Monday, September 24

Today is Monday of Week 6. (Yes, the semester really is one-third over: incredible!) Here is a link to this week's assignments (and if you are finishing up Week 5 during the grace period this morning, here are the Week 5 assignments). I hope you will enjoy the new readings this week: it's the Middle East and India again in Myth-Folklore, while you will be starting the Mahabharata in Indian Epics!

Class Procedures and Reminders

Project Stack. As always, the project stack is HUGE on Monday. While you are waiting on comments back from me about your assignment, you can check the stack to make sure I received your email.

Start the week with extra credit. If you put off doing the extra credit until the end of the week, you might run out of time, but you can do Week 6 extra credit at the start of the week, or at any time during the week. So, if you feel like tinkering with your blog to add new features or playing with some meme generators, try the Tech Tips, or any of the other extra credit options.

The following items are for fun and exploration:

Blog Stream. I was so excited when I saw this interactive graphic in Erin's blog post: Growth Mindset: The Path to Genius. I've never used Genially before, and I thought it was so cool how I was able to embed this in a blog post here as you can see. Check out Erin's blog post to learn more!

Featured Storybook. This Aladdin Storybook is a fun example of flipped characters: Aladdin's Adventures. You know all about Aladdin, but not this version of the story: this time Aladdin is the wealthy and powerful prince, and his beloved is a young woman without money but with the wit and intelligence they will need to survive all the palace intrigue!

Myth Video. Here's another Crash Course video: Mythical Caves and Gardens.

India Video. Here's an Epified video for getting started on a new epic this week: The Mahabharata - An Introduction.

India Item. Here's a fact sheet about Vayu, the Wind God who was the father of Hanuman in the Ramayana, and who will be the father of Bhima in the Mahabharata.

Writing. This is an astounding infographic; click to learn more: 69 Rules of Punctuation.

And here's a flowchart for Mondays: Time for coffee.

Growth Mindset Cats. Growth is about exploration: Use your energy to explore.

There is a vast world to explore, as you can see in this video: Powers of Ten.

Event on Campus. There will be an organ recital by John Schwandt at 8PM in the Gothic Hall of Catlett Music Center (details).

Find out more about this and other events at the Campus Calendar online.

Banned Books Week. Celebrate the freedom to read! You can find lots of resources at the BannedBooksWeek.org website, at the American Library Association, and at the #BannedBooksWeek hashtag at Twitter.

And here's a video about The Most Challenged Books of 2017:

Check out the Twitter stream for information and fun stuff during the day, or click here for past announcements.