Wednesday, April 30, 2008

#8- In Character

1.) Dora the Explorer has had a large impact on our culture because Dora is a Latina and she introduces some children to spanish. She "takes the kids on adventures" and then asks them what type of strategy she should do to solve problems. This allows kids to understand what is right and what is wrong. Going on adventures with Dora also allows kids to learn new spanish words. I think that the character is fascinating because she is like an icon to all kids who watch tv. Dora the Explorer is somtimes misunderstood because some parents feel that their kids want to be exactly identical to Dora.

Bugs Bunny has had an impact on our culture because he is unique to Americans. He has an all around type of personality because he can be a "trickster", a bully, or just plain nice. Most Americans could say that all though Bugs does some crazy things, he stills draws in a great audience because most viewers of his show enjoy watching his crazy stunts/actions. Bugs bunny is fasinating because many viewers watch that show, even some older people. Also I think it is somewhat fascinating that every once and awhile he will quote shakespeare. Bugs Bunny can sometimes be misunderstood because he sometimes contradicts himself.



2.). I think that Harry Potter is a very interesting character to me because he is an all around type of guy. Many people, not just me, are inspired by all his adventures. I think that he has an important impact on culture because many people enjoy reading fantasy and the fact that he is a normal person with special powers is even more interesting. Some characteristics that he possess that are intriguing are that he is smart, creative, and entertaing. Harry Potter is important to our society because he is a huge icons to millions of Americans. Also, he allows Americans to open their mind to a different type of fantasy life.

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

#7- Characteristics of a well-told story

Part 1: Stories are so important to our childhood because it opens up every childs' imagination to new things in our world. Children learn new things through learning like colors, shapes, and morals. Many people read stories to kids because in some cases it can settle down a hyper child or a parent may want their child to be able to read at an ealier age. Out if this experience, kids under stand things going on in the world better. In many stories, the main character learns that she did something wrong and then decides that she should never do that again. I feel that this is what parents really want a child to learn. They want their children to learn what is right and what is wrong.


Part 2: People later in life read stories because it plessures the brain. By reading, kids inhance their inteliigence and can explore different styles of literature. These readers get to learn about true stories out of the experience. Older people can learn about inspiring stories that can teach people lessons.


Part 3: Stories are so important to our nation because they inform the public of what is happening in our world today. They inform people and therefor people make different choices in their life. Stories allow the reader to believe in a horrbile/great occurance that may have happened. After reading a true enduring story people can sometimes tend to want to change their lifestyle for the better of them of their country. Stories allow the writer to express inner emotions about an event in their life or somthing that has changed who they are today.


Part 4: One stories that i remember very well is the story, "I Love You Forever". I really liked and still like this story because it makes me want to love my mom and dad the same as the mans' mom did. In the story the mom takes care of his son and holds him until she is too old. When he is older he does the same for her. My other favrotie story from my childhood is "The Giving Tree". I think that these stories stand out to me bacause my mom read them to me so much. I really think that the reason that my mom read those books to me so much as so that I would remember the morals of those books, which I still do to this day. I connect to my mom with all of these stories.


Part 5:
  1. Good Morals- Morals in a story allow kids to learn from a characters mistake and then know always what the right thing to do is. The author should always include some time of moral so that kids learn somthing from reading the story.
  2. Creative- If a story is boring, kids won't be into the book and then it will all jsut be a waste. When an author is creative in their story, it intrigues kids.
  3. Descriptive- Readers get a better understanding of their main character when they can imagine what he/she actually looks like.
  4. Emotional- When a character shows their strong feelings about something/event the reader can sometimes relate themselves to the characters thoguhts/ideas.
  5. Interesting- Writers always need to make sure that their story can target a certain age group.
  6. Understandable- When there is too much going on in a story a reader can get easily comfunsed and frustrated. Especially for kids, they want a straight to the point and easily understandable book.
  7. Unique- This allows a story to be different from any others. Many readers enjoy something different than jsut the usualy same types of stories.