Week 9 Tech Tip: Cheezburger Memes

This week I made a meme on cheezburger. My Spring Break consisted of sitting at the beach so I thought this fit!

Week 9 Story Planning

Reading Notes

In the story I read this week, The Myths and Legends of the Sioux, a rabbit tricks some grouse into a bag to take to his grandmother. Furthermore, the Sioux stories always possessed an interaction between an animal and a human. I would like to include this into my story. Additionally, I read the past week Beowulf where Grendel, the villain, kills the villagers. A major theme I want to play off of is the trickery and the villain preying on villagers.

My Story/Plot

In my story, I would to have a group of bears be the villains in my story. They will have the power to transform their bodies into anyone they see. Therefore, they will trick a group of villagers into following them back into the lair where they reside. There, they will kidnap the villagers and hold them hostage to be fattened to be feasted on. Since they do not want to cause any panic in the town, the bears will transform themselves into the villagers and go about the normal days of the cities. One of the bears will get greedy though, and compromise all of the bears hiding in the village. There will be a falling out with all of the villagers and the bears. I have not yet decided which perspective I would like to write in. I actually plan on making the bears the main characters and from their perspective.

Characters

 Blackfoot: This will be the main bear of the group. He will be very strong and wise. He will be the one who designs the entire process of kidnapping and posing as the villagers.

Nokosi: This will be the youngest bear of the group of three. She is extremely intelligent and respects Blackfoot significantly. She will be the one who resolves the conflict between the bears and the villagers: either by fighting or by compromise.

Hopi: He will be the strongest bear of the group. He thinks he should be in charge despite his lack of intelligence. He will be the one who will try and take more villagers than there are bears. This will cause the town to figure everything out and will cause the main conflict.

Awan: The leader of the village. He will be in charge of creating a plan to defeat the bears that are tormenting the village.

The Kidnapped Villagers: These people will play small roles for they will only be included when they are tricked into going into the lair. There will also be random villagers in the end of the story during the conflict. 

MotherJones

Myths andLegends of the Sioux by Marie McLaughlin (1916).

Trevor's Portfolio

I chose the Portfolio option because of the potential to write a multitude of different stories with different characters each week. I hope you enjoy my stories!

The Root of All Evil

Above is a link to my first Portfolio story. This story specifically focuses on the short story of how Buddha became who he is known for today. I added a modern twist of a lawyer figuring out what he is actually doing with his life. I hope you enjoy my changes to the original story!

The Tales of Aarav Delfino

Above is a link to my second Portfolio story. This story involves the beginning of an epic long journey by the merchant and sailor Aarav Delfino. This story is filled with ship wrecks, giant creatures, and trickery! My story is loosely based off of the original story of Sinbad. Hope you enjoy!

Sinbad

A Dog's Immortality
Above is a link to my third story for my Portfolio. This story is a play off of the original story of The Monkey King. The original story focused on stone ape's struggle with becoming immortal. My story focuses on the modern world where a newly adopted dog wants a similar thing... To become a good boy.  Hope you enjoy!

Reading Notes Part A: Sioux Stories

This week I chose to read the Sioux stories. Below are my reading notes:

• I like the introduction of a rabbit communicating with a group of girls. I think having an interaction between animals and humans creates a great story. Additionally, I could include a story where the rabbit, or some other creature, tricks a group of humans into following. They would then be hurt or kidnapped.

• I thought the story of the rabbit and the bear was very unique since half of the bear was made of flint. I could make it to where a powerful being is king/queen because they are made of a specific resource and a group of people try and overthrow them.

• I think writing a story where an animal escapes and becomes a part of a human clan would be interesting. It would take a different approach than the original story.

• My favorite story was A Little Brave and the Medicine Woman. I felt that it involved a lot of humor because of Brave dressing up in mud like a dead person. I definitely can see a little boy doing this.

• I like reading these stories because they include dialogue from the native tongue and not just English. It makes the stories more unique and fun.

• I find it awesome how a lot of these stories have morals that are similar to the other cultures we have read in this class.

Indian Woman and the Wolves

Myths and Legends of The Sioux. Marie McLaughlin. 1916. 

Week 8 Review

I actually was able to jump ahead and do week 8 already. I have a really busy week and I am going on a cruise so I wanted to get it done! (I thought this image was pretty funny too) 

Daily Announcements

Extra Reading: The Story of Beowulf

This week I chose to read Beowulf. Below are my reading notes:

• I find it interesting that the King of Hygelac does not wage war against the strange inhabitants unless they go into more densely populated areas. I would definitely want to move closer to town.  I could write a story where a farmer is killed and the creature sneaks into town acting as the farmer.
• I always like stories with a main hero. I like how they included the backstory of the great Beowulf. I could write a story where someone pretends to be a great hero but in reality they are a fraud.
• I like how this author introduced the dreaded Grendel in a song. I could incorporate a story where the villain is a nasty creature who is almost impossible to defeat. However, a young woman is actually the hero because she softens the creature up and talks him out of killing everyone.
• I am excited to see Beowulf fight this Grendel. I wonder who will win. I am sure that Beowulf will but I may write a story where it is from the perspective of the creature. It could make for an interesting twist.
• I wonder if Grendel will make an appearance into the hall as they celebrate Beowulf coming. I am sure that it will not be easy if Beowulf does indeed defeat this creature.
• I like how the Unerth questioned Beowulf. I always feel that stories move past the logistics of some random person coming and saying they can do something. This will provide Beowulf with the fire to defeat Grendel.
• It would make for a good story to have my hero tell stories in first person in order to prove that he is qualified. This could really make a story be more interesting to have it written in terms of the main hero.

Beowulf

The Story of Beowulf. Written by Strafford Riggs. 1933.

Wikipedia Trail: From Sir Lancelot to the Holy Grail

I started this week’s Wikipedia Trail on Sir Lancelot from the Twitter page. He is a fictionally character that is one of the best swordsman and jousters during the time period. He is a part of the Knights ofthe Round Table so I ended up clicking on that next. I found out that this is a table that indicates equality among the men associated with King Arthur’s court. It was first developed by Wace all the way back in 1155. I actually ended up going to King Arthur’s page next. His existence is actually up to debate which I find very strange. However, he was actually one of the close companions to Lancelot and they were first put together when Chretien de Troyes introduced the Holy Grail. Therefore, I clicked on the Holy Grail next. The finding of the Holy Grail gives the discoverer eternal happiness and life. The Holy Grail is a commonly written about item because of its uniqueness. 

Wikipedia: Knights of the Round Table