Class Procedures and Reminders
Links in Blogger. This is just a reminder not to just paste in the URL when you are making links in Blogger. Instead, type some text, highlight the text, and then click the "link" icon in the editor, and that will open a dialogue box so you can paste in the http address. Here's some more information about Blogger links.
Project Stack. So far, I've been keeping up with people turning in their Week 2 project assignments; if you turned in a project assignment on Tuesday, I should be able to get that back to you today! As those come in, I add them to the "stack," and you can check the stack to make sure I received your email.
The following items are for fun and exploration:
Blog Stream. It's always fun to see what graphics people include in those Week 1 blog posts, and this one from Joshua's blog made me laugh out loud: Procrastinators Unite! :-)
Free Audiobook. Today's free audiobook is Stories from the Faerie Queen by Jeanie Lang. These are Arthurian legends as found in Spenser's epic English poem known as The Faerie Queen.
Featured Storybook. This Storybook is based on a character swap, replacing the Greek hero Heracles and all the gods and goddesses with... cats! The Cat Gods and the Tales of Heraclaws: Zeus the tabby, Aphrodite the calico, etc. and also Heraclaws, the mighty son of Zeus.
India Video. And here's yet another storytelling style possibility: turn a story into a public service announcement! 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:
Growth Mindset Cats. These cats have advice for you as you do your reading this week: read slowly and carefully! That's because 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. You can get a free flu shot today, 8AM to noon; there is also a free flu shot clinic on Thursday also (details).
January 23: Charles Kingsley. Today marks the anniversary of the death of the scholar, writer, and social activist Charles Kingsley in 1875; you can find out more about his life and career at Wikipedia. This is an illustration by T. H. Robinson for Kingsley's book The Heroes: Or, Greek Fairy Tales:
