Heroism, Humanism & Hijinks: Literature in Action - Week 2, Period 5

[no-toast-thanks.livejournal.com]

"Welcome back," Thursday greeted as she handed out a few sheets of paper. "What you'll find on this paper is an explanation of nursery rhymes and a list of several popular nursery rhymes," she explained. "We'll use these as a warm up. Nursery rhymes are taught to young children to introduce them to reading and understanding narrative. Pick a nursery rhyme from the list. Now I want you to pretend that you're a part of the rhyme. How would you react? What would you do to interfere if you had the chance? You can do this alone or in a group."

At the end of class, Thursday dismissed them, but not before telling them about next week's class. "Next week we're moving into the action part of this class. Please make sure you have read Jane Eyre by then."


[OOC: So sorry about posting this late. I forgot to post it before falling asleep. Also, you the player do not have to read any of the books. I'll provide a brief synopsis and character list.]

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Re: Nursery Rhymes and You

[deanforrester.livejournal.com]

"Well," Dean started, looking over Sing a Song of Sixpence, "if I were there when the birds-fleeing-the-pie thing happened, I'd probably make it a priority to round them all up before they pecked off any noses. And if I couldn't, I'd certainly recommend that the help doing work outside keeps an eye out for giant blackbirds flying at their faces."

Re: Nursery Rhymes and You

[no-toast-thanks.livejournal.com]

"So you would start your work at the end of the rhyme and not interfere with the events during the rhyme?"

Re: Nursery Rhymes and You

[deanforrester.livejournal.com]

"If I got the birds under control right when they came out of the pie, that'd be at the beginning, and if I did the warning, that would be at the end, yeah. Although I guess maybe I could go to the king and queen and tell them to quit being lazy lushes, and make them figure out what to do about the bird infestation," he mused with a smile.

Re: Nursery Rhymes and You

[no-toast-thanks.livejournal.com]

Thursday gave a small smile. "And perhaps hire a new baker?"

Re: Nursery Rhymes and You

[deanforrester.livejournal.com]

"That might help, too," he laughed.