HAPPY THANKSGIVING BREAK! You have reached the end of Week 13! The Week 13 Read and Respond assignment (blog commenting) is available now as usual, but you have all of the coming week in order to complete that - it is not due until after Thanksgiving. Below you will find specific information about the Week 13 deadlines during this holiday break.
Storybook stack. There are still a few assignments in the Storybook stack. If you turned in your assignment on Wednesday before 6PM, you should have comments back from me now. Assignments turned in later on Wednesday on or Thursday are probably still in the stack. You can check the contents of the stack to make sure I have received your assignment. If you would like comments back from me before the Thanksgiving Break, make sure you get it turned in by Friday at noon.
Friday, November 20 - Friday November 27. You have a full week off for Thanksgiving in this class. The Week 13, Week 14 and Week 15 assignments are available for any of you who want to work ahead and finish up the class. I'll be answering email on and off during this week, but I will not be grading any Storybook assignments until class starts up again on Monday, November 30, when I will start reading and responding to the Storybook assignments in the order they were turned in.
Saturday-Sunday, November 28-29 (AFTER THANKSGIVING). You need to make sure you finish up the Week 13 assignments on the weekend after Thanksgiving. You will have the usual end-of-week assignments due at that time: the Week 13 Internet assignment (nominating your favorite Storybooks!), the Week 13 Storybook assignment (for most of you, that means revising your final story), and the Week 13 Blog Comment assignment, along with the usual extra credit assignments.
Week 13 Read and Respond. For the blog comments, you will find that a lot of people have finished the class, so they may not have blog posts for the current week. That is not a problem - just go ahead and respond to any of their blog posts which catches your interest, preferably some posts that do not have comments already. So, if somebody does not have posts for Week 13, just go ahead and pick some other posts in their blog to comment on!
Week 13 Internet assignment. (repeat announcement) For the Week 13 Internet assignment, you will nominate your favorite Storybook projects in various categories, and you will also leave some thank-yous to the people whose comments were most helpful to you this semester. You have all of Thanksgiving break to complete this Internet assignment. Then, after Thanksgiving, on Monday afternoon, November 30, when everybody has submitted their nominations, I will put up a ballot based on the most nominated Storybooks. The voting is not for a grade or anything; it's just for fun, as a way to give the people who worked extra hard on their projects some extra recognition for their achievements!
Downs Family Christmas Lights. Kayleigh Downs, who is in the Myth-Folklore class, asked me to share this information about the Downs Family Christmas Lights Show up in Norman (2900 72nd Ave SE) - it looks like so much fun! The show begins Friday, November 20, and runs until January 2. The show beings at 6 PM every night and runs until midnight. The show is about 20 minutes long and then it repeats itself from 6 until 12 - with all the lights synchronized to Christmas music! You can find out more about the show and directions for how to get there at the website: DownsFamilyChristmas.com - with sneak preview videos you can watch online - WOW!
Thursday, November 19
Today is Thursday of WEEK 13 of the class. If you have not turned in your Week 12 Storybook assignment yet, you may turn that in BEFORE NOON 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 complete any of the assignments that were due on Wednesday.
Storybook stack. There are still a few assignments in the Storybook stack. If you turned in your assignment on Monday before noon, you should have comments back from me now. Assignments turned in later on Monday or on Tuesday or Wednesday are probably still in the stack. You can check the contents of the stack to make sure I have received your assignment.
My Thursday schedule. I'm on a slightly different schedule this week, since I have some unavoidable out-of-office appointments today, Thursday. That means I may be a bit more slow to respond to your emails today than usual - but if you send me an email during the day on Thursday, I'll definitely get back to you by the end of the day.
Thanksgiving break. Please check yesterday's announcements for information about how the week-long Thanksgiving break affects your Week 13 assignments schedule.
November 19: Jami. Today, November 19, marks the death of the great Persian poet, Jami, in the year 1492. Many consider Jami to have been the last of the Sufi master poets in a centuries-long tradition that includes another famous Persian poet, Rumi. One of Jami's greatest works was a novel-in-verse about Yusuf and Zulaikha, that is, about Joseph and Potiphar's wife, who goes by the name of Zulaikha in the Islamic tradition. You can read more about Jami in this Wikipedia article, which is also the source for this image from an illustrated manuscript of one of his mystical works, The Rose Garden:
Storybook stack. There are still a few assignments in the Storybook stack. If you turned in your assignment on Monday before noon, you should have comments back from me now. Assignments turned in later on Monday or on Tuesday or Wednesday are probably still in the stack. You can check the contents of the stack to make sure I have received your assignment.
My Thursday schedule. I'm on a slightly different schedule this week, since I have some unavoidable out-of-office appointments today, Thursday. That means I may be a bit more slow to respond to your emails today than usual - but if you send me an email during the day on Thursday, I'll definitely get back to you by the end of the day.
Thanksgiving break. Please check yesterday's announcements for information about how the week-long Thanksgiving break affects your Week 13 assignments schedule.
November 19: Jami. Today, November 19, marks the death of the great Persian poet, Jami, in the year 1492. Many consider Jami to have been the last of the Sufi master poets in a centuries-long tradition that includes another famous Persian poet, Rumi. One of Jami's greatest works was a novel-in-verse about Yusuf and Zulaikha, that is, about Joseph and Potiphar's wife, who goes by the name of Zulaikha in the Islamic tradition. You can read more about Jami in this Wikipedia article, which is also the source for this image from an illustrated manuscript of one of his mystical works, The Rose Garden:
Wednesday, November 18
Today is Wednesday of WEEK 13 of the class. If you have not turned in your Week 12 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.
Kathleen's happy news: Baby Lorelei. I am very pleased to announce that Kathleen, who is in both the Myth-Folklore and the Indian Epics classes this semester, has had her baby!!! The new arrival is a little girl, and her name is Lorelei. Congratulations to Kathleen and her family!!!
Storybook stack. There are still quite a few assignments in the Storybook stack. If you turned in your assignment on Sunday or earlier, you should have comments back from me now. Assignments turned in on Monday or Tuesday are probably still in the stack. You can check the contents of the stack to make sure I have received your assignment.
Week 13 Internet assignment. (repeat announcement) Now that Week 13 has begun, the Week 13 Internet assignment is now available: you will be asked to nominate your favorite Storybook projects in various categories, and also to leave some thank-yous to the people whose comments were most helpful to you this semester. You have all of Thanksgiving break to complete this Internet assignment. Then, after Thanksgiving, on Monday afternoon, November 30, when everybody has submitted their nominations, I will put up a ballot based on the most nominated Storybooks.
Week 13: Thanksgiving. (repeat announcement) It is now Week 13 begins today, and have the usual Wednesday and Thursday assignments due this week. The Week 13 Responding assignment will become available on Friday, November 20, as usual - but nothing is due until after Thanksgiving. You will have one week off: There are no assignments due between Friday November 20 until after Thanksgiving (Thanksgiving Day is November 26). The grace period for turning in your Week 13 weekend assignments will be until noon on Monday, November 30.
November 18: William Caxton. Today, November 18, is a remarkable day in the history of English literature because on this day, in the year 1477, William Caxton produced the first printed book in England! The first printed book in Europe, the famous Gutenberg Bible, had been printed in Germany in 1453, and it was about 25 years later that William Caxton started printing books in England. You can read more about William Caxton's life and career in this Wikipedia article. The first book that William Caxton printed was not a Bible, but a book about Greek mythology: Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye. I am most interested in Caxton because one of the other books he published was the first printed edition of Aesop's fables in English in 1484! The image below shows the fable of the man who debated with the lion from Caxton's edition of Aesop:
Kathleen's happy news: Baby Lorelei. I am very pleased to announce that Kathleen, who is in both the Myth-Folklore and the Indian Epics classes this semester, has had her baby!!! The new arrival is a little girl, and her name is Lorelei. Congratulations to Kathleen and her family!!!
Storybook stack. There are still quite a few assignments in the Storybook stack. If you turned in your assignment on Sunday or earlier, you should have comments back from me now. Assignments turned in on Monday or Tuesday are probably still in the stack. You can check the contents of the stack to make sure I have received your assignment.
Week 13 Internet assignment. (repeat announcement) Now that Week 13 has begun, the Week 13 Internet assignment is now available: you will be asked to nominate your favorite Storybook projects in various categories, and also to leave some thank-yous to the people whose comments were most helpful to you this semester. You have all of Thanksgiving break to complete this Internet assignment. Then, after Thanksgiving, on Monday afternoon, November 30, when everybody has submitted their nominations, I will put up a ballot based on the most nominated Storybooks.
Week 13: Thanksgiving. (repeat announcement) It is now Week 13 begins today, and have the usual Wednesday and Thursday assignments due this week. The Week 13 Responding assignment will become available on Friday, November 20, as usual - but nothing is due until after Thanksgiving. You will have one week off: There are no assignments due between Friday November 20 until after Thanksgiving (Thanksgiving Day is November 26). The grace period for turning in your Week 13 weekend assignments will be until noon on Monday, November 30.
November 18: William Caxton. Today, November 18, is a remarkable day in the history of English literature because on this day, in the year 1477, William Caxton produced the first printed book in England! The first printed book in Europe, the famous Gutenberg Bible, had been printed in Germany in 1453, and it was about 25 years later that William Caxton started printing books in England. You can read more about William Caxton's life and career in this Wikipedia article. The first book that William Caxton printed was not a Bible, but a book about Greek mythology: Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye. I am most interested in Caxton because one of the other books he published was the first printed edition of Aesop's fables in English in 1484! The image below shows the fable of the man who debated with the lion from Caxton's edition of Aesop:
Tuesday, November 17
Today is Tuesday of WEEK 13 of the class. For those of you who are working ahead, Weeks 14 and 15 are also available! That means all of the assignments are now available, and you can pick and choose based on the points you need to get to the grade you want to receive in this class. If you have not turned in your Week 12 Storybook assignment yet, you may still do that for partial credit.
Week 13 Internet assignment NOW AVAILABLE. Now that Week 13 has begun, the Week 13 Internet assignment is now available: you will be asked to nominate your favorite Storybook projects in various categories, and also to leave some thank-yous to the people whose comments were most helpful to you this semester. You have all of Thanksgiving break to complete this Internet assignment. Then, after Thanksgiving, on Monday afternoon, November 30, when everybody has submitted their nominations, I will put up a ballot based on the most nominated Storybooks.
Week 13: Thanksgiving. Week 13 begins today, and you will have the usual Tuesday-Thursday assignments due this week. The Week 13 Responding assignment will become available on Friday, November 20, as usual - but nothing is due until after Thanksgiving. You will have one week off: There are no assignments due between Friday November 20 until after Thanksgiving (Thanksgiving Day is November 26). The grace period for turning in your Week 13 weekend assignments will be until noon on Monday, November 30.
Storybook Stack. As usual at the beginning of the week, there are still LOTS of Storybook assignments in the stack. If you turned in an assignment before 6PM on Saturday, you should have comments back from me by now. If you turned something in later on Saturday or on Sunday or Monday, it is probably still in the stack. You can check on the contents of the stack here.
November 17: Birth of "The Mouse." On November 17 in the year 1970, computer pioneer Douglas Engelbart was granted a patent for what would become the "mouse" interface for supplying data, manually, to a computer. In the patent application, he described the wooden box with its two metal wheels as an "X-Y position indicator for a display system," although he nicknamed it the "mouse" because it had a tail coming out one end that connected it to the computer system. Dr. Engelbart has not profited from his invention because the patent ran out in 1987, before the widespread use of personal computers made the mouse ubiquitous (although I remember first seeing someone using a mouse in the summer of 1984). You can read more about the history of the mouse in this Wikipedia article, which is also the source for this image, which shows Dr. Engelbart's mouse, circa 1970:
Week 13 Internet assignment NOW AVAILABLE. Now that Week 13 has begun, the Week 13 Internet assignment is now available: you will be asked to nominate your favorite Storybook projects in various categories, and also to leave some thank-yous to the people whose comments were most helpful to you this semester. You have all of Thanksgiving break to complete this Internet assignment. Then, after Thanksgiving, on Monday afternoon, November 30, when everybody has submitted their nominations, I will put up a ballot based on the most nominated Storybooks.
Week 13: Thanksgiving. Week 13 begins today, and you will have the usual Tuesday-Thursday assignments due this week. The Week 13 Responding assignment will become available on Friday, November 20, as usual - but nothing is due until after Thanksgiving. You will have one week off: There are no assignments due between Friday November 20 until after Thanksgiving (Thanksgiving Day is November 26). The grace period for turning in your Week 13 weekend assignments will be until noon on Monday, November 30.
Storybook Stack. As usual at the beginning of the week, there are still LOTS of Storybook assignments in the stack. If you turned in an assignment before 6PM on Saturday, you should have comments back from me by now. If you turned something in later on Saturday or on Sunday or Monday, it is probably still in the stack. You can check on the contents of the stack here.
November 17: Birth of "The Mouse." On November 17 in the year 1970, computer pioneer Douglas Engelbart was granted a patent for what would become the "mouse" interface for supplying data, manually, to a computer. In the patent application, he described the wooden box with its two metal wheels as an "X-Y position indicator for a display system," although he nicknamed it the "mouse" because it had a tail coming out one end that connected it to the computer system. Dr. Engelbart has not profited from his invention because the patent ran out in 1987, before the widespread use of personal computers made the mouse ubiquitous (although I remember first seeing someone using a mouse in the summer of 1984). You can read more about the history of the mouse in this Wikipedia article, which is also the source for this image, which shows Dr. Engelbart's mouse, circa 1970:
Monday, November 16
Today is Monday. Week 12 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 13 will begin tomorrow - and those assignments are available now if you want to get started. The Week 14 and Week 15 assignments are also available now, too!
Week 13 Internet assignment: Storybook nominations. The Week 13 Internet assignment will be available starting tomorrow, Tuesday, when Week 13 begins. I hope you will find this a fun assignment: you will be nominating your favorite Storybooks from the semester. After everyone has turned in their nominations (the assignment is due by the end of Week 13), I'll prepare a ballot with the Storybooks that get the most nominations, and you'll be able to vote on the best ones - the voting is not for a grade, but just for fun, as a way to give the people who worked really hard on their Storybooks some well-deserved recognition.
Week 14 Internet assignment: Course evaluation. For the Week 14 Internet assignment, you will be completing a course evaluation online, much like the evaluation you fill out in the classroom for your regular classroom-based courses. As soon as the online course evaluation form is made available by the College of Arts & Sciences, I will let you know. The Week 14 Internet assignment will not be something you can do until that online course evaluation becomes available; I'll keep you posted based on what I learn about when that will be.
Storybook stack. As always on Monday, I will have a huge bunch of assignments in the Storybook stack that were turned in over the weekend or on Monday morning. You can check the contents of the stack to make sure I received your assignment. I will be reading and replying to the assignments in the order they were turned in.
Thanksgiving. (repeat announcement) You will get a full week off for Thanksgiving break in this class. So, Week 13 will start tomorrow, Tuesday, November 17, with the usual Tuesday-Thursday assignments due this week. Then, you have a whole week off between Friday November 20 until Friday November 27 (Thanksgiving Day is November 26). You will have the usual Week 13 weekend assignments due November 28-29, with the usual grace period until noon on Monday, November 30 - although of course you can choose to finish them up earlier if you would like! Then Week 14 will start up on Tuesday, December 1.
November 16: Oklahoma Admission Day. Today, November 16, marks the admission of Oklahoma to the United States of America in the year 1907, the 46th state (followed later by New Mexico and Arizona in 1912, and then Alaska and Hawaii in 1959). When the state of Oklahoma was created, it combined the lands of the Oklahoma Territory as well as Indian Territory, putting an end to plans to create a State of Sequoyah in eastern Oklahoma, which had been Indian Territory. You can read about the proposed State of Sequoyah in this Wikipedia article; the image below shows the Oklahoma and Indian Territories circa the 1890s:
Week 13 Internet assignment: Storybook nominations. The Week 13 Internet assignment will be available starting tomorrow, Tuesday, when Week 13 begins. I hope you will find this a fun assignment: you will be nominating your favorite Storybooks from the semester. After everyone has turned in their nominations (the assignment is due by the end of Week 13), I'll prepare a ballot with the Storybooks that get the most nominations, and you'll be able to vote on the best ones - the voting is not for a grade, but just for fun, as a way to give the people who worked really hard on their Storybooks some well-deserved recognition.
Week 14 Internet assignment: Course evaluation. For the Week 14 Internet assignment, you will be completing a course evaluation online, much like the evaluation you fill out in the classroom for your regular classroom-based courses. As soon as the online course evaluation form is made available by the College of Arts & Sciences, I will let you know. The Week 14 Internet assignment will not be something you can do until that online course evaluation becomes available; I'll keep you posted based on what I learn about when that will be.
Storybook stack. As always on Monday, I will have a huge bunch of assignments in the Storybook stack that were turned in over the weekend or on Monday morning. You can check the contents of the stack to make sure I received your assignment. I will be reading and replying to the assignments in the order they were turned in.
Thanksgiving. (repeat announcement) You will get a full week off for Thanksgiving break in this class. So, Week 13 will start tomorrow, Tuesday, November 17, with the usual Tuesday-Thursday assignments due this week. Then, you have a whole week off between Friday November 20 until Friday November 27 (Thanksgiving Day is November 26). You will have the usual Week 13 weekend assignments due November 28-29, with the usual grace period until noon on Monday, November 30 - although of course you can choose to finish them up earlier if you would like! Then Week 14 will start up on Tuesday, December 1.
November 16: Oklahoma Admission Day. Today, November 16, marks the admission of Oklahoma to the United States of America in the year 1907, the 46th state (followed later by New Mexico and Arizona in 1912, and then Alaska and Hawaii in 1959). When the state of Oklahoma was created, it combined the lands of the Oklahoma Territory as well as Indian Territory, putting an end to plans to create a State of Sequoyah in eastern Oklahoma, which had been Indian Territory. You can read about the proposed State of Sequoyah in this Wikipedia article; the image below shows the Oklahoma and Indian Territories circa the 1890s:
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