Sunday, January 28

Today is Sunday of Week 2. Make sure you finish the end-of-week assignments today for Week 2, and you might also want to do some extra credit and/or get started on next week's assignments. You can find all the assignments for this week and next week at the Class Calendar.

Class Procedures and Reminders

Success Tips: Make a plan for next week. As you get ready for the coming week, take a look back at last week: did your schedule work well? Or do you want to try a different approach? Come up with a plan now for when you will complete each of the Week 3 assignments.

Project Stack. I'll update the stack periodically this weekend so that you will now I received your assignment. Then, while you are waiting on comments back from me, you can check the stack to make sure I received your email.

The following items are for fun and exploration:

Blog Stream. I am such a fan of "college-student style" stories, so take a look at Baylie's blog for her story of: The Nervous Student, inspired by the "sky is falling" jataka. Maybe you will want to try writing your own college-student style story later this semester!

Word from Mythology. Find out how the Greek god Atlas became a word in English meaning a book of maps: ATLAS.

India Video: As those of you in Indian Epics get ready to read the Ramayana, I thought you might enjoy this video about the Ramayana's importance throughout South Asia: Ramayana: The Timeless Tale. (Professor Goldman, who you will see in this video, was one of my teachers at Berkeley!)

Myth Book Online: Today's free book is Wonder Tales from the Greek and Roman Myths by Gladys Davidson. See the Freebookapalooza blog for links and the table of contents.

Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is: The wheel of Fortune changes like the wheel of the moon. Find out more at the Proverb Laboratory. It's a Latin proverb: Est rota Fortunae variabilis ut rota lunae.

Writing: If your handwriting is like mine, you know all about The Perils of Cursive.

H.E.A.R.T.: Here's a strategy for the weekend: unplug for a few minutes.

Growth Mindset: Today's growth mindset cat agrees: take time to recharge. You can find out more at the Growth Mindset blog.

Video: Unplugging and recharging can also boost your creativity: How boredom can lead to your most creative ideas. There's a transcript at the TED site.

Event on Campus: There will be a 3PM matinee today of the School of Dance's Young Choreographers’ Showcase in the Reynolds Performing Arts Center (details). Find out more about this and other events at the Campus Calendar online.

January 28: Edward Lear. Today marks the death in the year 1888 of the English illustrator and poet, Edward Lear (he was born in 1812). You can read more about Lear's life and work in this Wikipedia article. He is most famous for his limericks and nonsense verse — especially the poem entitled The Owl and the Pussycat. You can listen to the poem at this Tales of Curiosity video:

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