Class Procedures and Reminders
Project Stack. As always, the project stack is HUGE on Monday. While you are waiting on comments back from me, you can check the stack to make sure I received your assignment.
Midterm grade reports. The university has sent the usual email to instructors reminding us that we are supposed to submit midterm grade reports next week. If you have questions about your progress in this class, let me know. To be passing the class now at the end of Week 6, you should have around 125 points; at the end of Week 7, around 150. This Progress Chart might also be helpful.
The following items are for fun and exploration:
Blog Stream. I really like this pretty graphic that Hannah shared in her blog; you can find out more about the quote here: Quote Investigator. So: be creative! have fun!
Writing. The cartoonist Tom Gauld is always having fun with smart storytelling styles; here's his take on an old Aesop's fable: The Ant and the Grasshopper. Click here for larger view.
Storybooks. And here's a Storybook that is full of creativity and fun: Rate My Rishi. It's Rate My Professor, but for the gurus of the Indian mythological tradition. This Storybook is a few years old, so it still has the "hotness" rating that Rate My Professor used to have.
Myth-Folklore Video. To get ready for the African units starting this week in Myth-Folklore, here's a Crash Course video on The Trickster Anansi.
Proverbs. And here's a proverb from Ghana: Two crocodiles don’t live in one pond.
Event on Campus. And speaking of help, the Writing Center is a fantastic resource; they can help you with any writing you are doing for your classes, along with other kinds of writing like statements-of-purpose for graduate school applications. You can see all their hours and locations at their website, including Mon-Tues-Wed hours in Bizzell.
Check out the Twitter stream for information and fun stuff during the day, or click here for past announcements.
