Friday, March 15

HAPPY FRIDAY! You have reached the end of Week 9... and Spring Break is here! Here is a link to the class calendar; you can see there how Week 9 is spread out. You can turn in your end-of-week assignments now, or you can do that at the end of Spring Break (March 24), based on what works best for your plans.

Class Procedures and Reminders

Finishing the class early. I'm guessing some of you will be using Spring Break to work ahead and maybe even finish the class. So far, four people are done: two in Myth-Folklore and two in Indian Epics, which is great! If you know you have an intense end-of-semester coming up in your other classes, take advantage of the flexibility; here's the semester calendar, and you can just pop open the Modules in Canvas and move on ahead.

Project Stack. I've replied to all the items that were turned in before 8PM on Sunday, and I'll keep on making my way through the stack today. As always, you can check the stack to make sure I received your email.

The following items are for fun and exploration:

Blog Stream. Here's a great graphic from Rebecca's blog which might give you a boost after nine big weeks of the semester: Don't compromise yourself!

Comic Book On Reserve. Today's comic book is Krishna and Narakasura: Confidence Versus Arrogance (and the Krishna weeks start up in the India class in Week 10!).

Free Audiobook. Today's free audiobook is in honor of Rome (it's the Ides of March; see below): The Aeneid by Vergil, the great epic of the founding of Rome as translated into English verse by John Dryden.

Featured Storybook. Here's what happens when someone from Myth-Folklore enrolls in Indian Epics the next semester: My Brothers Grimm: India Edition. Just what do the Brothers Grimm have to do with India? Meet John, the husband of Charlotte, sister to the Brothers Grimm... and when John finds himself in the midst of Indian epic adventures, Charlotte and her brothers are not far behind.

India Video. Here's a TEDx video from Sydney, Australian: Fabulous Indian Tabla and Tanpur.

Myth Video. This is a follow-up to Gilgamesh in yesterday's announcements; it's a Crash Course video version: The Epic of Gilgamesh.

Myth Item. Here's a wise proverb from Mali: Goats cannot live in a herd of leopards.

Writing. This is definitely one of the sneakiest word pairs in English spelling: PEAK versus PEEK.

And here's a thought going into the weekend... and Spring Break too: What You Should Focus On.

Growth Mindset Cats. Speaking of focus: Feedback can help you focus.

You can create things with words... or with clay: it's all about stories! Teaching Stop Motion Animation.

Ongoing Event on Campus. Bizzell and also the branch libraries have group study spaces available, and you can reserve a room on the Library website, plus you can check Library hours online too.

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

March 15: The Ides of March. Each month in the Roman calendar was marked by special days known as the Kalends, the Ides and the Nones. Today, March 15 a.k.a. "The Ides of March," is the most famous day in the Roman calendar because it is the day on which Julius Caesar was assassinated. Caesar failed to heed the warning to "beware the Ides of March" (a line made famous by the soothsayer who appears in Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar). You can read more about the Ides of March in this Wikipedia article.

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