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Once upon a time, there was a young Prince named Chris. Chris had just experienced the death of his father, Douglas, and was starting to feel the pressure of his upcoming position to take the throne. Although Chris adored his father and everything he had done for the Kingdom of Marten, he was not sure taking over and being a ruler was what he desired. He was the only full-blood heir to the throne, however, he had a half brother that was 2 years younger than him. The half brother, Josh, had been conceived when Douglas had taken a second wife besides Chris's mother. Josh was the opposite of Chris and had always thought he would make a great King even though the throne did not belong to him. Despite having different mothers, Chris and Josh had always been extremely close and did everything together. After much consideration, Chris decided to abdicate his claim to the throne in order to let Josh take place as King over Marten. Josh was honored by the opportunity his brother had pres

Characters: Vyasa Bhishma Vichitravirya Benares Amba Shiva Pandu Vidura Madri Kunti Duryodhana Plot: - Bhisma gives his half brother the throne - Decides he needs to find a suitable wife for him - Bhisma steals the three daughters of Benares for his brother - Amba is denied by the king and is sent away from the city - Amba becomes angry with Bhishma for putting her in the situation and desires for his destruction - Shiva tells Amba she will destroy Bhishma after taking on a new body - Pandu takes the throne after no heir is born unto Vichitravirya - Pandu is cursed by a brahmin and told he would die in the arms of a wife - Pandu is fearful and goes to live in solitary - Pandu passes away as he was told and his wife Madri is burned with him - Duryodhana is jealous of the power Bhima possesses The Pandava Brothers  http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/pde-mahabharata-kauravas.html Bibliography: Amba by Sister Nivedita http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/20

Characters: Arjuna Bhishma Krishna Duryodhana Shikhandin Drona Plot: - Krishna sends Arjuna to slay Bhishma but he refuses - Bhishma is prepared to fight against Arjuna - Bhishma cannot fight against a woman so he is slain by - Arjuna is very sorrowful that Bhishma is dying by his doing - Everyone sorrows over the fallen Bhishma - Bhishma begs Duryodhana to release his stolen kingdom in order to restore peace - Duryodhana hates the Pandavas even more - Drona now takes over after Bhisma dies - Drona is slain by the Pandava general Bhisma talks to the Pandava family  http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Images%3A%20Bhishma Bibliography: Bhisma Falls by Donald Mackenzie http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/pde-mahabharata-bhishma-falls.html

Characters: - Pandava family - Krishna - Arjuna - Indra - Varuna - Yama - Kubera Plot: - The Pandavas start to live in the woods - they encounter many seasons of tithing as well as strong storms - Krishna comes to visit the Pandava family in the woods - Krishna tells them things will get better as they express their sorrow - the Pandavas remain angry and upset at Duryodhana - Arjuna goes alone to a mountain in order to fast and pray - he sets out on a journey to the Himalayas - Arjuna has a vision and encounter with God - Arjuna is given many gifts and celestial weapons - Arjuna stays in his father's city for 5 years - most importantly a diadem that exalts great power from his father after facing demons Arjuna uses His Celestial Weapons http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/12/pde-mahabharata-arjuna-and-indra.html Bibliography: Arjuna and Indra by Donald Mackenzie http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2008/12/pde-mahabharata-arjuna-and-indra.html

Once upon a time, there was a Princess named Annabelle. Anabelle was said to be the most beautiful girl anyone had ever seen before, with her long blonde hair and beautiful blue eyes. Naturally, she had many suitors. Every Prince wanted to be worthy oh her hand in marriage. Prince's would come from all over the area in order to try to win over her heart but she never could find the right one. They would offer her power, wealth, huge castles, but none of these things appealed to Annabelle, she wanted someone who would simply care for her and love her not just for her beauty. One day, a Prince came along that seemed different than the rest. Prince Aaron was not like the other princes. He did not have a large castle or tons of money, he didn't try to woo her with material things, he simply spent time with her and told her how he would never forget how special she was if she chose him. And so it was, Annabelle chose Prince Aaron to have her hand and be her one true love. They

Characters: Vindura: brother of  Pandu, not eligibe for king Prince Duryodhana: evil prince Bhima: brother Drish Plot: - Vindura and family are in danger and he fears something is going to happen to them - he attempts to be wise and aware of his surroundings - Vindura starts to build a secret passage underground into the forest to escape the evil attempt - The fire is set and consumes innocent villagers - Bhima fights a rakshasa in order to protect everyone and ultimately wins - Yudhishthira marries the rakshahsa and Bhima and they end up happy together upon a mountain - Pandavas remain in hiding, still in fear The Pandavas escape the fire ouocblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/pde-mahabharta-house-of-fire.html Bibliography: House of Fire by C.A. Kincaid   ouocblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/pde-mahabharta-house-of-fire.html

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Portfolio:  https://sites.google.com/view/paytons-portfolio/home Once upon a time in a land far far away... A Prince, Roger, looked out of his castle window high above the land and wondered what else could be out there. His father, the king, had always told him one day he would be able to explore and see whatever he wants in the land. Roger hated being patient. He loved exploring the castle and wandering around but never understood why he could not explore outside the castle property. The King would always just promise one day and that Roger must obey because he knows not what lies out there and is not old enough to go out. And so it was, one night Roger decided on his own that he was old enough and he must go explore. He crept out of his room and quietly through the castle, trying to make as little noise as possible. He felt guilty, knowing his father had always told him to just be patient. But he just couldn't wait any longer. He finally reached one of the doors to exit the

Characters 1. Rama 2. Indrajit 3. Ravana 4. Sita 5. Garuda 6. Kumbhakarna Bibliography Kumbhakarna by Donald Mackenzie http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/pde-ramayana-kumbhakarna.html Plot - build a bridge to cross the ocean and named it after Rama - Ravana sent spies and they reported Rama is too powerful - Sita is told Rama is dead but is not fooled - Indrajit fights Rama and causes major wounds to him but the monkeys have hope - Rama is restored by Garuda - Kumbhakarna is awoken and is a very mighty demon - He is woken to defeat Rama and devour all of the monkeys but Rama kills him and he falls dead into the ocean Rakshasas wake Kumbhakarna http://ouocblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/pde-ramayana-kumbhakarna.html

1. Rama :  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rama - appears as some sort of deity in a lot of epics, is based on being an avatar of Vishnu, I like how he is a sort of God and I can make him into how I see him from a personal perspective, also interested in his love story with Sita, I like how a lot of the stories are about his moral compass and living with a set of morals 2. Ravana :  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravana - also interesting because He is kinda opposite of Rama but why I am interested in both, learning and reading about both sides will make it a more complete storyline together, interesting plot of being born 3 or 7 times and choosing which side to be on, might be interesting to retell the stories of good and evil 3. Ruma :  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rum%C4%81 - I like the idea of reading about love stories and love between the characters in the Epics, the secret marriage is cool and could be interesting to learn more about Ruma's choice to do that, love

https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/noticing-good-stuff/ Noticing the Good Stuff: A Suggested Practice by Sherri Spelic - this article is so good!!! - reiterates the importance of focusing on positives even though we are always surrounded with grass is always greener mentality - measure and focus on things that are positive in order to outweigh the negative things we are focusing on - keep track of the wins/ positive things that happen https://wegrowteachers.com/7-key-characteristics-of-better-learning-feedback/ 7 Key Characteristics Of Better Learning Feedback by Grant Wiggins - be aware of my goals and what I am trying to accomplish, use that as a measure for my positive thinking and awareness - be transparent, allow myself to realize where I am struggling and where I need to grow - give myself actions I can take to be better at what I am doing - be on time with feedback and recognize it quickly after my goal or task I need to complete - continue to give me feedbac