Terrance Chung
PD7
1/7/2020
The process of creating the Norse Mythology Project in Ms. Fusaro’s class was very eye opening for me. The project allowed me to present my thoughts and ideas of the Norse mythology readings in the form of a lesson plan. Creating the lesson plan made me search and analyze the different aspects of the stories from different angles instead of searching for straightforward and mundane answers. For instance, the story Freya’s Unusual Wedding presented the theme of Norse gender roles within it. The Norse God, Thor, is described as a strong, built man who is physically powerful but lacks patience and craftiness. Freya on the other hand is described as a beautiful woman. The story explains how Thor’s initial plan to marry her off to Thrym, the king of giants, in order to reclaim his stolen hammer, mjolnir, deeply infuriated her. This shows that women were subject to “pick up after the men” or were usually given the burden of fixing the men’s problems.
The whole project also allowed me to experience what it was like to teach a class about something I was more familiar with than anyone else.
Terrance Chung
PD7
1/7/2020
The process of creating the Norse Mythology Project in Ms. Fusaro’s class was very eye opening for me. The project allowed me to present my thoughts and ideas of the Norse mythology readings in the form of a lesson plan. Creating the lesson plan made me search and analyze the different aspects of the stories from different angles instead of searching for straightforward and mundane answers. For instance, the story Freya’s Unusual Wedding presented the theme of Norse gender roles within it. The Norse God, Thor, is described as a strong, built man who is physically powerful but lacks patience and craftiness. Freya on the other hand is described as a beautiful woman. The story explains how Thor’s initial plan to marry her off to Thrym, the king of giants, in order to reclaim his stolen hammer, mjolnir, deeply infuriated her. This shows that women were subject to “pick up after the men” or were usually given the burden of fixing the men’s problems.
The whole project also allowed me to experience what it was like to teach a class about something I was more familiar with than anyone else.
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