Today is Wednesday of Week 3. Here is a link to Week 3. I hope you are enjoying this week's reading! The second reading assignment is due today, with the storytelling assignment coming on Thursday. Then, as people write their stories this week, I'll be adding those to the randomizer for commenting so you can comment on stories along with introductions this week: there will be lots of stories in the randomizer now!
Class Procedures and Reminders
Class Procedures and Reminders
Campus closure. Since this is an online class, the winter weather doesn't affect this class directly, but if you run into power outages and related problems like during the ice storm last semester, don't worry; there is lots of flexibility to manage things in this class, so just let me know what your situation is, and I'm sure we can find a good solution to whatever comes up.
Reading like a writer. Each week your reading notes are meant to help you when you tell your own story. So, make sure you read all the pages of each reading assignment, but don't try to take notes on everything. Instead, focus your notes on the specific story/episode(s) that you would like to tell in your own way. More tips here. As you get more practice writing stories, you'll be able to see just what kinds of notes you find most helpful for your approach to your writing stories.
Project Stack. I've replied to all the assignments turned in on Saturday, and I'll be working on the Sunday items today. While you are waiting on comments back from me, you can check the stack to make sure I received your project.
Project Stack. I've replied to all the assignments turned in on Saturday, and I'll be working on the Sunday items today. While you are waiting on comments back from me, you can check the stack to make sure I received your project.
The following items are for fun and exploration:
Blog stream. The weeks all seem very long in these pandemic semesters, especially when the weather is conspiring against us, so I thought maybe for Hump-Day today, you might enjoy this feel-good graphic from Amy's blog:
Twitter stream. In the spirit of the winter weather, some art from snowy Kashmir:
And more Bhangra in the Yukon, with the unstoppable Gurdeep!
Winter-wonderland, soft-snow, and magical boreal forest - combined nature's treasures for positivity, hope and joy! Enjoy! pic.twitter.com/L4owenoI7p
— Gurdeep Pandher of Yukon (@GurdeepPandher) February 9, 2021
From Public Domain Review, it's The Snowflake Man of Vermont:
And something less chilly: a beautiful work of ancient Egyptian glassware:
And a mask of Apollo, now safely returned to Rome:
National Geographic: India is one of my favorite Twitter feeds, and here is a story about an animal preserver in Arunachal Pradesh: Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary.
Awkward Yeti has a new one about heart, brain, and learning:
And back before there were browser tabs, there were devices like this to help people with their reading and research:
February 10: James Mooney. Today marks the birthday of the anthropologist and folklorist James Mooney who was born on this day in 1861. You can read about his life and career at Wikipedia, and his monumental collection of Cherokee legends is available for you to read free online: Myths of the Cherokee.
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