Showing posts with label Week 9. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Week 9. Show all posts

Thursday, March 14, 2019

WEEK 9: Story: The Muggle Princess

Once Upon a time there was a beautiful young princess named Meredith. The princess was in a secret relationship with William, a young wizard who attended the school of witchcraft. Her parents did not believe in the art of magic and therefore would never allow her to marry a wizard. But, Meredith was in love and was very conflicted on what to do. Her parents would soon expect her to be married and add someone to their royal/muggle family. She ended up marrying a nice and noble prince that her parents approved of. She was heartbroken to have to marry someone she didn’t truly love, but she had no choice. William was devastated and felt betrayed, but he knew his heart and hers belonged together.
So, with his invisible cloak he snuck into the castle. He had a plan to save his princess. He went to the kitchen while it was vacant and stirred up a little confusion concoction. This potion would make the prince sick and confused hopefully allowing William to get alone time with Meredith. After making the potion William snuck out of the kitchen and hurried into where they were serving the prince and Meredith’s meal. He watched him drink the potion, and then “Poof!” he turned into a very sick prince…
The royal staff was embarrassed and immediately sent him away to the nearest hospital. Meredith was just enjoying her food, and acted so worried, however secretly she was relieved. When no one was looking William revealed himself from under the invisible cloak. Meredith’s jaw dropped! It was William! Her REAL Prince Charming! William draped the cloak over both of them and whispered,
“I’ve come to save you sweet Mere! Come live with me and become a witch!”
Meredith apologized, “I am so sorry for marrying someone else, you know I could never love someone as much as you!”

William and Meredith ran out the castle and jumped on his broom and away they went. And they lived Happily Ever After.



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Bibliography:

The Enchanted Prince, written by: by Dean S. Fansler (Web Link), Filipino Tales Unit 

Author's Note: The original story is about a prince who falls in love with a young witch. His father forces the prince to marry the prettiest girl in their town. The young witch felt so hurt and betrayed she turned the prince into a monkey and his whole kingdom into a jungle. He would be stuck as a monkey for five centuries or until he found true love. The monkey prince stayed up in his tree hoping for someone to love, but was turned down so many times. Eventually he noticed a sweet girl outside the church lonely and sad. He took her up to the top of his tree and she soon fell for him. He then turned into a prince again and she woke up in the castle. 


Tuesday, March 12, 2019

WEEK 9: READING NOTES: Filipino Tales

The Enchanted Prince, written by: by Dean S. Fansler (Web Link), Filipino Tales Unit 
The Monkey Prince
The Enchanted Prince tells the story of a young handsome prince and his complicated love with his father's worst enemy's daughter, a witch. He and the young witch loved each other very much, but he was so fearful of telling his own father. It was time for the prince to be married soon and his father requested he find the most beautiful woman in the city to marry. He couldn't find a woman to suit her, because deep down he knew he still loved the witch's daughter. So, the father took responsibility into his own hands and found a woman for his son to marry and out of fear he agreed to marry here. The witch heard the news and out of anger and betrayal turned the young prince into a monkey. She turned his kingdom into a forest and even turned some of his staff into animals. Out of spite, the witch told him her would be a monkey for five centuries until a young woman falls in love with him. There was a church built right next to the prince's tree, there he would sit and look for women to pursue. Most women were struck with fear and ran from the monkey prince, however one day there was a beautiful young lady sitting alone outside the church. She was just getting over a heartbreak and was very depressed. The monkey prince saw her in despair and climbed down and took her to the top. The girl trusted him after looking into his eyes. She lived off of fruits and grew to love him more and more everyday. Eventually the girl opened her eyes to handsome young prince in the castle, she thought it was all a dream. The prince told her the history of her life and she knew it was real, they got married and lived happily ever after.

Monday, March 11, 2019

Growth Mindset: The Power of Yet


Video: The Power of Yet: Janelle Monae and the Muppets (3 min.) Web Link

I picked this Growth Mindset Challenge because it was a combination of one of my favorite childhood television shows and a very talented singer I know of now, Janelle Monae. The power of yet is something that can begin to be an encouragement at such a young age. However, is still as impactful and influential to grown ups! I really enjoyed the song and I hope it was able to impact the children that watch Sesame Street. 

Youtube Link

Learning Challenge: 10 Ways to Improve Sleep

10 Ways to Improve Your Sleep

Website Link, written by Sarah Marsh
Sleeping Puppy
1. Find Your optimal Bedtime 
2. Get Into Routines- Even on Weekend 
3. Beware of Cold Feet 
4. Embrace the Darkness
5. Lose the Laptop 
6. Use the 90-minute Rule
7. Avoid Caffeine Before Bedtime 
8. Exercise in the Morning
9. De-clutter Your Room 
10. Try Meditation 

From this article it confirmed that I knew to avoid caffeine and to work out in the morning to ensure a better night of sleep. One new thing I learned was to Embrace the Darkness. "Science tells us that how light or dark a room is at bedtime matters. Studies show that light can delay the production of melatonin, a chemical in the body that anticipates the daily onset of darkness. Another study by scientists at the University of Granada also found that sleeping in pitch black is important for the metabolism." One new thing I learned and want to explore is being aware of cold feet. So many I got to bed with freezing feet and I had no idea it was affecting my quality of sleep. 

Week 15: Story Lab (Writers Write)

Write What You Care About "Write what you care about and understand. Writers should never try to outguess the marketplace in s...