Monday, October 8

Today is Monday of Week 8, which is a Review Week. Here is a link to the Week 8 assignments, and I hope you will enjoy this chance to look back on your work so far and look ahead to the second half of the semester! For those of you finishing up assignments during the grace period this morning, here is a link to Week 7.

Class Procedures and Reminders

Review Week. With no new reading or storytelling, this week is a great opportunity to work ahead of the deadlines and (re)schedule your weekly plan. If you finish up the three review blog posts today, you can then look back to your ideal schedule for the class and the days when it is really most convenient for you to do the work, getting on that schedule for the rest of the semester.

Project Stack. This week is the single busiest week of the semester for me with all the new Portfolio and Storybook stories. While you are waiting on comments back from me, you can check the stack to make sure I received your email. I'll be working through the assignments in the order turned in, starting with items that were left in the stack from last week. My goal is to get through all the assignments turned in before Saturday noon: fingers crossed!

The following items are for fun and exploration:

Blog Stream. I'm a big fan of the history of games, so I thought Raven's Wikipedia Trail was very cool: From Lugh to Draughts.

Featured Storybook. This Storybook features a fabulous variety of storytelling styles: Babylonian Tales: Book of Nabu. The ancient god of writing, Nabu, has taken the stories of old Babylon and retold them in new ways for the new world of today.

Myth Video. Some of you may have read this famous legend last week; it shows up in two of the Japanese reading units: The Legend of Urashima Taro.

India Video. Here's a beautiful video about India and Pakistan and the legacy of the Partition: Reunion. It's also an ad for Google!

India Item. Here's another Amar Chitra Katha Fact Sheet, this time about the god Indra.

Writing. When in doubt: write!

And here is lovely cartoon from Grant Snider about hope: Never Quit Hoping.

Growth Mindset Cats. The key is to just start climbing: that is how you develop your abilities.

And here's some advice from Eduardo Briceño: How to get better at the things you care about.

Event on Campus. Come celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day with Cheyenne poet Lance Henson from 2PM-3PM in the English Department's Reading Room in Cate II. There are lots more events scheduled for Indigenous Peoples' Day on Campus: full listing here.

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

October 8: Indigenous Peoples' Day. You can read more about Indigenous Peoples' Day at Wikipedia, and this year is the first year when Oklahoma City is celebrating the holiday!

And here's a video in honor of the day: Proud to Be.

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