Class Procedures and Reminders
Congratulations! I hope you all had a good time with the reading and storytelling this week. In Week 1, you became bloggers, and now in Week 2, you are storytellers. Yay! Thank you for being willing to try these new things; I really appreciate all the work you are doing so that we have this blog network full of stories now!
Review the announcements. At the end of the week it's a good idea to review the past announcements to see if you missed anything important. You can also do the Review extra credit option if you want!
Introductions. I will keep commenting on the Introductions today; I don't think I will quite finish, though, so I will finish commenting on the Introductions next week. I hope you have fun doing the Week 2 commenting when you will also be reading and commenting on the Introductions.
Project Stack. As people turn in their Week 2 projects, I'll add them to the stack. Then, while you are waiting on comments back from me about your project, you can check the stack to make sure I received your email. I'll be including a link to the stack every day in the announcements so you can check to see how that is going.
The following items are for fun and exploration:
Blog Stream. One of my favorite storytelling styles is to adapt stories to a college setting, and Sarah did that in such a fun way here: The Student and the Advisor (those of you in Myth-Folklore will recognize this as a version of "The Man in the Moon" story).
Myth Video. This is a useful video for thinking about How the World's Religions Spread.
Myth Item. Here's a different kind of map: it's Monsters in America.
Writing. I shared a Yoda-language infographic yesterday, and here's a fun Yoda meme: In Yoda style, it's not YOLO, but OOYL.
And here's some mythology humor: Odysseus and Facebook. (Some of you in Myth-Folklore might be reading about Odysseus and the Sirens next week!)
Growth Mindset Cats. Meanwhile, this cat is exploring new things: find joy in learning.
And here's a video about Learning with Passion and Enthusiasm.
Event on Campus. This is a fun challenge from the OUDaily: cut out their Flat Seed Sower, take a picture with him on campus, and tweet the picture of him to win! (details).
August 31: Jahangir. Today marks the birthday of the Mughal emperor Jahangir ("Conqueror of the World") who was born in 1569. You can read about his life and rule at Wikipedia. He was the son of the Emperor Akbar, and you may have heard of Jahangir's most famous wife: Nur Jahan. The image below shows his cenotaph in Lahore, Pakistan:
Check out the Twitter stream for information and fun stuff during the day, or click here for past announcements.
