Tuesday, December 1

Today is Tuesday of Week 14. Here is a link to Week 14 and also Week 15. It's now European reading in Myth-Folklore, with more free choice reading in Indian Epics. I hope you will enjoy this week's reading!

Class Procedures and Reminders

Eval.ou.edu. I think you all received an email that the course evaluations are available now. and I hope you will take a few minutes to fill out evaluations for all your courses at eval.ou.edu. Your feedback is especially important right now as the university tries to find good ways to make use of online education during the pandemic. 


Project Stack. I'm working through the stack starting with people who are not yet done with the class, and then I'll start on the projects of people who are already done (since the comments are just FYI without anything you need to turn in). Thank you for your patience with that, and I'll be sure to get through the stack before the weekend! As always you can check the stack to make sure I received your project.

The following items are for fun and exploration:

Blog stream. People added so much good stuff at the Connection Padlet, including this lovely piece of advice:


Twitter stream. After the ice storm, I definitely noticed this bit of folklore: ghost apples!


Some good pandemic advice via the New York Times: 10 Ways to Calm Down.


And from Scroll.in, a fascinating piece that involves Ravana (a character familiar to everyone in Indian Epics): Indian magic texts.


Storybook. And a Ravana Storybook: The Demon King of Lanka, Ravana.


100-Word Stories. A story involving magic, specifically: a magic hoe. Anansi and Tiger's Hoe.


Another one from Grant Snider, this time about the future of the book (larger view): everything old is new again.


And some advice from the world of proverbs: The fuller the cup, the sooner the spill. Don't keep your cup too full... literally and metaphorically! :-)


And don't sweat the mistakes: that's why they make erasers.


December: A Month of Latin Carols. For many years I've collected holiday songs in Latin, and each December I prepare a holiday calendar of those songs. I always start off with Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer in Latin, including a Gregorian chant version. Gaudete! Which means in Latin: Enjoy!




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