Week 8 Reading Review

Having taken your Indian Epics class, I can really say that even though I enjoyed the texts for that class a lot, I have LOVED the readings for this class. I don't think there has been a unit i've disliked so far. I particularly enjoyed the Egyptian, Greek, Congo, and Arabian Nights units, though some of the stories in the Japanese mythology unit were really cool too, like the stories of Izanami and Izanagi as well as the story of The Heaven Descended. I've found that for units where I plan to use a lot of information from them for storytelling and storybook assignments, I prefer to take notes on most or all of the stories from the unit so I can reread my reading diary post and have all the information I need later on. This has become really helpful with my writings about Isis for my week 7 storybook assignment. However, for other units that I don't plan to use as heavily, it's nice to focus on 2-3 stories that I really enjoyed and take heavier notes for those.

My reading diaries have been essential in my storytelling and storybook assignments. I use them every time. They also give me ideas of what sort of outside information i'll need to write a good story for my storybook. I use a lot of sources for my stories (which is why my bibliography for Isis was so long), and having my bulleted lists from my reading diaries really helps me get my thoughts together when i'm writing.

I used to read a lot for pleasure, but since college have had little time to do so. However, I used reading as a fun way to escape from real life and get lost in another place as a different person. I like stories with lots of descriptive imagery and stories that take place in places where magic exists so the stories i've read in this class have been a nice break from all the stuff I have to read for my other classes (which means dry textbooks and LOTS of research articles).

My Hat is a Very Good Hat

from Animal Capshunz, found on Vayagato

I chose to include this photo because I like it and it makes me happy, but also because it was from a really fun story from the Congo unit, How the Gazelle Got Married. This story was just a lot of fun to read and was a nice example of something that I enjoyed reading without having to use it heavily in class. I got this from my week 7 reading diary B.