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Myth-Folklore Course Overview

 

For this assignment, I'd like you to read about the Myth-Folklore UnTextbook, which is where you will choose your readings this semester. Then, I'd like you to write a blog post where you choose your reading for Week 2 while also looking ahead to some readings you are really excited about for later in the semester.

 

STEP ONE. UnTextbook overview. You can begin by learning about what the UnTextbook is and how it works: The Myth-Folklore UnTextbook.

 

STEP TWO. Week 2 reading. Now that you have a general idea of how the UnTextbook works, you can start zooming in, starting with the options for Week 2. You can change your mind, of course, but the idea is to have at least one good option ready to go! If you look at the weekly tabs across the top of the UnTextbook pages, you will see that the semester is organized into two-week modules, and for Week 2 and Week 3, it is the Classical-Biblical module.

 

Then, if you click on the Weeks 2-3 tab, you will find information about the Classical units (there are 8 options) and the Biblical units (8 more options). So, as you can see, there are already lots of options for Weeks 2 and 3: you can choose to do something Classical one week or Biblical one week, or if you have a preference, you can do Classical units for both weeks or Biblical for both weeks.

 

Each unit has an index page, along with individual pages for the stories (usually one story per page, but sometimes multiple short stories on one page or sometimes a long story spread out on multiple pages); all the units are about the same length total (15,000) words, and you will read all the stories listed there. So, for example, here is the index page for the Jewish Fairy Tales, which contains 11 stories total, divided into two parts, Part A and Part B.

 

Make your Week 2 choice: Take a few minutes now to explore, see which units grab your attention, and choose the Classical or Biblical unit that you will read in Week 2. 

 

STEP THREE: Browse the whole semester. After you have made your choice for Week 2, browse through the complete list of 100 units by going to the UnTextbook and looking in the right sidebar of the blog. The titles in the sidebar are very abbreviated, but you can still get a basic idea of what they might be. Click around and see if you can find at least three or four units you are really interested in. Bookmarks the units that interest you as you are browsing so that you can quickly find them again when you go to write your blog post for this assignment.

 

STEP FOUR:  Write the blog post. When you are done exploring, write up a post with a link to your choice for Week 2 along with links to the other units that grabbed your attention. For each one, write a sentence or two explaining your choice, letting me know what YOU find intriguing about the unit, whether it is something new to you or something familiar, what connections you can make between that unit and other books/movies/art, etc. The more I can learn about your interest now, the more I can try to help you find good stories to work on this semester.

  • TITLE: include the word Overview in the title of your post
  • LABELS: use "Week 1" to label your post
  • LINKS: make sure you include a link to each of the units you mention

 

STEP FIVE: Find an image. To complete your blog post, find an image that grabs your attention. Each reading unit has an image on its table of contents page, and most of the stories also have images of their own too. So, take another look through the units you have picked out and find an image to include in your post, along with image information as usual.

 

STEP SIX: Publish your post. Then, after you check your post to see if it looks right, you can do the Declaration:

 

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY:

I have published a blog post about my reading choice for Week 2 and my other reading interests, with links to each of the units I mention.

TITLE: The word "Overview" appears in the blog post title.
LABEL: I used "Week 1" as the blog post label.

IMAGE: I have included at least one image with Image Information.

 

 

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