Essay: Assessment of Arabian Nights

I really like the Arabian Nights storybook. The first and second half were both really good, but I would have to say I enjoyed the second half better. The first half of the reading I really enjoyed the episodes up until the three old men. I though the writing style for this half was well put together, and it kept me reeled in much like the Sultan. Each story left me wanting to read the next. There was not much background information that I would have liked. I would say maybe to have more dialog between the grand-vizers daughter and the Sultan. I also did not think the episodes in this first half needed notes. They were pretty straight forward and pretty easy reads. The same can be said for the second half of the reading about Aladdin. It was pretty straight forward, and I didn't feel like I needed any notes or additional information. This series of stories was my favorite because I am a 90's baby and I love stories that inspired Disney movies. I genuinely enjoyed this unit about Aladdin. I kept wondering what was going to happen next and what the ending would be. The only thing I thought that could have been different was the abruptness of the ending. I felt the end was like Aladdin killed the magician and then boom happily ever after. With all that happened in the story, I guess I expected more. Somethings I learned from this unit is how to develop a story from a story. This writing style makes me want to use this style for my own writing portfolio. I was surprised at how this story kept my interest. When I first read it I was taken aback by the beginning of the story and thought I was not going to like, but I am glad I kept reading. I think others will enjoy this too.

(Little cartoon Aladdin)