Sunday, October 28

Happy Weekend! Today is Sunday of Week 10. If you haven't finished with Week 10, today is the day to do that: Week 10 assignments. And if you're ready to just keep on going, here's a link to Week 11.

Class Procedures and Reminders

Famous Last Words. If you've been to a special event that you want to write up for extra credit, that's exactly what you can use the Famous Last Words post for! For example, did anybody go to the Alice in Wonderland ballet this weekend? I am so curious to hear about that if anybody did get a chance to go. (And, heads up, ISA Diwali Night is next Saturday, November 3, which is a great event for anyone in Indian Epics to attend; see below for more about Diwali.)

New Project Feedback Option (repeat announcement). Now that the projects are moving right along in both classes, starting this week you can find your free choice among the projects from the other class if you want. I hope you will have fun browsing around the projects in the other class!

Project Stack. I'll update the stack periodically today so that you can check the stack to make sure I received your email.

The following items are for fun and exploration:

Project Stream. Arti did the Tech Tip to add audio to one of her Portfolio stories: it turned out great! Take a look/listen: Noah's Ark.

Featured Storybook. Diwali is one of the holidays included in this Storybook: Epic Festivals of India.

India Video. Here's a video about the connection between the Ramayana and Diwali: Rama and Sita Defeat Ravana.

Myth Video. This is a Native American trickster tale: Coyote by Gerald Mc Dermott.

Myth Item. I illustrated this Estonian proverb with a photo of one of the famous dwarves of Wroclaw: The one who is not strong enough to lift the stone must roll it.

Writing. This is one of my favorite writing graphics: Don't give up in the middle.

And whatever you do, don't fall into the list trap.

Growth Mindset Cats. When you refuse to give up, you will grow: you must persist despite setbacks.

And here's a lovely film to reflect on for a Sunday: GRATITUDE by Louie Schwartzberg, featuring the thoughts of David Steindl-Rast.

Event on Campus. The Sam Noble Museum is free to OU students, and it's open on Sundays 1PM-5PM: come check out Megalodon! (details)

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

October 28: Erasmus. Today marks the birthday in the year 1466 of Desiderius Erasmus, one of the greatest scholars of the Renaissance. You can read about Erasmus's remarkable life and career in this Wikipedia article. Below is a famous portrait of Erasmus by Hans Holbein the Younger; along the edge of the book facing the viewer the letters read "The Labors of Heracles" in Greek (ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΟΙ ΠΟΝΟΙ = HERAKLEIOI PONOI), alluding to the amazing feats which Erasmus accomplished in his life as a scholar, labors worthy of Hercules.

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