Fairy tales seem to be a broad array of perceptions or views. If I were to introspect to settle for one ideal opinion on fairy tales, I probably would fail. Amidst the varied opinions of worldwide scholars, authors, and other writing professionals, I don't know which argument I would side. But I do know, that I have learned that fairy tales is not a single entity but a heterogeneous collection of thoughts. When I hear the word fairy tale today, I think of many ideas or notions, not just one such as magic. Therefore, because of this course, I have an insight into fairy tales. Through the course, we have seen fairy tales from different angles or aspects and those have revealed ample of things which we have pondered upon. Each of the 10 weeks
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The idea of starting every paragraph with a “key sentence” was helpful and will definitely aid me in my future classes. I learned to recognize the importance of sentence by questioning their relevance in terms of the thesis. Not only did the comments and feedbacks through canvas helped me but also the email conversations and google hangout chat were important as they helped me in my revision for my final draft. The weekly reading questions helped me reflect on the readings. “In order to teach children a lesson, fairy tales are often molded to portray the consequences of disobediences. But is this the right way to teach children values or in other words, is inducing fear the correct step? (Tatar 3,4)” (Apurva Jakhanwal, Week 3 reading questions). “Why did Jack go back even when the golden hen ensured that he wouldn't be poor anymore? Or more generally, was Jack right to take these from the ogre as we are always taught that stealing and greed are not good things? (65)” (Apurva Jakhanwal, Week 4 reading questions). The sample RIP projects were quite helpful in understanding the prompt and getting started. Not only were my own reading questions helpful to me, but the questions and replies posted by my peers also helped me gain different perspectives and
The idea of starting every paragraph with a “key sentence” was helpful and will definitely aid me in my future classes. I learned to recognize the importance of sentence by questioning their relevance in terms of the thesis. Not only did the comments and feedbacks through canvas helped me but also the email conversations and google hangout chat were important as they helped me in my revision for my final draft. The weekly reading questions helped me reflect on the readings. “In order to teach children a lesson, fairy tales are often molded to portray the consequences of disobediences. But is this the right way to teach children values or in other words, is inducing fear the correct step? (Tatar 3,4)” (Apurva Jakhanwal, Week 3 reading questions). “Why did Jack go back even when the golden hen ensured that he wouldn't be poor anymore? Or more generally, was Jack right to take these from the ogre as we are always taught that stealing and greed are not good things? (65)” (Apurva Jakhanwal, Week 4 reading questions). The sample RIP projects were quite helpful in understanding the prompt and getting started. Not only were my own reading questions helpful to me, but the questions and replies posted by my peers also helped me gain different perspectives and