Class Procedures and Reminders
Project Stack. If you turned in your project before noon on Sunday, you should have comments back from me. I'll keep working on the Sunday afternoon items today, and you can check the stack to make sure I received your assignment.
Use the Suggestion Box. If there is something I can be doing to improve this class, you can let me know, either by email or via the (anonymous) Suggestion Box. I have gotten a lot of good ideas for improving this class from past suggestions. We all need feedback! You'll see the Suggestion Box here in the sidebar of the blog, and it's also a menu item there in Canvas.
The following items are for fun and exploration:
Blog Stream. I thought this was so fun: Jackie watched Nina Paley's animated film, Sita Sings the Blues. Then, she snagged a screenshot of Ravana and turned it into a meme using imgflip; here's her blog post.
Myth-Folklore. And speaking of memes, one of my favorites is "distracted boyfriend," which is very similar to the ancient Choice of Heracles, as you can see below, where Heracles must choose between Virtue and Vice. Someone last year made this distracted boyfriend meme for this class ha ha:
Indian Epics Today. The character of the day is the mighty warrior Indrajit, the son of Ravana. More about Indrajit, and here's a video about Indrajit's array of weapons.
Writing. Some great advice from Neil Gaiman; let your imagination run wild!
Mindset Cats. The mindset cat knows that you have to ask questions:
Writing Video. So, for example, here's a question that can help you in storytelling: What Makes a Hero?
Event on Campus. Marcelo Hernandez Castillo will be speaking about migrant justice and reading his poetry at 7PM in the Union; find out more in this OU Daily article.
Check out the Twitter stream for information and fun stuff during the day, or click here for past announcements.
