Enjoyed the class so much today. Not only were the exercises interesting and applicable, but it also gave me some great insight on ways to play with stories. Following those same exercises even deeper would be fun as well. The two exercises that particularly made me think about things in a new way were the color exercise and the one where we had to relate phrases from someone else's story to ours. The color exercise gave me a frame on which to hang concepts for me. The relating phrases one gave me cause to think more broadly about the concepts in my story.
The text has been quite intriguing. I've only read through the first chapter, but so far it has been a little intimidating. If intelligence can be recognized by one's ability to apply stories to someone else's stories as a way of communicating, it makes me question my own intelligence. Don't misunderstand - I know I do that on occasion - but usually I'm so busy listening to the other story and contemplating it that by the time I think of a relating story the conversation has completely changed to another topic!! However, I do see the value in making those "connections" and am looking forward to seeing whether or not the author can suggest ways to bring those stories to mind a little quicker! Connections - interesting... As a matter of fact, perhaps that is why I was so interested in the exercise we did in class about relating our own story to others. Ah ha!
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I enjoyed the activities in class. Hopefully I can bring them back to my students in class. The color activity let me add a few things in my stories and picture my scenes of story more clearly.
ReplyDeleteBut I don't know what Yoga can do for my story besides stretch out my body. Yoga and Taichi are the common terms I constantly heard in Taiwan. Many people do that in parks. I should find out more when I get back.
The text is difficult for me but seems has interesting concepts although I don't fully understand it.