Class Procedures and Reminders
Project Stack. I'll try to update the stack periodically today, so you can check the stack to make sure I received your assignment. On Monday, I'll start replying to the assignments in the order turned in, starting with the assignments that were still in the stack from last week.
Power outage. There's been huge improvement for both Norman and Oklahoma City on the OGE power outage map, so I'm hoping everybody has their power and Internet now (at last!). If you are still having trouble with that, let me know.
Blog stream. It's always fun to see what people do for their Wikipedia Trails, and Natalie did one that is related to her Storybook: From the Dyatlov Pass to Tom Slick. Check out the yeti footprint:
And here's Natalie's Storybook; it's a Twine game! There Were Ten...The Dyatlov Pass Incident.
And here's an essay on the Mahabharata by Sanskrit scholar Audrey Truschke: The living Mahabharata.
And more goodness as always from Gurdeep of the Yukon:
The Sun was shining over stunning snow today.
— Gurdeep Pandher of Yukon (@GurdeepPandher) November 7, 2020
I welcomed the return of sunshine by dancing near the pristine Yukon river waters. pic.twitter.com/Nc9PjcYG0L
100-Word Stories. Gurdeep loves the snow, but not everybody does. Here's an Aesop's fable about being lost in the snow: The Satyr and the Traveler.
Plus a great cartoon about pandemic time from Awkward Yeti:
And here's a funny one: the classical myth of Jason and vengeful Medea... as Social Medea.
Here's a TED-Ed video about Jason and Medea:
Saturday, November 8: Bram Stoker. November 8 marks the birthday in 1847 of the Irish novelist Bram Stoker who wrote the first modern vampire novel, Count Dracula. You can read more about Stoker's career in this Wikipedia article, and here's the cover of the first American edition of the book:
And a free audiobook reading:
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