Project Topic Brainstorm
1. For my “Favorite Places” post, I posted photos from recent trips to the Pacific Northwest. Ms. Gibbs suggested that I do a project on Native American Traditions of the Pacific NW , so I thought I would do some research on that. I was never able to take a Native American course at OU, and think that this is a good place to get to know a little about their culture. Katharine B. Judson collected myths and legends from the area, and you can access her book here: link . These stories include origin and creation tales such as The Origin of Daylight and How the Coyote Got His Cunning . 2. I saw that another student had done a project on Aesop’s foxes. I have been intrigued by the fables since I was little. I chose to research Aesop's wolves , because I have never had much sympathy for them. However, I thought it might be interesting to research their varying roles across the myths. The wolves are tricky, malicious, and many of them lie. Looking into the stereotypes surrounding these...