CONGRATULATIONS! You have reached the end of the class! Your final assignments are due this weekend, and the absolute deadline for turning in the Week 15 Storybook assignment will be Monday at noon. I will be turning in grades on Monday afternoon.
NO LATE ASSIGNMENTS for the Week 15 Storybook. If you need to get credit for the Week 15 Storybook assignment, please make sure you get that turned in by Monday at noon at the very latest. There will be no partial credit for late assignments this week. The sooner you can get that turned in, the better. If you can turn in the final Storybook assignment on Friday, I can get that read and points recorded for you in the Gradebook before the weekend.
Other Week 15 assignments. You are in for a surprise with the Blog Responding assignment (a nice surprise, I promise!). For the Internet assignment, I've created a simple webpage - Online Course Lady - where you can leave a comment for next semester's students (including anonymous comments. if you prefer). The idea is that you can share some tips and tricks - things you have learned this semester that you wish you had known starting out!
Grading and points. As you can see in the Grading Information page, you need 410 points to get an A, 360 points to get a B, and 320 points to get a C. When you get the number of points you need, you are done! If you have any unanswered questions about this grading system, please contact me as soon as possible.
Friday, May 8, 2009
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Thursday, May 7
Today is Thursday of WEEK 15 of the class. If you have not turned in your Week 14 Storybook assignment yet, you may still do that UNTIL NOON today for partial credit. For those of you in Myth-Folklore or World Lit, Thursday morning, until noon, is the grace period if you forgot to do any of the assignments that were due on Wednesday.
Storybook stack. As of the end of the work day on Wednesday, I had read and responded to all the Storybook assignments that had been turned in. If you turned something in on Wednesday evening, I'll be updating the stack again on Thursday morning. You can check the contents of the stack to make sure I have received your assignment.
Week 15: Last week of class! (repeat announcement) Yes, this is the last week of class and there are a few things that are different about this week because it is the last week of class. There are no "Early Bird" extra credit points this week because there are no Week 16 assignments for you to turn in early. Likewise, you need to get your Week 15 Storybook assignment turned in on time - which means, at the very latest, by Monday May 11 at noon. There is no partial credit available for late Week 15 Storybook assignments. So, for those of you who have been in the habit of turning in your Storybook late, keep that in mind this week! The best thing, of course, is to turn in the Week 15 Storybook assignment early, before noon on Friday this week, so you can get the points recorded in the Gradebook before the weekend, instead of waiting until the last minute on Monday. Final grades are determined by your total points: a minimum of 410 points an A, 360 points for a B, and 320 points for C (301 points to pass the class with a D).
Thursday: Last day to fill out course evaluations. Today, Thursday, is the last day to fill out course evaluations at the eval.ou.edu website. Please take a moment to do that now - and who knows, you might win an iPod - here's the announcement that you have probably seen when you log on to Desire2Learn:
Storybook stack. As of the end of the work day on Wednesday, I had read and responded to all the Storybook assignments that had been turned in. If you turned something in on Wednesday evening, I'll be updating the stack again on Thursday morning. You can check the contents of the stack to make sure I have received your assignment.
Week 15: Last week of class! (repeat announcement) Yes, this is the last week of class and there are a few things that are different about this week because it is the last week of class. There are no "Early Bird" extra credit points this week because there are no Week 16 assignments for you to turn in early. Likewise, you need to get your Week 15 Storybook assignment turned in on time - which means, at the very latest, by Monday May 11 at noon. There is no partial credit available for late Week 15 Storybook assignments. So, for those of you who have been in the habit of turning in your Storybook late, keep that in mind this week! The best thing, of course, is to turn in the Week 15 Storybook assignment early, before noon on Friday this week, so you can get the points recorded in the Gradebook before the weekend, instead of waiting until the last minute on Monday. Final grades are determined by your total points: a minimum of 410 points an A, 360 points for a B, and 320 points for C (301 points to pass the class with a D).
Thursday: Last day to fill out course evaluations. Today, Thursday, is the last day to fill out course evaluations at the eval.ou.edu website. Please take a moment to do that now - and who knows, you might win an iPod - here's the announcement that you have probably seen when you log on to Desire2Learn:
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Wednesday, May 6
Today is Wednesday of WEEK 15 of the class. If you have not turned in your Week 14 Storybook assignment yet, you may still do that for partial credit. Wednesday morning, until noon, is the grace period if you forgot to do any of the assignments that were due on Tuesday.
Storybook stack. I've still got a few Storybook assignments in the stack, which I hope to finish on Wednesday morning. You can check the contents of the stack to make sure I have received your assignment.
Online course evaluation. If you have not yet completed the course evaluations, you can still do that! The online course evaluations will be available today, Wednesday, and on Thursday. Just go to eval.ou.edu and follow the instructions there. I'm very grateful for any feedback you have about the course... plus, you can win a free iPod, too!
May 6: Saint George. One of the most widely known saints throughout both western and eastern Europe is Saint George. In the west, Saint George's Day is on April 23, but in the east, where the Orthodox church still follows the Julian calendar, Saint George's Day is on May 6. You can read about Saint George in this Wikipedia article, and the image below shows a late 14th-century Russian icon of Saint George (called "Yuri" in Russian), shown slaying the dragon:
Storybook stack. I've still got a few Storybook assignments in the stack, which I hope to finish on Wednesday morning. You can check the contents of the stack to make sure I have received your assignment.
Online course evaluation. If you have not yet completed the course evaluations, you can still do that! The online course evaluations will be available today, Wednesday, and on Thursday. Just go to eval.ou.edu and follow the instructions there. I'm very grateful for any feedback you have about the course... plus, you can win a free iPod, too!
May 6: Saint George. One of the most widely known saints throughout both western and eastern Europe is Saint George. In the west, Saint George's Day is on April 23, but in the east, where the Orthodox church still follows the Julian calendar, Saint George's Day is on May 6. You can read about Saint George in this Wikipedia article, and the image below shows a late 14th-century Russian icon of Saint George (called "Yuri" in Russian), shown slaying the dragon:
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Tuesday, May 5
Today is Tuesday of WEEK 15 of the class.... YES: it is the last week of the class! If you have not turned in your Week 14 Storybook assignment yet, you may still do that for partial credit.
Week 15: Last week of class! Yes, this is the last week of class and there are a few things that are different about this week because it is the last week of class. There are no "Early Bird" extra credit points this week because there are no Week 16 assignments for you to turn in early. Likewise, you need to get your Week 15 Storybook assignment turned in on time - which means, at the very latest, by Monday May 11 at noon. There is no partial credit available for late Week 15 Storybook assignments. So, for those of you who have been in the habit of turning in your Storybook late, keep that in mind this week! The best thing, of course, is to turn in the Week 15 Storybook assignment early, before noon on Friday this week, so you can get the points recorded in the Gradebook before the weekend, instead of waiting until the last minute on Monday.
Storybook stack. I've been working through the assignments with a focus on those people whose Storybook assignment points will allow them to finish up the class - so if you find yourself in that situation, let me know and I'll move your assignment(s) up to the top of the stack. If you turned in your assignment on or before Monday, you should have comments back from me; if you turned something in on Monday, your assignment is probably still in the stack. You can check the contents of the stack to make sure I have received your assignment.
Indian Epics: Reselling books. For those of you in the Indian Epics class, you should have received an email from me on Monday inviting you to add your name to the list of people interested in re-selling their books to students enrolled in the Fall semester class. If this is something you would like to do and you run into any problems logging on to GoogleDocs in order to add your name to the list, just let me know!
May 5: Cinco de Mayo. In Mexico, the Cinco de Mayo holiday is not a national holiday (it is celebrated mainly in the state of Puebla, in east-central Mexico), but in other countries, especially the United States, Cinco de Mayo has become an important holiday to celebrate Hispanic cultural heritage and traditions. You can read more about the holiday in this Wikipedia article, which is also the source for this great image of a children's Cinco de Mayo parade in Minnesota:
Week 15: Last week of class! Yes, this is the last week of class and there are a few things that are different about this week because it is the last week of class. There are no "Early Bird" extra credit points this week because there are no Week 16 assignments for you to turn in early. Likewise, you need to get your Week 15 Storybook assignment turned in on time - which means, at the very latest, by Monday May 11 at noon. There is no partial credit available for late Week 15 Storybook assignments. So, for those of you who have been in the habit of turning in your Storybook late, keep that in mind this week! The best thing, of course, is to turn in the Week 15 Storybook assignment early, before noon on Friday this week, so you can get the points recorded in the Gradebook before the weekend, instead of waiting until the last minute on Monday.
Storybook stack. I've been working through the assignments with a focus on those people whose Storybook assignment points will allow them to finish up the class - so if you find yourself in that situation, let me know and I'll move your assignment(s) up to the top of the stack. If you turned in your assignment on or before Monday, you should have comments back from me; if you turned something in on Monday, your assignment is probably still in the stack. You can check the contents of the stack to make sure I have received your assignment.
Indian Epics: Reselling books. For those of you in the Indian Epics class, you should have received an email from me on Monday inviting you to add your name to the list of people interested in re-selling their books to students enrolled in the Fall semester class. If this is something you would like to do and you run into any problems logging on to GoogleDocs in order to add your name to the list, just let me know!
May 5: Cinco de Mayo. In Mexico, the Cinco de Mayo holiday is not a national holiday (it is celebrated mainly in the state of Puebla, in east-central Mexico), but in other countries, especially the United States, Cinco de Mayo has become an important holiday to celebrate Hispanic cultural heritage and traditions. You can read more about the holiday in this Wikipedia article, which is also the source for this great image of a children's Cinco de Mayo parade in Minnesota:
Monday, May 4, 2009
Monday, May 4
Today is Monday. Week 14 of the class is now over. Monday morning, until noon, is the grace period if you forgot to do any of the assignments that were due on Friday/Saturday/Sunday. Week 15 - the last week of the class! - will begin tomorrow - and those Week 15 assignments are available now if you want to get started.
Grading and points. As you can see in the Grading Information page, you need 410 to get an A, 360 points to get a B, and 320 points to get a C. When you get the number of points you need, you are done! If you can let me know when you are done with the class, I will record the letter grade for you in the Gradebook so that you can be sure you are finished with everything for the class.
Storybook stack. On Monday morning, I will update the contents of the stack, and I will start working my way through the stack based on the order in which things were turned in. As I explained last week, if these Storybook points might give you the points you need to finish up the class, let me know and I'll move your assignment to the top of the stack. Meanwhile, you can always check the contents of the stack to make sure I have received your assignment.
May 4: International Firefighters Day. The day May 4 is celebrated each year as International Firefighters Day, and you can read more about this holiday at the International Firefighters Day website. May 4 has been celebrated in many European countries in honor of firefighters because it is the Day of Saint Florian, who is the patron saint of firefighters and also of chimney sweeps. Below you can see the emblem of the Oklahoma Fire Marshal, who is the chief firefighter of the state of Oklahoma:
Grading and points. As you can see in the Grading Information page, you need 410 to get an A, 360 points to get a B, and 320 points to get a C. When you get the number of points you need, you are done! If you can let me know when you are done with the class, I will record the letter grade for you in the Gradebook so that you can be sure you are finished with everything for the class.
Storybook stack. On Monday morning, I will update the contents of the stack, and I will start working my way through the stack based on the order in which things were turned in. As I explained last week, if these Storybook points might give you the points you need to finish up the class, let me know and I'll move your assignment to the top of the stack. Meanwhile, you can always check the contents of the stack to make sure I have received your assignment.
May 4: International Firefighters Day. The day May 4 is celebrated each year as International Firefighters Day, and you can read more about this holiday at the International Firefighters Day website. May 4 has been celebrated in many European countries in honor of firefighters because it is the Day of Saint Florian, who is the patron saint of firefighters and also of chimney sweeps. Below you can see the emblem of the Oklahoma Fire Marshal, who is the chief firefighter of the state of Oklahoma:
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