Orientation Week: Storybook Favorites

You will be building a website this semester where you will create your own "Storybook" based on traditional stories. Each Storybook contains three or four stories which will be your own creative retelling of those traditional stories. This week, you will be looking at Storybooks created by students in the past to get some ideas for what you might want to do with your project. To see how this assignment works, you might want to start by taking a look at this SAMPLE Storybook Favorites Blog Post (the sample is for Indian Epics, but the format is identical for Myth-Folklore).

PART ONE: Browse the Archive. There is one Storybook list for Myth-Folklore and a separate Storybook list for Indian Epics. You can choose to look at Storybooks from the class you are enrolled in, or you can look at Storybooks from the other class, too, if you want. The topics vary from class to class, but the basic idea for the assignment is the same. You need to pick at least THREE Storybooks that get your attention, either because you are interested in the content, or in the design of the Storybook, or both. If you want, you can also browse the Storybooks by Storytelling Style, or by topics: Myth-Folklore Topics and Indian Epics Topics.

PART TWO: Write a blog post. After you have chosen your three favorite Storybooks, you will write a blog post and give it the title: Week 1: Favorite Storybooks. You need to discuss at least THREE Storybooks and provide a LINK to each Storybook. Your blog post should be a minimum of 300 words long. Here are some prompts that might help you as you are writing your comments about each of the Storybooks you have chosen:

• Topic: Is the topic something that is familiar to you already, or is it something entirely new? Does the topic match what you were expecting to learn about in this class?
• Introduction: Does the Introduction do a good job of explaining the topic and prompting you to want to read the stories? Do you see some creative style of Introduction that really grabs your attention? How does the layout and design of the page affect your reaction to the Introduction as you read it?
• Design: Overall, what do you think of the physical layout of the pages, the use of images, the navigation? Do you see any design features that you might want to use in your own project?

Optional Image: If you want, you can include an image from one of the Storybooks in your post. Remember: if you do include an image, you also need to include Image Information, too!

=== SAMPLE Storybook Favorites Blog Post ===

(the sample is for Indian Epics, but the format for the assignment is the same in both classes)

Gradebook Declaration. Don't forget to do the Gradebook Declaration when you are done.