Exploring this course's reading options
After spending some time clicking around the UnTextbook, I've picked out a few units I'll want to return to later on.
Adam and Eve was at the top, so I clicked that, but I was intrigued that there are a few different interpretations of the same story to go over. I'm (relatively) familiar with the Biblical story, and I think it's neat that there are parallels in Jewish legends and the English translation of the Syriac text. I like when familiar stories are told from different perspectives or worldviews, so I think I'll enjoy this.
I also checked out Tejas Legends — full disclosure, I only clicked because I love Texas way too much. But I liked the first story, When the Storm God Rides. It told the story of how islands came to exist on the Texas gulf shore.
I listened to one of the ballads from Robin Hood, which was fun! I actually sped up the video to 1.25x speed so I could read through it a little faster, and having the words timed to music made the story much more engaging for me.
I'm also interested in the story of Beowulf, because I read the book "Grendel" in high school. So I know part of the story from the perspective of the monster, Grendel, but I actually don't know how the story originally goes. I look forward to checking that one out.
I think the UnTextbook seems like a good way to give the course flexibility, and that way, not everyone in the class is writing about the same stories. I'm looking forward to digging into them more.
Adam and Eve was at the top, so I clicked that, but I was intrigued that there are a few different interpretations of the same story to go over. I'm (relatively) familiar with the Biblical story, and I think it's neat that there are parallels in Jewish legends and the English translation of the Syriac text. I like when familiar stories are told from different perspectives or worldviews, so I think I'll enjoy this.
I also checked out Tejas Legends — full disclosure, I only clicked because I love Texas way too much. But I liked the first story, When the Storm God Rides. It told the story of how islands came to exist on the Texas gulf shore.
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| A sunset in Rockport, Texas, which is on the Gulf of Mexico. Source: Stuart Seeger |
I listened to one of the ballads from Robin Hood, which was fun! I actually sped up the video to 1.25x speed so I could read through it a little faster, and having the words timed to music made the story much more engaging for me.
I'm also interested in the story of Beowulf, because I read the book "Grendel" in high school. So I know part of the story from the perspective of the monster, Grendel, but I actually don't know how the story originally goes. I look forward to checking that one out.
I think the UnTextbook seems like a good way to give the course flexibility, and that way, not everyone in the class is writing about the same stories. I'm looking forward to digging into them more.
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