The Myths/Folklore Blog

The comments that I have been receiving from the class are not only very welcome, but they are completely framed in such a positive way! I never really thought that comments would be helpful for any of our learning experiences within this class, but I was very wrong. The comments have helped shaped my writing, from expressions of how they liked how much detail I threw into a story, to feedback about some of the “blanker” aspects of my writing (aka the mystery behind some of it), and finally the positive comments that relate their lives to what my life is right now! On top of this, I really like getting to know the class – you don’t really get to do that in most college classes at OU, so having commenting be required really helps the class grow closer together. Hearing about where people are from, what their interests are, and the many different majors that are in this class makes it a very diverse and enlightening group of people to comment with each other. The stories that I’ve been...

Overall, the assignments that I’ve been given for this online class have been very helpful and extremely informative. The way that this class has helped shape my writing was surprising to me – from the comments made on my introduction/project site, along with reading the multitude of short stories (either from an actual myth or from a student). I like doing the actual reading, but sometimes it is hard for me to come up with information to write about – there’s only so many times I can say why I liked the writing in the myths. The stories themselves are consistently full of vibrant details and wonderful characters, which have absolutely inspired me in most of my writings. The biggest accomplishment I’ve had within this class, was stumbling my way into some halfway decent short stories. I’ve always liked creative writing (I even took a class of it in high school), so this class forcing me to write has   been awesome. My research strategies have been slightly influenced, with ha...