Saturday-Sunday, October 20-21

I'm out of town this weekend, so these are the announcements for both Saturday and Sunday of Week 9; I'll be back with new announcements for Monday. Here is a link to the Week 9 assignments; if you didn't finish up on Friday, you'll want to finish up this weekend. Maybe you will also have time to get a head start on Week 10!

Class Procedures and Reminders

Extra credit options. Just like every week, there are all kinds of great extra credit options, including Back-up and Review where you can take a few minutes to back up your work for this class and look over the previous week's announcements. You can see all the Week 9 extra credit options here. Especially if you know the end of the semester is going to get hectic for you, you can do some extra credit now to give yourself room to maneuver later.

Project Stack. I got through almost all the items in the stack on Friday, and you can always check the stack to make sure I received your email. I also sent around reminders for those of you who have project assignments due in Week 9. If you have questions about any of that, just let me know!

Canvas error update. Apparently the Canvas error which is affecting some of the navigation links is affecting only Chromebook users, and not even all Chromebook users. So, I don't think you will be running into any trouble, but if you see this error, just send me an email and I'll be able to send you an alternate link to bypass the problem in Canvas.

The following items are for fun and exploration:

Blog Stream. Here's another fun Wikipedia Trail, this time from Erin: Ouroboros to Saint Catherine. She was inspired by curiosity about the ouroboros images in these bookcovers:

Featured Storybook. Halloween is fast approaching, so I wanted to share this Storybook: OU's Haunted Halls. Each of these ghost stories takes a different approach, including one choose-your-own-adventure. Will you survive... or will you become one of the ghosts who haunt OU?

The Cate Center story takes the form of a Twine choose-your-own-adventure  (here are some Twine Tech Tips if you want to learn more):

Myth Video. Here's a very useful Crash Course video: The Hero's Journey and the Monomyth: We Could Be Heroes.

India Video. This is a video about one of the epic heroes of India: Miracles of Lord Krishna.

India Item. And this is a legend about another one of the Indian epic heroes, Bhishma: A Lizard and the Prince of Hastinapura.

Writing. You never know where you might find a story: Rock-Paper-Scissors.

And here's a quote from George R. R. Martin about the magic of reading: A Thousand Lives.

Growth Mindset Cats. To grow, indulge your curiosity: The future belongs to the curious.

Be curious... and ask questions! Asking Dumb Questions Is a Smart Move.

Event on Campus. The WeatherFest is this Saturday! (details).

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

October 20: National Day on Writing. You can learn more about this celebration of writing at the NCTE website, and there will be lots of Twitter action at #WhyIWrite all day long.

Here's a thought from sixth-grade English teacher Kevin Hodgson:

And one from a writer in eighth grade:

And here's writer Jacqueline Woodson:

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