Class Procedures and Reminders
End plan. Now is a good time to make your plan for finishing up the class, assignment by assignment. You can mix-and-match, choosing the assignments you enjoy most. When you get to the points you need for the grade you want (410 A, 360 B, 320 C), you are all done!
Project Stack. If you turned in your project before 6PM on Sunday, you should have comments back from me now, and I'll keep working on the Sunday assignments today. You can always check the stack to make sure I received your email.
The following items are for fun and exploration:
Blog Stream. One of the best things about blogging is that you can play with the design anytime, and get ideas from looking at other people's blogs. Jessica made her blog post column extra wide, which looks great I think! Jessica's Mythology and Folklore 2018.
Featured Storybook. This is an intense retelling of Rama's quest to recover Sita: Sita’s Soul. Indrajit has slain Sita on the battlefield, and Rama is desperate: he will do anything to save her. So begins his quest for the soul shards that he must gather from the gods Kartikeya, Ganesha, and finally Yama, the god of death.
Myth Video. Today's Myth video is a song from Hedwig and the Angry Inch about the Origin of Love, inspired by an ancient Greek myth:
Myth Item. Here's a Biblical work of art that is part of the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art: Sacrifice of Isaac by Menashe Kadishman.
India Video. And for some more music, here is Maati Baani's beautiful tribute to India's farmers: Saccha Mitr.
India Item. Now that all of you in Indian Epics have seen Hanuman in action, here is a Hanuman folk legend: The Ebony Tree.
Writing. Punctuation Personalities. I am mostly a semi-colon, with a dash of dash. What about you?
And here's a thought about teaching and learning from Ezra Bayda:
Growth Mindset Cats. This cat is not afraid to be different: All learners are smart in their own unique ways.
And OK Go wants you to ponder the moment: The One Moment.
Event on Campus. Learning about 3D printing and print your own cookie cutter in the Bizzell Library Innovation @ the EDGE from 4PM-5PM (details).
November 15: Johannes Secundus. Today is the birthday of the Latin poet Johannes (or Janus) Secundus. He was born in 1511 — not in ancient Roman times, but in Renaissance Europe. He is most famous for a series of poems he called Liber Basiorum in Latin, or The Book of Kisses. To learn more about Secundus and his all-too-short life (he died when he was just 24 years old), you can take a look at this Wikipedia article, and here is a portrait:
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