I believe that fairy tales are good for children because I strongly think they just understand that fairy tales are meant to be for entertainment purposes only and within the entertainment there is also a lesson to be learned within the story that can be applied to their real lives. One article that caught my interest from List A was “The Positive Impacts of Fairy Tales for Children” by Leilani VisikoKnox-Johnson, University of Hawaii. The author mentioned “Fairy tales not only aid in child development, but they also offer a rich source of material to draw from in a therapeutic manner”. I think it’s super impressive that they can utilize the magic of storytelling to bring forth what emotions and feelings the child may be experiencing due to either a situation or a sickness. On list B i chose “Rediscovering the Power of Fairy Tales” by Mary Howarth”. The author describes how much it benefits the children when they reinact some fairy tales. As a teacher, the author introduces the children to “The Three Billy Goats Gruff” and stated “One common progression for the quieter children is to move from Littlest, to Middle-Sized, to Biggest Billy Goat. the children were able to play different characters and so through this method the teacher observed their progression.
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I have to admit that I love poetry now a lil more than I did before these past two weeks. When I read and visualize and just put all my focus into each and every word while adding imagery to it in my head it comes to life more. I never understood it like I have in the past two weeks. Learning to take my time to read how powerful just one line can be. I’ve always loved music for this reason so reading poetry now kinda gives me that same feeling. I feel I can read into Oedipus with more confidence and comprehension because of my experience with poetry in the past two weeks. I know that while reading Oedipus I have to keep in mind that the era is different and where the play takes place helps understand more of what is taking place.
My experience with the Sample student essay was actually fun for me. Sitting on the other side and being able to critique will give you so much insight on just how much work it is to detect what the student did wrong. It was a learning tool for me indeed. I realized just how important it is to be able to tell the difference between a good thesis or bad one, also acknowledging when the student takes a turn in the discussion. when it isn’t relevant anymore. It definitely makes me want to work harder on my next essays thesis and point in the body of the essay. One thing i have become familiar with is being able to point out what is wrong within the format. I’ve used the MLA format so much that i can just see errors if any just by glancing at the essay so that part was not challenging for me. I still feel like i need more work in the thesis part of the essays, and will work more on that. I want to be able to work more on being more specific and inserting quotes from the essay. I was able to print out the assignments and spread it out in front of me so i can be the best critique i can. I learned that following all the directions in the essay will assist you in getting to the flow of your essay.
In my essay named “Perception”, i would focus on how, in the end of “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara, Sylvia says, “And something weird is goin on, I can feel it in my chest. “Anybody else learn anything today?” lookin dead at me. I walk away and Sugar has to run to catch up and don’t even seem to notice when I shrug her arm off my shoulder”. Upon reading that line, i thought to myself just how much and deeply that trip to F.A.O Schwartz affected her perception of reality. In my essay i would dig deep into the mental status of the narrator and how she viewed life before and after seeing the prices of the toys in which also might have been a representation of so much more than imagined. I believe she had she struggled with opening up to people seeing as how she was an orphan. Miss Moore, was indeed so important to the lives of these young children and it was a particular knowing that she had with Sylvia. Perhaps she wanted to prepare her for what she could potentially do to change things in the future.
