Storybook Stack. There are still quite a few Storybook assignments in the stack and I am making my way through them in the order that they were turned in. If you turned something in by 10AM on Monday, you should have comments back from me already. If you turned something in later on Monday, or on Tuesday or Wednesday, it may still be in the stack. If you want to check to make sure your assignment is in the stack, you can see the contents of the stack here.
Finishing the class early. One person has already finished up the class early: exciting! When you finish up with the class, I record a "FINAL GRADE" in the D2L Gradebook so you can be sure you are done. So, just let me know when you have completed the number of points you need: 410 for an A, 360 for a B, 320 for a C. It's entirely up to you what grade you want to finish with in the class. There is no need to apologize for stopping out with a grade of B or C (many people are taking this class just for Gen. Ed. credit, and I know it is often not a top priority). Whatever grade you decide to stop with is fine with me. The whole idea behind this points grading system is to let you know exactly where you stand and to allow you to choose to be finished with the class when you have the points you need.
Mix and match points. (repeat announcement) Now that there are less than five weeks of the semester left (rest of Week 11, plus Weeks 12-13-14-15), you might want to plan to do some "mix and match" in terms of just which assignments you want to complete this semester to get the points you need for the grade you want to get. So, based on the assignments you enjoy most/least in the class, you can certainly skip some assignments, provided that you end up with the points you need at the end. My only recommendation is that you do this cautiously. You don't want to skip so many assignments that you end up not getting the points you need for your desired grade.
Thursday Events on Campus. There will be an OU Job Expo in the Union from 12:30PM - 3PM - it's the last career fair of the semester! (time/location/details) Find out more about this and other events at the Campus Calendar online.
April 5: Pocahontas. Today, April 5, marks the wedding anniversary of Pocahontas, daughter of Chief Powhatan of Virginia, who married the Virginia settler John Rolfe on this day in 1614. If you are curious about the historical account of Pocahontas' very dramatic life (i.e. not the Disney version), take a look at this article in Wikipedia. Below is an portrait of Pocahantas that was done during her lifetime (she was born circa 1595 and died in 1617; the portrait dates to the year 1616):
