Tech Tip: Canvas app

At the beginning of the semester I download the canvas app. I really enjoy using the Canvas app because it is so easy even if you are trying to access it fro your phone. I like how it shows you a calendar view to show you when something is due. I also like how it lets you see your messages from your professor on the app. The one thing I wish is different is this is my only class that is on canvas this semester. I wish all of them were so everything was all in one place. I really enjoy canvas and can't wait until all classes are on canvas!

Growth Mindset: Growing your writing style

This week when writing my storytelling post I expanded to trying a new type of writing. At the beginning of the semester our professor gave me an idea of taking a country song a writing a story to the music. So I decided that this was the week to give it a try. This past week I have had three songs on replay. One of the songs was Love Triangle by Raelynn. This song was stuck on my brain when I was trying to read through the stories this week. Once I got to the story tattle coat I couldn't get the song off my brain. I then came to the realization that the song was about being split between parents, and the story was about not having parents around. This is when I realized it was my week to try something new. I think my new story writing idea went pretty well. I have some wording that doesn't flow real smoothly, but I am definitely trying to work on it. I think it went over so well that it will be the next story I add to my portfolio. I am just going to wait and see what the feedback is from my classmates this week.

 

Raelynn

Link:Flickr

by: Justin Higuchi

Learning Challenge attention meme.

Laura Gibbs blog

This quote really stood out to me when I was going through the different options. I feel like I am horrible abour pausing before I say anything. There are defiantly times when I regret what I have said and there is no way that I could take this back. I don't like that feeling when I regret things because I don't take the time to think about things before I jump off and say something.

Storytelling: All alone

Author's Note:

This week I used a song and changed the words where it would tell the story of Tattercoats. I enjoyed reading this story. I have always loved music so I thought I would try something different. Warning: some of the lines are a little bit of a rough fit to the music so they don't flow as well as I would like. I kept thinking of how the girl in the song is kind of torn because she's always on the move. In the story, however, the girl isn't on the move. She has only one friend and the nurse that takes care of her.  On the day she was born, her mother died during her birth. Her mother was her grandfather’s favorite daughter. He blamed the death of his daughter on her and never wanted to see her face. Instead of a wicked stepmother, the girl is raised by the nurse who was there when she was born. The nurse tries her best to help her. She has one other friend, the goose hand. She spends time with him when she can. They were on their way to the castle when they met her true love. The song I used for this story is called Love Triangle by Raelynn. It talks about how divorce can be hard on a kid. It is one of my favorite songs for the moment, so while I was reading Tattercoats, which is pretty much a different version of Cinderella, I couldn't get this song out of my head. That is how I came up with this idea. Please let me know what you think.

Links:

Karoke Version of Love Triangle
Raelynn, Youtube

Love Triangle Offical Music Video
Raelynn, Youtube
Tattercoats
Joseph Jacobs
Love Triangle Lyrics
Raelynn, AZ lyrics

All Alone 

Sitting on the sofa
Looking out the window
Wishing for a family to
To share a life with
Wondering why she is all alone

Grandpa staring out the same old window
Wishing he could change some past events
His whole world turned upside down
He can't look at her at all
Not moving from his spot at all

The Nurse is there
To take care of her
And she does the
Best that she can

Some mommas and daddies
Can't be there for their kids
It's not by their choice
The kids grow up without a parent's love
Sometimes no one can fill that place
And then they get stuck
Being all alone

One day a word was spreading through town
The Prince was coming back to the kingdom
He was looking for a girl
Someone to be his wife
Grandpa heard and moved from the window
Not missing a chance to go to the  ball

One day the girl was running to the palace
Her friend the gooseherd was there for her
She was dressed in a tattered robe
When they ran into a man
He asked directions to the palace
She told him to tag along

Then he asks her to accompany
Him to the event
Where he will announce
She will be his bride

Some mommas and daddies
Can't be there for their kids
It's not by their choice
The kids grow up without a parent's love
Sometimes no one can fill that place
And then they get stuck
Being all alone

She asks him why me
He says she sweet

She thinks he's kidding

He tells her he will be
Expecting her at midnight
He can't wait till she's his wife

Some mommas and daddies
Can't be there for their kids
It's not by their choice
The kids grow up without a parent's love
Sometimes no one can fill that place
And then they get stuck
Being all alone

She shows up to the ball
He runs to her side
He takes her to the front of the crowd
He tells the King
That he's found his bride
The king is surprised
He asks the Prince are you sure?
The Prince responds
Says there is no one else
The King smiles and
Tells him congratulations

And the girl is surprised
She didn't know he was the Prince
He hugs her tight while she cries

Some mommas and daddies
Can't be there for their kids
It's not by their choice
The kids grow up without a parent's love
Sometimes no one can fill that place
And then they get stuck
Being all alone

Grandpa moved from in front of the same old window
He can't see the girl's face
Depressed that he can't see the beautiful view
He can't look that way at all
He moves in to another town

The Prince and the Princess
Go on about their lives
She's so happy to be by his side
Things have never been this good
She's no longer alone

Tattercoats

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Reading Part A: More English Fairy Tales

The first story is about Newtown, which was infested with rats. They had tried a lot of different ways to get rid of the rats but nothing was working. Then the Pied Piper came to town and played a song to get rid of all the rats. When the Mayor didn't pay the Pied Piper the Piper took the children of the town away from the town and they never came back.

The second story was about a girl who was to be hung if she lost a golden ball. She ended up loosing the golden ball, and her sweetheart came to the rescue maiming giants and retieving the golden ball so she was not hung.

The third story was about a girl who pretty much had no family and only two friends. One of her friends talked her into going to see the king and see agreed. Along the way a gentleman asked the way to the palace and joined them in their journey, where he asked the girl to be his bride. When the clock struck twelve the girl entered and the prince announced her as his soon to be wife.

The forth story is about Johnny Gloke. He killed 50 flies with one swat. He killed two giants by turing themselves on each other. He also scared off a band of rebels.

The fifth story is about Scrapefoot which is pretty much the story of Goldie Locks and the three bears.

The sixth story is about is about a witch and two little girls. The first girl was helpful to everything and everyone who came up along her path and the second sister wasn't. The first sister ended up being protected and rich while the second sister was beat and sent home with no money.

The last story is about a man who had spared a tree for a fairy who promised him three wishes. When he got home he told his wife and asked for dinner and it wasn't close to being done and he wished that there would be pudding infront of him and it appeared. He spent all three of his wishes on pudding.



Bibliography:
English Fairy Tales
The Pied Piper
The Golden Ball
Tattercoats
Johnny Gloke
Scrapefoot
The Old Witch
The Three Wishes

What happened to the three wishes?

Link: Laura Gibbs Blog

Reading Notes, Saints and Animals unit, Extra Reading

The fist story is about a school full of boys. One of the smaller boys is the smartest of his class and never does anything wrong. One day the other boys decide to come up with plans to get the boy introuble. After many attempts and failures, the boys decided to kill the fathers prised robin and blame it on the smart boy. This plan ends up backfiring on them and they were nice to the other boy for the rest of time.

The next story was about a man who cared about all living things. He lived in the forest where he befrineded all of the animals that where there. One day soliders came and took some of the animals who didn't make a sound because their master was praying. They found out he was a christian and went back and captured him. They tried to drownd him but he could walk on water. Then they ended up beheading him.

The next story was about a man who was also friends with the animals. He made friends with some swans which was hard to do if they didn't know you. Then a guy that lived on the island controlled a lot of the grain that was produced. During a time of famish no one had food except the guy who had grain. Comgall went to him with a silver goblet and asked if he could get some grain and the man said no. Comgall told the mice what happened and they went to the place where the grain was stored and ate evey last piece.

The last story was about a monk who went to save a calf from a wolf. The wolf got to the calf before the monk so the monk told the mother cow and the wolf that the wolf would be the cows son and he should be kind and gentle to his new mother. Another thing that this monk did was save a boy's life by provideing apples and salad when they were out of season. The last thing that happened was a rich man was trying to destroy his monestary. He appealed to the king for protection, but when he went to visit the king he wasn't allowed in because of his clothing. After his acts the king sent him home with gifts and protection.

Saint Francis

Link: Laura Gibbs Blog

Bibliography:
Saints and Animals unit
by: Abbie Farwell Brown
Saint Kentigern and the Robin
Saint Blaise and His Beasts
Saint Comgall and the Mice
The Wonders of Saint Berach