Week 8 Reading and Writing

Looking at my blog and website, I am happy with the design of both. I spent some time customizing this blog when I first set it up- I changed the font and colors to reflect my personality. I think the layout is easy for visitors to follow. On my storybook website, I have chosen to use images for each story from the same illustrator so there is consistency in the design. Again, I think the website is easy to navigate, which I am happy about.

So far in my readings, I have focused mainly on the plan when I write my blog post. Typically in my retelling of the stories I choose to write about, I have kept the main plot the same but choose to change other details to give it my own style. Writing about the plot helps me remember the major details of the story so I can remember the plot for my own writing. I chose written about the style and dialogue, or other details I have liked in the readings, but have found that I do not usually use these details when I go to write my own story.

I am happy so far with my writing for my storybook; I think I found a topic that will be interesting to continue. It has been fun to write from Perseus's perspective so far.

This picture is from my Storybook introduction. I am using images from Sidney Hall's Urania's Mirror throughout my website; there are images for each of the constellations I am writing about. I really like the style of the drawings and think they will help tie my Storybook together.

Going forward, I think I can focus more on what I ideas I have for my writing when I do my blog posts on the readings. I will continue to write about the plot of the reading because this is what has helped me the most, but I would like to add in more of the ideas about what I can do in my own writing that come into my head while I am reading the story.

Image: Perseus carrying the head of Medusa the Gorgon by Sidney Hall

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