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Blog #3 A Reflection on Creating a Myth

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       Creating my own myth was an interesting experience. I have not had the opportunity to use my imagination to be creative and write something fun for a long time. I enjoyed the process very much. I had to think deeply about the story I wanted to tell, while also adhering to the rules of myth, by exploring natural phenomena or human archetypes. During our class presentations I realized how much myth has influenced the way I view the world and the people in it. Myth explains foundations in life that have seemed foreign to me. I had a wonderful time figuring out what I would include in my own myth, but also keeping true to applying the elements of myth to things I like to focus on: flowers and love. Creating the website as an extension of my myth was an added layer that made me with that the story I created was real. I’m glad I got to create a visual world to accompany what I wrote      I think having students create a myth would be a fun way to encourage use of their imagination
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Blog #2 A Reflection on the Poetics of Poetry

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  Poetry. I love poetry. I love the appreciation of poetry. Reading, analyzing and writing poetry are three different things that somehow all play into each other. A poem can be read and simply appreciated. The reader can love the way the words made them feel, the words used, or the structure. Analyzing poetry is a bit more involved. There’s a whole language about poetry that needs to be learned before any analysis can take place. There’s counting and math attached to this learning process. This is the time when true understanding of artistry takes place. Poems are not cutesy, rhyming little ditties. They are serious work. Words like stanza, assonance, tetrameter, and quatrain become imperative to learn. It becomes apparent just how much work it takes when it’s time to write about poetry. Explication can only take place after a deep analytical process. Everything that is discovered in the analyzation then begins to help form an understanding of what was read. Writing about poetry is so
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Blog #1 Media Technology in the Classroom

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  Welcome to According to Katanie, where I share my ramblings and thoughts!   My name is Katanie. I am an English Literature student at CSUN, finishing up my last semester.   I am an older student, having returned to school after a long hiatus where I raised three children. My interests lie in reading and writing. I am not an educator and do not aspire to be, but through the wonders and challenges of parenthood, my opinions on the process of education are held from the standpoint of a mother who took an active role in helping her children in and outside of the classroom. I have also been a homeschool educator for my child with learning disabilities. I believe that media technology can play a beneficial role in teaching. In considering the use of technology, we must first acknowledge that children spend quite a bit of time on digital devices. The use of phones, computers, and video game systems rule most of their free time. They communicate with each other through these devices. They
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