Writing a myth and reading a myth—two totally different things in my eyes. I have now found that writing a myth is much harder than it looks. After reading some of the myths that we went over in class I thought, “Wow, this seems fun, seems easy, I can do this.” But now I’m having trouble with this assignment. I think that I have so many ideas about what I want to write my myth on, that when I actually sit down to write it, I become overwhelmed. I’ve decided to take things little by little, to help me with this not so easy process. I have broke down my myth topics into four broad ideas—love, communication, the sun and the moon, and animal/human relationships. From these topics I want to create four myths (so far I have only come up with one), and choose the one that I like the most for my myth website. It’s a bit time consuming but it’s the easiest way I’ve found.
With the myth presentations that were presented in class, I learned about the different kinds of myths and the lessons that are meant to be learned from these myths. This will be a good assignment to use when I’m trying to inform and entertain my students. I hope to use this in my classes in the future. I would also like for my students to come up with their own myths. This way the students and I can share and learn from each other.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Monday, March 9, 2009
Poetry
There is an extreme difference in writing poetry and writing about poetry. I personally prefer to write poetry. This is because there are no rules in writing poetry. When writing poetry, all that needs to be taken into consideration are the thoughts and feelings of one’s self. Writing about poetry, on the other hand, takes more time and involves analyzing another’s piece.
When working on my writing my poems I didn’t have much trouble. I knew that all things said in the poem didn’t have to be explained even if they were questioned. Writing poetry includes who and what but not necessarily the why. When writing about poetry you have to explain everything you state. Why has to be included in this type of writing. This was the hard part of this assignment for me.
Writing about poetry helped me include hidden meanings and mixed messages in my poetry. It also helped me to become more conscious about the way I said things in my poetry. After writing about poetry, I was able to write a poem using descriptive words instead of just telling. I’m glad that we had to write about poetry before we began writing poetry on our own.
I learned a lot from working on these poetry assignments that I can use in teaching. One thing I learned is types of poetry that my students can use both to entertain and to inform. For example, a found poem can teach others on topics that other’s may not know. Haiku poems would be fun for students to create and hear aloud.
When working on my writing my poems I didn’t have much trouble. I knew that all things said in the poem didn’t have to be explained even if they were questioned. Writing poetry includes who and what but not necessarily the why. When writing about poetry you have to explain everything you state. Why has to be included in this type of writing. This was the hard part of this assignment for me.
Writing about poetry helped me include hidden meanings and mixed messages in my poetry. It also helped me to become more conscious about the way I said things in my poetry. After writing about poetry, I was able to write a poem using descriptive words instead of just telling. I’m glad that we had to write about poetry before we began writing poetry on our own.
I learned a lot from working on these poetry assignments that I can use in teaching. One thing I learned is types of poetry that my students can use both to entertain and to inform. For example, a found poem can teach others on topics that other’s may not know. Haiku poems would be fun for students to create and hear aloud.
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