The beginning of this unit had the story of Rapunzel, but not Rapunzel. It was an Italian Rapunzel whose name is The Fair Angiola. What I liked about this story is that it reminds me of the movie Tangled (happened to watch it this past weekend). But it truly does help paint the picture whenever we have something to which we can compare the imagery used in writing. I picture the old witch very similar to the old lady in Tangled!
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I also thought that The Ingrates had a very interesting ending to its story. In it, there is a serpent trapped under a rock, and a man helps him escape. The snake then wants to eat the man. They seek advice of those around them to see what is fair. Eventually, they ask the fox, and the fox tricks the snake back to being trapped from under the rock and frees the man. Then, the man gives the fox a gift that actually contains dog inside. The fox opens the gift and is killed by the dogs. It definitely is an ending that is bittersweet. I like it because it is different- not that prefect happy ending. But I also think it is so sad that so much injustice was done. Although it was entertaining, to say the least.
This really sounds like a fun unit to read. I would have definitely liked reading The Fair Angiola. I'm glad you had something to compare to the story for imagery purposes. I think I definitely like when I have that as well. For instance, I didn't read any of the Twilight or Hunger Games books until after I saw the first movie. I thought it really helped with picturing what was actually going on. Sometimes it is a little disappointing with the lack of information, but I definitely make due.
ReplyDeleteThis really sounds like a fun unit to read. I would have definitely liked reading The Fair Angiola. I'm glad you had something to compare to the story for imagery purposes. I think I definitely like when I have that as well. For instance, I didn't read any of the Twilight or Hunger Games books until after I saw the first movie. I thought it really helped with picturing what was actually going on. Sometimes it is a little disappointing with the lack of information, but I definitely make due.
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