Thursday, April 19

Today is Thursday of Week 13. For many of you, today is Storytelling Day. For some of you it might be your last storytelling blog post, so go wild and have fun! Here is a link to all of the Week 13 assignments.

Class Procedures and Reminders

Success Tip: You might remember the word "neuroplasticity" in connection with growth mindset, and this article provides information about (re)shaping your brain for positivity: Turning Negative Thinkers Into Positive Ones.

Project Stack. If you turned in an assignment before 9PM on Sunday, you should have comments back from me. I'll get through the rest of the Sunday assignments today I hope! While you are waiting on comments back from me about your Project assignment, you can check the stack to make sure I received your email.

The following items are for fun and exploration:

Blog Stream. I really enjoyed reading Laura's reflections here, especially about how hard it can be to sit still and pay attention for long stretches of time: School Learning vs. Summer Camp . I also like to move around, and the flexibility of online appeals to me: I can take lots of breaks!

India Item. I've got a long list of books that I want to read this summer, and this is one of them, a new YA novel inspired by ancient Indian storytelling: Sayantani Dasgupta's The Serpent’s Secret. I read about it here: Ancient Folklore with a Modern Twist. The ancient legends of India are going strong in modern fantasy fiction!

Myth Video: And here's a Crash Course video about one of the most popular genres of mythology: Monsters. They're Us, Man.

India Comic Book: Today's comic book is Garuda: Vishnu's Divine Mount. See the Amar Chitra Katha blog for the Bizzell Reserve call number and more information.

Proverb of the Day: Crocodile tears are proverbial: The crocodile weeps over the prey he means to devour. Find out more at the Proverb Laboratory.

Writing: You can read a transcription of the infographic here: Seven Steps to the Perfect Story.

H.E.A.R.T.: It's always good to Keep Calm.

Growth Mindset: Today's growth mindset cat knows that enjoyment is part of learning: I enjoy the process of learning. You can find out more at the Growth Mindset blog.

Video: Time: it is really quite mysterious! This video has some ideas to ponder: The Secret Powers of Time.

Event on Campus: Dr. Shotton will be speaking about misrepresentations of indigenous women from 10AM-11AM in the OMU Heritage Room (details). Find out more about this and other events at the Campus Calendar online.

April 19: Oklahoma City Bombing. Today is the 23rd anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing. You can read more about that terrible event at Wikipedia. The image below shows the memorial:

And here is a video about the Survivor Tree:

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