The significance of this learning story was social. K showed improvement when she allowed L to play. K usually doesn’t allow other children to join her when she is playing with another child. This is true especially when she is playing with J. This play event tells teachers that this group of children are interested in Power Rangers and Ninja Turtles. The teachers could use this interest to teach other concepts. The Power Rangers and Ninja Turtles can be used to teach about science, math, or…
Freak The Mighty Book and Movie Comparison When famous books are turned into movies, many things are changed: characters, settings, and plot. Freak The Mighty is no exception. There were many things changed in Freak The Mighty. But, there were things that stayed the same as well. Here are some differences and similarities in between the book of Freak the Mighty and the movie of The Mighty. Things are changed from books to movies because they must fit the entire book into two hours or less. So,…
Battle with Grendel Hello to all my listeners out there, I am here to report on the company of the mighty Beowulf, as he comes to fight a troll by the name of Grendel.. At the current moment, his company is singing, not the most traditional these folks, but their success is legendary! Wait, hold on, there’s a slamming at the door, I’m going to go find cover, and get a good vantage point for the upcoming battle! News everyone! Things have gone bad in incredible time! Not moments after the…
acquainted with Hrunting, the sword provided by Unferth, a servant of king Hrothgar. It is a “rare and ancient sword, of no small importance”, which “had been tempered in blood”, so namely it had been used a lot and had seen many other battles. Hrunting is mighty because “never failed the hand of…
that is described to be mighty, in an epic poem that is named after him. Beowulf heads from his home in Geetland to Denmark to fight a monster that is terrorizing Herot Mead Hall. This monster, named Grendel, is described as a “Powerful monster, living down in the darkness”. Then, Beowulf’s men camp overnight in the Herot Hall with hopes of slaying this terrible beast. Late that night, as Beowulf and his men are awaiting the monster, he finally arrives. Beowulf, the mighty ruler that came to…
Beowulf, “greater / [a]nd stronger than anyone anywhere in the world,…ripped and tore…around [Grendel’s] claw,” tearing it off with only his two hands, leaving him for dead (195, 963). The mighty prince of the Geats bravely battles the savage beast alone, ripping off his arm using only his hands for strength, delivering death to the descendent of Cain. The prince’s victorious battle earned him a “glory…to great to forget…[reaching] to the…
of Ozymandias’ statue, a fierce ruler who once ruled a “mighty” kingdom. The first piece the traveler points out is a pair of “trunkless legs of stone”; this image represents the fallen Ozymandias’ and serves to show the reader of the first sign of decay on this particular statue.…
got an idea! Alright, here's what your going to do: You must go to Asgard and STEAL Thor’s mighty hammer. What do you mean that’s what you said? Oh just shut up will you? No I DON’T care how you do it! Just, DO IT *Just do it hands motion* Well, have you got it? *Tapping foot impatiently* You do? Give it to me at once! *Yelling to all his subjects* EVERYBODY! LOOK AT ME PEOPLE! Here I have Thor’s mighty Mjolnir! See the power I wield? I need all of you to dig me a great big hole. 12 leagues…
Zeus Ruler of the gods, god of the sky and rain, and is one of the most famous Greek gods. Zeus is the ruler over gods and man. He controls the sky so it makes sense that his weapon is a lightning bolt. Zeus grew to be a very mighty being, but his beginnings were not quite what you would expect from someone that became what he did. His parents were the titans Cronus and Rheia. His father would eat all of their children immediately after they were born. “His mother helped him get away to Crete…
For some people Freak The Mighty, and Bridge to Terabithia are very different, which they are, but the author shows us that they can both be alike. One is a novel about a boy who has morquio syndrome whose named Kevin, and he meets a tall boy named Max, and all they want to do is adventure. The other novel is about a boy who is very dedicated to running, and one day he meets a girl named Leslie, and together they go off to create another world called Terabithia. However, both stories share a…