Paige's Mythology and Folklore Blog

This week I chose to start my class early. I did all my readings and had all of my assignments finished by Wednesday. This was a really good feeling because I knew I had a final on thursday that i needed to prepare for. I also calculated my grade and realized that if i work on the extra credit I can make an A in this class. I made a schedule earlier this week to stick to and it made all the difference. I was able to get everything done in a timely matter and I was able to have enough time to study for my final as well. My best writing this week would be my story in my google site. I was given a lot of great feedback and it allowed me to make my story so much better. I love mysteries and stories about crime so my story i posted has been one of my favorites. My other classes are going well. I only have one more final to take for the semester. It is absolutely crazy how fast this semester has gone by but I have enjoyed each class I have taken. Next week I hope to finish up my last final a...

11 Ways Unsuccessful People Mismanage Their Time By: Aine Cain they do not make a schedule they dont keep god records they are easily distracted they procrastinate  they have no rituals  do not plan for fun experiences and time they forget about their weekends they do not set goals, long or short they do not prioritize properly juggle too much burn themselves out put too much on their plate do not make time a priority scheduling helps everything schedule relaxing time and work time A calendar to write in every day

A Growth Mindset Fuels Creativity in Youth By: Marilyn Price-Mitchell kids need to believe their abilities can be developed  attitudes about learning change everything when kids develop the growth mindset in increases their learning thinking creatively is imperative  curiousness is good kids need to tackle a problem while being creative look for connections be open to new ideas have the courage to make mistakes embrace diversity know the world you live in and accept it Growth Mindset

The canvas mobile app has been extremely helpful for me. Sometimes it can be difficult to use the safari app for the internet and navigating different sites. the app makes it easy and extremely convenient to check assignments, grades and messages. It also is great because it sends a notification to your phone each time something is updated in the app. This way you know immediately if your grade has been entered or if your teacher has sent a message to you. I have personally really enjoyed the canvas app on my phone and would recommend it to my friends and classmates.

The Merchant and the Genius By: H.J. Ford speaks from the perspective of a character describes another character describes the job of the character describes a journey of the merchant gives detail of setting character runs into a problem uses dialogue dialogue expresses the characters emotions the character becomes desperate to live introduces new characters the character struck a deal the merchant began to prepare to die describes the surroundings the man lives The merchant being saved

Once upon a time there was a mother and daughter. The mother had become very angry with her daughter because her daughter was very lazy. The daughter was supposed to be a seamstress but instead of doing her daily work she laid around. The mother was so frustrated with her lazy daughter that one day she began to beat her and the daughter wailed after each hit. While the mother continued to beat her and the daughter continued to cry the Queen walked by. She had heard the crying and decided to stop into their home to see what the problem was. When she arrived the mother could not bear to tell the Queen of her daughter's laziness so instead she told her that her daughter would not stop working. She lied and said that instead of lying around her daughter chose to sew all day long and she could not stop her. The Queen was amazed by this and told the daughter that if she were to come to her castle and sew all of her dresses and the rest of her clothes that she would let her marry her son....

The Three Spinsters By: Lucy Crane introduces the first two characters expresses the problem of the story sets the scenery expresses the emotions of the characters new character is involved the daughter is now in a problem the mother lies she is offered the queens son the dialogue expresses the lies  she girl finds help to solve her problem the girl finishes her deed the girl marries the queen's son her plan worked  Spinning wheel

The Robber Bridegroom By: Lucy Crane introduces main characters sets up the problem of the story uses dialogue new character introduced the girl begins to have a problem uses dialogue to describe the scene describes characters actions the girl goes on a journey description of the house supernatural animals talking the girl is in danger warned about the danger they devise a plan to escape another woman is killed dialogue to save the young girl the plan is put into place her peas grew the woman spoke her terrible experience the man is killed like he killed the girl The bride

EmpoWord Notes each of us has a story we only become stories at the end narration makes the story be told there are many aspects that make a good story the plot is most important it is important to have a detailed timeline sequence helps tell a story chronologically  point of view helps shape the reader's experience each character has a different point of view the tone of the character shapes their attitude its important to have different kinds of characters imagery helps create the setting dialogue is much more than just words but can mean a lot more tone and inflection in voice and other aspects help create a character

The Cat and Mouse By: Thomas Frederick Crane introduces first character uses dialogue to show emotion describes characters actions multiple characters in and out all dialogue with main character uses dialogue to express how main character feels another character comes along to impress main character describes actions of the two characters dialogue between them a problem occurs main character is sad objects begin to talk to the cat chain of events happen many objects talk describes the different objects actions started small and ended up large A cat and mouse.

Water and Salt By: Thomas Frederick Cane introduces main characters begins by giving setting uses dialogue between all characters introduces the plot of story uses verbs to describe the actions of the characters one character is in trouble new character introduced plan is set up main character is being set up to learn a lesson describes emotions of characters king is is taught a valuable lesson  daughter proves a point live happy together forgiveness  Salt

This story is now in my google site.  Once upon a time, there was a young woman, Elizabeth, who was looking for a man to marry. Elizabeth had many suitors, too many to count. She loved men and she loved dating many at the same time. But, there was one man in particular she liked more than the others, his name was Mr. Smith. Mr. Smith was tall and built like a strong lumberjack. He treated Elizabeth better than any of her other suitors and one day he decided he needed to marry Elizabeth. He asked her to marry him and Elizabeth excitedly agreed. A couple weeks had gone by of being engaged an everything was going great. He kept telling Elizabeth how amazing his mansion was in the Hamptons that they were going to move into together but he would not let her see it because he wanted it to be a surprise. Mr. Smith told Elizabeth that he needed to go out of town for business for a couple of days and Elizabeth thought this was the perfect time to go and get a sneak peek at the house, sh...

Mr. Fox By: Joseph Jacobs introduces main character gives qualities about the character introduces second character gives qualities about him the two join together introduces premise of the story she finds what she was looking for leads up to the climax foreshadowing climax happens describes characters emotions other character is caught in the act of doing something bad describes the actions of both characters  character is terrified and runs away dialogue between characters suspicion  ends with a dramatic scene bad guy dies Mr. Fox's castle

Tom Tit Tot By: Joseph Jacobs begins by giving the setting introduces main character states action of character introduces problem introduces solution dialogue between mother and daughter all the pies are gone conflict between the characters new character introduced king wants to marry daughter a lie is told daughter is in trouble  dialogue between king and daughter new character introduced new character to help solve the problem daughter must guess name shes in another problem  one problem leaves and another one comes king gives wife the answer she guessed his name The pies the daughter ate.

How Did English Evolve begins by giving to scenarios introduces two different tribes describes a war describes old english the island gets split in half describes the two different languages the two languages combined war breaks out again french came into the picture and latin english began to adapt with these other languages different words with the same meaning have different connotations Where Do New Words Come From? 1000 new words are added every year we have over 170,000 words in the dictionary new inventions come with new words science calls for new words english borrows words from other languages we borrow many ideas from other countries new concepts have to be named for science lots of words are blended together from two other words new words arent always new sometimes they just have a new meaning sometimes words are used in the wrong way dictionaries only document current words Dictionary .

Beth Gellert  By: Joseph Jacobs introduces character dog is introduced introduces the problem dog is missing the prince went to hunt for his favorite dog describes the princes emotions finds dog dog is covered in blood little boy is now missing blood everywhere prince kills the dog the dog saved the little boys life prince is devastated  made a grave in his honor Gellert, the favorite dog.

The Sprightly Tailor  By: John D. Batten introduces scene introduces character sets up the premise of the story a request is made one character sets out to fulfill the request describes the scene around the tailor supernatural event occurs dialogue between human and supernatural uses descriptive words to describe the supernatural figure describes the emotions of both characters scared, the tailor runs out the supernatural figure left his mark on the castle the character fulfills the request rewarded for finishing it The haunted church .

Why the Dog's Tail Goes Between Their Legs Many years ago, before dog came to live with man, a dog had ears that stuck up to the sky and a tail that pointed straight up. This is how the dog was always known to look; strong and sturdy. One night a dog was wondering around the forest searching for food, he was starving and hadn't eaten in three days. The dog came upon a village, he saw the men roasting their meat and saw the women preparing other delicious looking foods. The dog was desperate and was willing to do anything to eat. He approached the man and kindly asked for a portion of their meat. The man immediately began to laugh and shooed the dog away. But he was starving, he proposed that if they were to give him food he would be their most loyal companion and protector. The man took a minute, but agreed. The dog became man's best friend, he went everywhere with man and the man fed him as promised. Many days went on like this, the dog and the man were as happy as can b...

Why the Dog's Ears Flop Florence Stratton introduces the scene for the story introduces what the story is going to discuss sets up what the story is set to discuss provides reason for a certain animal trait talks about a past story the past story is the reason for the current trait discusses before and after traits of the animal animal comes in contact with humans gives examples of how the animal helped the humans explains story of the animal getting in trouble by the humans the animal was tricked by his own kind because the animal was ashamed he gained his new traits the story explains why the animal is the way it is today The point-eared dog prior to being timid . 

Grandmother River's Trick By: Florence Stratton introduces the setting introduces all the characters sets up the problem that is trying to be fixed uses adjectives to describe what they look like sets up the protagonist and the antagonist new character is introduced to help with the problem uses supernatural events supernatural event occurs to help the problem this tricks the protagonists the supernatural event and the character trick them they are now saved and alive protagonists are mad they live happily Gar fish.