Thursday, November 8

Today is Thursday of Week 12. Here is a link to the Week 12 assignments and also Week 13 for anybody working ahead.

Class Procedures and Reminders

Read the instructions. I know things are getting hectic at the end of the semester, but it always pays to read the instructions! You might find some helpful details, and you won't run into any surprises when you go to do the Declaration. Some of you might be doing a Story Lab this week, or you might be doing the Storytelling. Either way, I hope you have fun with that assignment.

Project Stack. If you turned in a project before 7PM on Sunday, you should have comments back from me now, and I hope to finish the Sunday assignments today. Meanwhile, you can check the stack to make sure I received your email.

The following items are for fun and exploration:

Blog Stream. Madi made another Cheezburger cat for her reading notes! It goes with Lang's Nursery Rhymes.


Featured Storybook. Here's a lovely Celtic project from last year: In the Seven Woods: Irish Myth. The lovers Aillinn and Baile have passed into a mysterious world, having their separate adventures. What will happen when they finally meet once again?


As the semester winds down, I am repeating favorite items from earlier announcements; these items come from Week 2:

Myth Video. Here's a fun storytelling style: rap battle! In this case, Zeus versus Thor. The lyrics are fabulous, but be warned: NSFW.


Myth Item. Check out this map of Monsters in America.


India Video. This is a genius advertisement from the India Head Injury Foundation: What Gods Wear Before They Ride. The gods you will see are Vishnu (riding Garuda), Durga (on her lion), and Ganesha (on his mouse):


India Item. This is a proverb from ancient India that tells the moral of a story: Beware the tiger who offers you a golden bracelet, the idea being that the tiger lures you with a golden bracelet... and then eats you up!


Writing. This cartoon from Tom Gauld reminds you of why it's important to proofread for typos. A typo can change the whole story:


And here's some social media mythology: Odysseus and Facebook.


Growth Mindset Cats. These cats have advice for your storytelling: the creative process starts with making observations.


And the more specific observations you can include in your writing, the better. Lively details are great... zombie nouns are not so great: Beware the Zombie Nouns!


Event on Campus. There will be a Personal Statement Workshop in Boren Hall tonight from 6PM-7PM featuring Dean Gaffin and other admissions experts (details).


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

November 8: Govardhan Puja. The Govardhan Puja is part of Diwali, the Hindu festival that is happening this week; you can follow events at Twitter. The Govardhan Puja honors Krishna for raising up Mount Govardhan to shelter the people of his village from the storms of Indra, king of the gods. You can read more about the holiday at Wikipedia, and here is a picture of Krishna holding up that mountain:



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