Hello everyone! Welcome to my portfolio! Each story listed below has it's own blurb but I though it would be nice to point you in the right direction for your story type preferences.
If you are in the mood for something with a bit of humor try Bad First Date.
If you are feeling a murder mystery then Greed is the Master is the story for you.
If you want a mushy love story look at Strawberry Savior.
If you want something with witchcraft and fake dates go to The Ambitious Granddaughter.
Finally, if you are looking for a twisted step-mother vs step-daughter tale check out My Wicked Stepdaughter.
Hope you enjoy the stories!
The Ambitious Granddaughter
This is a tale based off of Adam's first wife Lilith. It is set more modern day and tells of her quests to be a powerful woman and not fall under a husband demanding to be more powerful.
Bad First Date
This story is based off a Nigerian tale of a disobedient daughter who marries the wrong man. It is set on the current day talk radio show Cash and Bradley's Second Date on K 95.5 Tulsa. They argue about how the date went and whether a second chance is in order.
My Wicked Stepdaughter
In the original story a young girl's father got remarried to an evil woman. This stepmother tried multiple times to kill the young girl- each attempt not going as planned. For my retelling, I told the story from the view of the stepmother.
Strawberry Savior
This tale involves a couple who gets in a fight and their love is saved with an amazing fruit called strawberries.
Greed is the Master
A story of greedy men whose end comes in the most unfortunate way.
Portfolio! That is so exciting. I am excited for this one because I am doing storybook and this portfolio thing will be a different project from mine. I cannot wait to see yours. I like how you are gong to tell a story with modern time setting. Story can be totally different when the background of tale is in different time set!
ReplyDeleteHi Allyson! I'm happy to see that you picked a portfolio! It's a different project from my storybook so I'm excited to see what stories you'll be writing for your portfolio. I read the Bad First Date story, and it was great! I have never heard of a radio show called Second Date before. I would hate to be called by them just to be called out for not going on a second date. The way you wrote about Skull and Afiong as a second date story was brilliant. He did leave her with his mother on the first date! How could he? I would be so mad if I went out on a first date, and my date left me with his mom. The dialogue in the story was planned very well. I was about to see how the character developed through your story, and you stuck to your theme throughout the story. You did a fantastic job, and I'll be back to read more!
ReplyDeleteHi Allyson! Yours is the first portfolio that I have read so far. I am really liking it. I really enjoyed the story of the Bad First Date. I never would have thought of having a radio call in show as the basis of a story. It is very original. I can't imagine meeting someone's parents on a first date. And for him to leave her alone with his mom, that's crazy. I also enjoyed The Ambitious Granddaughter. I didn't see the man being sent by the grandmother until she said it. How cruel is it to curse your own granddaughter like that? I can't imagine the pain Lilith felt at knowing that her grandmother is the cause. She knows it, even if she is not willing to believe. I like how both of your stories are set in modern times. You have a nice theme going with that. You are doing a wonderful job with your portfolio and I look forward to reading more from you.
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ReplyDeleteI really like that Professor Gibbs is letting the classes comment on each other’s blogs this week. I think it is refreshing to see some new names and options to look at. Your blog is very well done. I love the way you have formatted your posts and the color scheme that you have chosen. I looked through the stories you have already posted to your portfolio and they look great. They are very well written and interesting. I particularly liked Bad First Date because it was pretty funny. One suggestion I might have for the introduction to your portfolio post is to add pictures that correlate to each of your stories. They say a picture is worth a thousand words and I think it could really add to your portfolio. Other than that everything looks great. Keep up the good work.
Hope you had a good Spring Break!
-Sara
Hey Ally! I really enjoyed reading your Portfolio story: My Wicked Stepdaughter. I think that your take on the original story was very creative! You did a good job explaining the original story in your Author’s Note, which was nice since I haven’t read the original story. I think that it is sad to think this poor girl was growing up with a stepmother who was trying to kill her, but it also reminded me of a mixture of Cinderella and Snow White! You mention Cinderella and can definitely see why; Princess Hase and Cinderella have many things in common. I love to embroider so it is interesting to see that she is accredited with starting that style of stitching. I also think that your idea of a diary was different and a good take for this tale. Lastly, I really liked that you included a photo at the end to give some imagery!
ReplyDeleteHey Ally! This is a great set of stories in your reading Portfolio. Each story has it's own characteristics and uniqueness! For example in "Bad First Date" having a radio call for the basis of the story. Also with that story I couldn't imagine meeting someones parents on the first date, that would totally through me off. I love the twist you did the "My Wicked Stepdaughter". You have an awesome Portfolio, including the layout and colors. Great job!
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