Class Procedures and Reminders
Links in Blogger. This is just a reminder about how to make links in Blogger: type some text, highlight the text, and then click the "link" icon in the editor, which will open a dialogue box so you can paste in the http address. That will make a clickable link with good information for your readers about where the link goes. Here's some more information about Blogger links.
Project Stack. So far, I've been keeping up with people turning in their Week 2 project assignments. As those come in, I add them to the "stack," and you can check the stack to make sure I received your email.
I'm a student too! As you do the Week 2 commenting assignment, visiting other people's Introductions, you might find me in the Myth-Folklore randomizer. That's because I decided to enroll myself as a student in the Myth-Folklore class. I thought that would be a good way to make myself find some time each week to do some story reading and story writing, together with all of you in the class. So, yes, I'm the "Laura G." in the Myth-Folklore class this semester!
The following items are for fun and exploration:
Blog Stream. There are already some story experiments you can see for Week 2, like this story from Paige's blog where she swapped characters. Instead of a tiger, a brahmin, and a jackal, she has this combination: Princess, Troll and Leprechaun.
Myth Video. Here's another fun storytelling style: rap battle! In this case, Zeus versus Thor. The lyrics are fabulous, but be warned: NSFW.
India Video. And here's yet another storytelling style possibility: turn a story into a public service announcement! This is a genius advertisement from the India Head Injury Foundation: What Gods Wear Before They Ride. The gods you will see are Vishnu (riding Garuda), Durga (on her lion), and Ganesha (on his mouse):
India Item. This is a proverb from ancient India that tells the moral of a story: Beware the tiger who offers you a golden bracelet, the idea being that the tiger lures you with a golden bracelet... and then eats you up!
Growth Mindset Cats. These cats have advice for you as you do your reading this week: read slowly and carefully! That's because the creative process starts with making observations.
And the more specific observations you can include in your writing, the better. Lively details are great... zombie nouns are not so great: Beware the Zombie Nouns!
Event on Campus. It's the LGBTQ+Allies Meet-and-Greet from 6PM-8PM at Walker Adams Mall (details).
August 29: Joseph Jacobs. Today marks the birthday in 1854 of one of England's greatest folklorists: Joseph Jacobs. You can read about his life and career in this Wikipedia article, and you can see many of his books feature at the Freebookapalooza. He is one of my folklore heroes! Some of you may be reading Jacobs' book of Aesop's fables in the Myth-Folklore class next week:
