Story Lab: Twine

(My Exact Reaction: made with Cheeseburger)

Hey guys! I made my first TWINE!!!

If you have read a few of my more personal goal post you may know that I have wanted to do this for a while. I finally did it! It is easier than I thought, but also not super simple. If I had to suggest something it would be to test the story every few slides. I wrote my whole story and put the caption in the wrong place. I put it as a tag soooooo don't do that haha.

Overall, it was so much fun. I won't be using it again most likely, but it was pretty cool. I still don't know how to save the file, so I will include a link, but I don't know if it works. The Twine is based of off the story called The Stars in the Sky by Joseph Jacobs. Basically in the story a girl goes on a round robin adventure to find the stars. In the end it is just a dream, but you don't know till the last moment. I used this exact plot in the my twine, except I cut the adventure down a bit. I didn't want to get too carried away with my first twine in case I messed up! If you want to read the original here is the link!

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Reading Notes: More English Fairy Tales, Part B

(Young Lassie on a Fish by John D. Batten)

Hey there!

When I was reading through the stories in part b of the More English Fairy Tales unit, I stumbled upon a story called The Stars in the Sky. If you have happened to visit my blog before, you may know that my project is called Star Stories for Children! So, obviously I was super interested in reading this story.

I was hopping to get some great new ideas, especially for the conclusion. This story really helped me imagine being a kid again and running around in my vivid dreams. So for the conclusion of my story I really want to speak to that. I still want to keep it as the reader is the traveler, but maybe set a tranquil mood where Vela can explain what happened and send the reader off into a dream.

As for the notes on this story, I want to focus them on the little details that may benefit my story, or I may practice retelling this story to get ready for the conclusion!

• A girl wants to see the stars and goes on a wild goose chase to find them
• She ask many people, but she never sees them
• She is told to go on a horse and then on a fish
• The fish drops her off at stairs, but she can't seem to get to the top where the stars are
• She falls of and hits the water and cries
• She wakes up in bed wailing all alone

Some ideas:

• Make it a happy ending where she does find the stars! Maybe even Vila and link my story haha;)
• Make it a young kid who climbs many things to visit the stars.
• For my story I would love to have this same kinda story in the conclusion, but focus mores on the ending. Vela will drop the reader off in bed and the reader will wake up to the sun rising. 

Bibliography:
More English Fairy Tales, Part B, The Stars in the Sky by Joseph Jacobs. Retrieved from Mythology and Folklore UN-Textbooks

Reading Notes: More English Fairy Tales, Part A

Hey there!

So, I just read some of the English fairy tales and have picked one called Tattercoats to focus on. I selected this story because it is very similar to Cinderella. I wanted the opportunity to sit down with the story and really compare and contrast it. Also, I am currently addicted to Cheezburger so here is a picture I made.

(Pumpkin Pupper made with Cheeseburger)

Tell me that is not the cutest puppy ever. No there are no pumpkins in this story, but there are pumpkins in Cinderella. So, there is the first contrast ha ha!!!

Anyways, in Tattercoats there is a girl who's grandfather hates her. He hates her because during her birth her mother died and her mother was his favorite daughter. He is also rich, but he is a huge jerk. He refused to see his granddaughter. Over the years she is mistreated, hungry, and has no nice clothing. No one takes care of her except one servant.

That in itself is pretty different from Cinderella. There are no evil sisters or an evil step mom. Saddly  no talking and singing mice. I really was hopeful for a cute singing animal. Moving on though....after that set up, the rest isn't too far off. Tattercoats can't go to the ball that a prince is having to pick out his wife. She goes to a field and actually meets some guy who tells her to go to the ball with him (he was impressed by her flute). This guy is actually the prince. He tells the king this is his wife and she magically transforms and is then wearing a pretty dress. Happy ever after. 

So, if I were to change this, I would add significantly more cute and fluffy animals. Other than that, I love this story and want to keep it pretty similar!

Bibliography:
More English Fairy Tales, Part A, Tattercoats by Joseph Jacobs. Retrieved from Mythology and Folklore UN-Textbooks

Learning Challenge: All Smiles Jar :)

(The Earth is a Ball, made by Cheezburger)

Hey guys!!!

My plan for the next week or two is to write down a couple things that make me smile everyday. I will do this in a blog post saved as a draft and share it after a week. I plan to spend some time finding videos and pictures that make me smile. This will be perfect for when we are all stressed out for finals!

If you have any pictures that make you smile or any quotes comment them or comment the link!

Growth Mindset: Get Comfortable With Being Comfortable

(My Mantra, created with Cheezburger)

Hey there! This is my mantra or motto. I actually have been using this for a couple of years now and I love it. I am a dancer, so anytime I do a tryout or go to a class I remind myself of this. You have to do a lot of uncomfortable things in your life, but you just gotta remember that they are producing growth and change. From working out to going on interviews, things you aren't used to are not really comfortable situations. So, get comfortable with it!