Overall, I think my reading and writing for this class has been pretty strong. My writing more so than the reading. I have loved the readings themselves but I struggle with taking usable notes. My favorite story so far has been "The Secret Name of Ra." I really liked the original story and the re-telling that I wrote. I also really liked "The Rabbi's Bogey-Man," I liked being to create a steampunk-like story from this Jewish fairytale. I am very happy with how my project is going. At first, I thought I was going to do a portfolio but as soon as I figured out how the storybooks were going to work I knew I wanted to go with that option instead. I like being able to fiddle with the aesthetics of my website to convey the mood and setting of the story. I also like being able to craft my own tale using elements from many different mythologies about Dragons.
To get more out of the readings and writings from this class I need to get better at note-taking. I am fairly good at note-taking but I need to learn not to write an entire synopsis of the story and instead latch onto key points and areas of interest. I also want to keep working at packing all the detail and imagery I am accustomed to writing into the word limit. As a writer who favors exposition, a 1,000-word limit is terrifying - but I am getting better!
My favorite image I have used so far this semester is the GIF of Anansi in spider form I used in my re-telling of "The Secret Name of Ra." I chose this image, or GIF specifically, because of the aspect of movement. Anansi's legs move and creep and I think it gives the reader a sense of the spider crawling over Ra's face.
To get more out of the readings and writings from this class I need to get better at note-taking. I am fairly good at note-taking but I need to learn not to write an entire synopsis of the story and instead latch onto key points and areas of interest. I also want to keep working at packing all the detail and imagery I am accustomed to writing into the word limit. As a writer who favors exposition, a 1,000-word limit is terrifying - but I am getting better!
My favorite image I have used so far this semester is the GIF of Anansi in spider form I used in my re-telling of "The Secret Name of Ra." I chose this image, or GIF specifically, because of the aspect of movement. Anansi's legs move and creep and I think it gives the reader a sense of the spider crawling over Ra's face.
(Anansi in Spider form from American Gods GIF made with giphy.com)
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