Week 12 Lab

I decided to do the lab for this week and focus on the creative writing video playlist. At the beginning of the semester I wasn't super prepared for the amount of writing I would have to do in the semester as a whole. I was excited for the opportunity but a little scared at what was to come. As the semester has gone on I have truly grasped creative writing and what it takes to do it at a decent level. I feel my writing has slowly gotten better and better throughout the semester and it was cool to watch and listen to the videos on the playlist to really give myself more information on creative writing and how to do ti even better than I am already doing it at. There were two videos that I really enjoyed. The first was the What makes a hero video. I love the graphics of the video and it made it very appealing to me. The content was amazing. It was cool to see the theory of how a lot of heroes in stories could be connected to each other and based off of myths and other older stories. The Hero's journey is such a cool concept and how so many hero stories follow the same storyline and I never would have thought that it would be like this. The other video that I thoroughly enjoyed was the How to build a fictional world?  The creation of worlds are so cool and it is amazing how writers can make it possible for readers to buy in and know the fictional world quickly. The faster the reader understands the world the faster they are in love with the characters and the world that has been created. A good fictional world makes a great story! It was a great experience to be able to watch and learn about creative writing and all the different things that go into to make it great!

Writer Painting his world https://images.app.goo.gl/Z3Sh1tJ1qHDZkXdx9

Bibliography: Story Lab: Style Playlist

Reading Notes: The Golden Arrow

The second Robin Hood story of the week is really exciting to me. I really enjoyed the ballad that I read in the first reading of the week. This story is another ballad that is awesome to read. The only bad thing is that there isn't a video included with this ballad so I wish there was an audio clip that went with this one to see how it goes in a song form. The story itself speaks to me so much. I am one to take chances all the time and sometimes I can not resist taking the chance to win something. Robin Hood in this ballad does the same thing as I would do. This makes it a great story for me to read as I can relate to the story so much. Robin Hood couldn't resist the urge to play a game to get something really cool or valuable in return. Robin Hood loves arrows and the thought of having a golden arrow made him extremely excited to have the chance to acquire it. The game that the sheriff devises to entice Robin Hood is interesting. I didn't really understand what it was at first so I needed to read it a few times to finally realize what the game was. The language of the story was, again, a barrier for me and I have a little trouble knowing exactly what is happening. I eventually figure it out and the story makes a lot more sense after knowing most of the actions that are going on. The king is the one that wants the plan to go into action which is not surprising at all as Robin Hood is a trickster and can cause a lot of problems for those in the kingdom.

Children version of the Golden Arrow story https://images.app.goo.gl/CjNEqQ1r9tPPnxpm9

Bibliography: http://mythfolklore.blogspot.com/2014/05/robin-hood-golden-arrow.html

Reading Notes: Little John

This week is an exciting week as I am a huge fan of readings from the UK and Ireland. The opportunity I have this week to read these stories is exciting. I went through my usual steps to picking out a story by going through and checking out all that was available. I set my sights on the Robin Hood series for this week. I have always been a big fan of Robin Hood and I was excited to read through the Robin Hood stories. I ended up going with the story Little John. This ended up being a ballad and it was a really fun read. The youtube video was awesome to have. It really brought the ballad to life. I am a big music fan so listening to it made it that much better for me.  The beginning of the ballad is a fun time. I love the detail that Little John is actually a large muscular man. That gave me a little chuckle. As the ballad continued, I never lost interest in it and it continued to get better and better. I loved the parts of the ballad with dialogue as it gave the ballad some more personal feeling which is always fun to have in stories in songs. The only problem I had with the ballad was the language that was in use. The language was a older english and the phrasing and wording of the ballad confused me at times. It took me a few read throughs to completely understand what was going on in the ballad. The fight sequence that occurs is interesting and a pretty detailed one for a story like Robin Hood but it doesn't take away from the fact that Robin Hood is one of the best characters, in anything, ever. The ballad itself was fantastic with multiple scenes that were funny, dramatic and interesting. I definitely recommend Robin Hood stories if you have not had the chance to read through them before.

The Disney portrayal of Little John https://images.app.goo.gl/mxPVwUwDADTkzt55A

Bibliography: http://mythfolklore.blogspot.com/2014/05/robin-hood-little-john.html