Sunday, October 11

Today is Sunday of Week 7, the last day of Week 7. Here's a link to Week 7, and here is a link to Week 8, which is a Review Week. I hope you will enjoy the change of pace in Week 8: there is no new reading or storytelling; instead, there are some reflection posts. You might want to do those today and get a head start on the whole week ahead!

Class Procedures and Reminders

Project Stack. I'll update the stack periodically as people turn in projects today, and you can always check the stack to make sure I received your assignment. 

P/NP Petition. I've mentioned this petition before, and I wanted to mention it again since there's a new article in the OU Daily which makes me hopeful that OU might still adopt a P/NP option for this Fall like they did last Spring. Here's the Daily article, and here's a link to the petition (over 2900 signatures so far!).


The following items are for fun and exploration:

Blog stream. I am really hoping people will want to make a class anthology of 100-word stories. Check out Keana's Tiny Tiny Ghost Chronicles here.


Twitter stream. There's a new exhibit at the British Museum on the Indian tradition of Tantra.


Plus "wonderful things" via the British Library: Al-Qazwini’s Wonders of Creation.


It's already cold in the Yukon, so Gurdeep has some Bhangra to keep people warm there in the Yukon... and everywhere!


Storybook. Do you know any tiger stories? If not, you can learn some here: To Have a Tiger by the Tale.


100-Word Stories. And here's another tiger story: The Three Friends and the Tiger.


A fun one from Tom Gauld...you know this feeling! (larger view)


And here's some COVID humor: what it's like to be a fortune-teller in the COVID era, from Dave Coverly:


And for your video enjoyment, something from Crash Course: African Pantheons and the Orishas.


Plus... dragons!


October 11: Day of the Girl Child. Today is the UN holiday in honor of girls around the world. You can find out more at the UN website. The world is home to more than 1.1 billion girls under age 18, who are poised to become the largest generation of female leaders, entrepreneurs and change-makers the world has ever seen. Find out more at the #DayOfTheGirl Twitter stream.



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