Week 8 Reading and Writing

Image from my Jewish Fairy Tale Reading Notes Part B post. I mainly chose it because it looks funny to me and has a lot going on in it. Image

I'm really having a fun time in this class, and I'm pretty satisfied with all of the stories that I've created. I think that I'm learning a lot about different cultures and stories that I never knew about, and the reading notes and stories are very effective at making these stories memorable. It's also fun to have the freedom to be able to make whatever kind of story that I want. Looking back on my stories, I'm obviously drawn to the more comedic and ridiculous aspects of the source material that I draw from, and I enjoy that I'm able to highlight that in my assignments.

I don't think there is necessarily anything extra I need to do going forward to to get more out of this class, as I feel like I'm currently getting plenty of knowledge and enjoyment out of it. This class has served as an effective avenue for me to improve my creative writing skills, which is something that many of my classes in college so far have not allowed me to do. I'm excited to see the new storytelling strategies that I am able to discover and implement as we move past the halfway point of the class.

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