Taylor's Myths

My Portfolio Have you ever wondered where sloths come from......... Classroom Ring! Ring! Ring! The bells of Woodland Hills Elementary sounded! All the teachers are aligned in the hallways waiting to meet their new students. I happen to be one of those teachers. I go by Mrs.Pointer. This year I am teaching 4th grade. I hope this year goes a little  more smooth than last year. The kids were very unruly. They simply did not listen. I opened the door to the classroom and the kids took their seats. It is always funny to see them trying to sit next to their friends. The class suddenly became really loud and I tried to quite them down but it was  not working. In my mind I thought to myself, can I have a peaceful year of work? Then suddenly the little wiseman appeared. He said,"I hear your wish. Would you like me to grant your request? How about a landscaper? Plants are not unruly." I was excited to become a professional landscaper. Plants do not disrespect you. ...

I chose to take notes Origin Stories:The Moon. In the overview, It mentions how different cultures have different approaches to how things are made. It is always interesting to me to see the creativity in some of the stories. The Man in the Moon story was interesting to read because the man started out as a blacksmith. He complained and was granted to turn into a rock. His complaints were endless and he turned into multiple things until the wiseman told him he has to stay being the moon. If I were to re-write this story I would use the same story line but just change the things he turn into. I have always had this weird obsession with sloths. I think it would be cool to talk about how the sloths were made in a mythological way. I am probably going to start the character off as a teacher and have him complain about how bad the students are. Next, I am going to have him turn into a landscaper  because he wants peace and then he turns into fish because landscaping made him thirs...

Of the Pretty stranger who Killed the King notes: The main character is MBOTU a famous king of Old Town, Calabar. He had many enemies and they wanted to kill him but they couldn't. The people of the town was not strong enough. Therefore they found a witch that could turn herself into anything she wanted. This reminds me of situations we have today within out presidential and governmental system. There are always a group of people who are not pleased with decisions made during elections or even after elections. They may not be satisfied with the decisions the president makes. I am thinking I may choose a past President of the United States and have one of the citizens that want to kill the President to turn into the Vice-President or someone who does not pose a threat to the President. It would be a cool idea to maybe have multiple people running for Vice-President and have the one he likes the most, turn on him. The king became aware of the witch because of how beautiful she wa...

Unit Nigeria   leopard Unit Nigeria caught my attention because I just completed my capstone over countries in Africa and Nigeria was one of them. The story that particularly intrigued me is The Fish and the Leopard's Wife. I think it is funny how the fish is a great friend of the leopard. Considering how today, a cat/leopard is known to kill fish. Maybe this story will give me the inside scoop on why cats/leopard's have a like to kill fish!    Unit: Bible Women Abraham, Sarah, and the Angel, by Jan Provoost Unit : Bible women caught my attention because it is familiar to me. I grew up in a christian house-hold. So, some of these stories are familiar to me. The story that I find interesting the most is the story of Sarah. I think it is mind-blowing that Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born unto him. Considering what I know about human anatomy, that is quite impressive.  Unit: Egyptian Myths Unit : Egyptian Myths see...