Showing posts with label The Neverending Story. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Neverending Story. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Next steps and draft: Neverending Writing

Jonah and I discussed fantasy as I was exploring the roles fantasy plays in literacy, and more specifically the role of The Neverending Story. We talked about how fantasy doesn't get as much respect as it probably deserves for the role it plays. (Though in recent years, the position of fantasy as being looked down upon has changed a little bit.)
  •     My main goal for the hour is to get a really solid thesis hashed out. Especially because I'm still not entirely sure of the direction I would like to take.
  •     In brainstorm-fashion, I want to get sections written about the different aspects of the claim.
  •     If I have time, I will start threading them together, and organizing them.
  •     If I still have time, I will start fleshing these ideas out and pull in more research and examples. 
 

Monday, March 21, 2016

Annotated Bibliography: The Neverending Story


Working Thesis: Although many scholars dismiss The Neverending Story as fantasy geared toward children, it can play an important role for children in becoming literate.
I would really like to address the use of the alphabet and tie it into literacy (especially early literacy) though I'm not entirely sure how I'm going to do that yet.