Tuesday, September 24

Today is Tuesday of Week 6. Here is a link to the Week 6 assignments. It's another week of stories from the Middle East and India in Myth-Folklore, while it is the first week of the Mahabharata in Indian Epics. I hope you will enjoy the new reading!

Class Procedures and Reminders

Week 6 progress. Now that we are in Week 6, it means the semester is one-third over; there have been 150 points so far, with 300 to go (plus extra credit). So, if you have not done so recently, you might want to check on your progress so far. If you are not where you want to be in terms of points, you can start doing some extra credit to fill the gap.

Project Stack. As always at the start of the week, the stack is gigantic. If you turned in something on Friday or Saturday morning, you should have comments back from me now, and you can check the stack to make sure I received your assignment. I'll keep working on the Saturday items in the stack today.

The following items are for fun and exploration:

Blog Stream. This is actually from a Storybook rather than a blog: Cade couldn't decide between Waffle House and ancient Egypt for his Storybook... so he combined them. The result is an invitation to the grand reopening of the world's oldest Waffle House. Find out more at his Storybook.

Twitter Stream. Here's some writing humor from the ever-genius Tom Gauld: Emergency Supplies for Writers (click the link to see a larger view at Twitter). Plot Twist in a can! Minor Characters: just add water!

Indian Epics Today. I'm revisiting the gods to get ready for the Mahahbarata, and Surya, the Sun-God, will be the divine father of the hero Karna. More about Surya. And here's an Epified video about the Sun Temple at Konark:

Story of the Day. The "why" story of the day is about a creature that does not like the sun: the bat. It's a story from Nigeria about Why the Bat Flies by Night.

Storybooks. And here's a werewolf to go with that bat: Tracking the Werewolf.

Myth-Folklore Video. And here's Crash Course on... Monsters!

Words. A word from mythology, CORNUCOPIA, the "horn of plenty," which is associated with Amalthea, the goat who nursed the infant Zeus. In this vase painting you can see the earth god holding the keras amaltheias, the "horn of Amalthea," together with the goddess of the harvest, Demeter:

H.E.A.R.T.. Here's a thought for those of you who are reading today: Dreaming with eyes open.

Mindset Cats. This mindset cat is ready to write a reading notes post: Ask me about what I'm learning!

Mindset Video. And here's how to use boredom to your advantage: How Boredom Supercharges Your Original Thinking.

Event on Campus. It's the weekly Tuesday Star Party at Bizzell; come use the Library's telescope and binoculars for star-gazing just outside the south entrance of Bizzell from 8PM to 9PM (details).

September 24: Banned Books Week. Celebrate the freedom to read! You can find lots of resources at the BannedBooksWeek.org website, at the American Library Association, and at the #BannedBooksWeek hashtag at Twitter.

Here are the most challenged books of 2018 at YouTube:

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