large city. The youth's parents visited the city often and one day, a tragic accident occurred and just like that, the young children lost their parents.  The brother, Jacob, took care of his younger sister, Allison, the best he could. Jacob was now the man of the house and the provider for the family. Because of the accident, Jacob and Allison were too scared to go to the city, so they decided that a dark trench to a neighboring town was the better route to use to get supplies.  One day, Jacob wanted to surprise Allison with her favorite toy from the market in the next town over. Jacob said, "I am going to go visit our distant cousin, but I will be back this evening. Please stay with the neighbors and do not go far." Allison did as she was told. Jacob took the long, dark trench all the way to the next town. He got there and the toy was unavailabl...

The story The Beauty and the Basilisk : The Three Roses  grabbed my attention because it was a spin off of  The Beauty and the Beast . The story was easy to follow especially if you know the story of The Beauty and the Beast.  In the story there was a mother, three daughters, and a basilisk. There were a few settings, the town (not mentioned that much), the market (not mentioned much), and the palace (most important). The mother is important because she made the decision to pay her debt with her child. The daughter is important because she actually went to the palace as payment to save her mother. The basilisk is important because he demanded the payment and gave all the orders. The other two daughters were not important--just needy. The three roses were the significant objects that put the daughters fate in the basilisk's hands. The beheading of the basilisk was the significant change in the story; that act(s) was how he transformed into the handsome youth. I do...

Choose from CLASSICAL and/or BIBLICAL units for Weeks 3 and 4. Week 3: __Adam and Eve__ Week 4: __Homer's Iliad__ Choose from MIDDLE EASTERN and/or INDIAN units for Weeks 5 and 6. Week 5: __Ancient Egypt__ Week 6: ___Turkish Folktales and Fairytales___ Choose from ASIAN and/or AFRICAN units for Weeks 7 and 9. [Week 8 is review week.] Week 7: ___Nigeria African Tales___ Week 9: __Japanese Mythology__ Choose from NATIVE AMERICAN units for Weeks 10 and 11. Week 10: ___Cherokee___ Week 11: __Pacific Northwest___ Choose from BRITISH and/or CELTIC units for Weeks 12 and 13. Week 12: __Nursery Rhymes__ Week 13: __Robin Hood__ Choose from EUROPEAN units for Weeks 14 and 15. Week 14: ___Crane____ Week 15: __Italian Fairy Tales___ There are definitely some stories that I recognize and I am intrigued to see if any of the story lines have gotten changed depending on the place it was written or the culture it has. The British and/or Celtic Unit has some familiar titles and the Classi...