Class Procedures and Reminders
"Finished" form. When you get to your goal (410 for an A, 360 for a B, 320 for a C), that means you are done with the class. All you need to do is fill out the "Finished!" form that you will find in Canvas in the sidebar menu, next to the Gradebook link. Congratulations to the people who have already completed the class!
Project Stack. I'll update the stack periodically today so that you can check the stack to make sure I received your email. Then on Monday I'll start replying to the assignments in the order that they were turned in. The sooner you turn that in, the sooner you will get comments back.
The following items are for fun and exploration:
Blog Stream. I thought this was great: Casey made a meme specifically in honor of Game of Thrones tonight! Meme Generator:
Free Book Online. Today's free book is Hindu Fairy Tales by Florence Griswold. The fairy tales here are actually ancient jataka tales from India, like the famous story of the monkeys and the canes:
Free Audiobook. Today's free audiobook is A Book of Fairy-Tale Foxes by Clifton Johnson.
Featured Storybook. The Ramayana is an ancient epic, but this Storybook shows that it can be a modern story too: Paranormal: The Ayodhya Files. Right here, right now, the brothers Rama and Lakshmana are battling demons in Boston and New York, unaware that they are caught up in an ancient battle being fought all over again.
India Video. And here's an Epified video about parallels between the Indian Epics and the Rowling novels: Harry Potter Meets Hindu Mythology.
India Video. And if you are curious to hear the Ramayana recited, here is a reading by one of my professors at Berkeley, Robert Goldman: Mourning for the Death of Ravana.
Myth Video. From the Mediterranean world, here is a Crash Course video: Pantheons of the Ancient Mediterranean.
Myth Item. If you look carefully, you might see the ancient hero Hercules in this popular modern meme: Hercules and the Distracted Boyfriend.
Writing. This cat offers some grammar humor: Claws and Clauses.
Growth Mindset Cats. Meanwhile, this cat knows that to write well, you must practice.
And here's a fun growth mindset video... with Muppets! Plus Janelle Monae! The Power of Yet.
And here some thoughts to open your perspective this weekend: Life From Above, and Beyond, from a talk by Alan Watts.
Event on Campus. There will be a Collegium Musicum concert featuring early music of France, "From Machaut to Rameau," at 3PM in the Gothic Hall of Catlett Music Center (details). The concert will also be live-streamed if you just want to listen in!
Find out more about this and other events at the Campus Calendar online.
April 14: Ramanavami. Today is the Hindu holiday of Ramanavami, or Ram Navami, which marks the birthday of Rama, avatar of the god Vishnu. You can read more about this holiday at Olivia's Storybook: Ayodhya. Here is a Ram Navami greeting card, and you can see lots more at the #RamNavami hashtag at Twitter.
Check out the Twitter stream for information and fun stuff during the day, or click here for past announcements.
Free Audiobook. Today's free audiobook is A Book of Fairy-Tale Foxes by Clifton Johnson.
Featured Storybook. The Ramayana is an ancient epic, but this Storybook shows that it can be a modern story too: Paranormal: The Ayodhya Files. Right here, right now, the brothers Rama and Lakshmana are battling demons in Boston and New York, unaware that they are caught up in an ancient battle being fought all over again.
India Video. And if you are curious to hear the Ramayana recited, here is a reading by one of my professors at Berkeley, Robert Goldman: Mourning for the Death of Ravana.
Myth Video. From the Mediterranean world, here is a Crash Course video: Pantheons of the Ancient Mediterranean.
Myth Item. If you look carefully, you might see the ancient hero Hercules in this popular modern meme: Hercules and the Distracted Boyfriend.
Writing. This cat offers some grammar humor: Claws and Clauses.
Growth Mindset Cats. Meanwhile, this cat knows that to write well, you must practice.
And here some thoughts to open your perspective this weekend: Life From Above, and Beyond, from a talk by Alan Watts.
Event on Campus. There will be a Collegium Musicum concert featuring early music of France, "From Machaut to Rameau," at 3PM in the Gothic Hall of Catlett Music Center (details). The concert will also be live-streamed if you just want to listen in!
April 14: Ramanavami. Today is the Hindu holiday of Ramanavami, or Ram Navami, which marks the birthday of Rama, avatar of the god Vishnu. You can read more about this holiday at Olivia's Storybook: Ayodhya. Here is a Ram Navami greeting card, and you can see lots more at the #RamNavami hashtag at Twitter.
Check out the Twitter stream for information and fun stuff during the day, or click here for past announcements.
