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Showing posts with label week14. Show all posts

WEEK 14 WEEKEND: Last weekend of class!

It is now the WEEK 14 WEEKEND. So that means it is also the last weekend (!), since this class is over on Friday, May 7, at noon. Here is a link to Week 14 and also to Week 15. I hope you can finish up the class this weekend in order to have next week free to prepare for finals in your other classes. Here's more info about finishing up in this class.

Class Procedures and Reminders

Project stack. I replied to all the Week 13 projects on Friday, but there were some Week 14 and Week 15 items I did not get to; those will be at the top of the stack on Monday. As always, you can check the stack to make sure I got your project.

Making your plan to finish up. (repeat announcement) I hope everybody has a plan in place for the end-of-week Week 14 items plus any Week 15 items you need to reach your goal for the end of the semester (410 A, 360 B, 320 C). This is the last weekend of class, so if you normally do most of your work for the class on the weekends, try to get as much done this weekend as you can.

The following items are for fun and exploration:

Blog stream. This is from a Portfolio site rather than from a blog: Drew recorded a reading of his story and then included that audio in the webpage. It sounds great! Take a listen: John and Alex in Unsimulated Purgatory. 


If you want to read your story and include the recording in your webpage or blog post, here's the SoundCloud Tech Tip.

These are some items from the announcements back in Week 6:

Something gorgeous from India: a famous statue of Shiva's bull, Nandi, in Andhra Pradesh, then and now:


More gorgeous art from India: a winged female deity, appx. two thousand years old:


Some electricity giants in Iceland :-)


Some of you in Myth-Folklore read the Iliad earlier this semester; here are the opening lines read in ancient Greek:


Inspiration if you have reading to do this weekend; it's a quote from Tyrion Lannister, a character in George R. R. Martin's Game of Thrones: Books are better.


And here are not one but two videos with the Game of Thrones theme done in Indian style: Mumbai Dhol Tasha Cover and Rishab Rikhiram.



Check out the very long Twitter thread for SO MANY VIDEOS of classical music in cartoons: wow!

This is a cartoon about the perils of the cursive alphabet: demons and lemons! Plus an example from real life: demons for sale!



And here's some hieroglyphic humor: Emojis as Hieroglyphics.


And a video from PBS: Can You Speak Emoji?


Finally, just for fun, here's Goodnight, Moon re-imagined for the pandemic: Goodnight, Zoom...



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

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Friday, April 30

Today is Friday of Week 14. Yes, it really is Friday again! Here is a link to Week 14 and also to Week 15. If you can finish up the class either today or over the weekend, that will give you time next week to prepare for finals in your other classes. Here's more info about finishing up in this class.

Class Procedures and Reminders

Project stack. I made good progress on the stack yesterday, and I should be able to reply to the rest of the Week 13 items today, plus as many of the Week 14 and Week 15 items as I can. Meanwhile, you can check the stack to make sure I got your project.

Making your plan to finish up. I hope everybody has a plan in place for the end-of-week Week 14 items plus any Week 15 items you need  to reach your goal for the end of the semester (410 A, 360 B, 320 C). The class is over a week from today, on Friday, May 7, at noon, so if you normally do most of your work for the class over the weekend, make sure you build that into your plan. This weekend is the last weekend of the semester for this class!

The following items are for fun and exploration:

Blog stream. I thought this was so cool: for reading notes about Gaia and the whole idea of the Earth Goddess, Nhan included this animated gif of the earth in motion! Gaia's Secret.


Twitter stream. Some gorgeous Durga art from India: the goddess versus the water-buffalo demon.


And if you're facing a time-crunch at the end of the semester, here's a fun procrastination flowchart (larger view):


These are some items from the announcements back in Week 5:

A great cartoon from Grant Snider (see a larger view):


And I thought this was hilarious: hypnotic llama!



And a writing video: Grammar Lessons with Food. Watch out for the man-eating chicken!


With a very cool punctuation infographic; yes, the comma has too much to do, which is why it can be confusing about when to use, or not use, a comma. 


And yet another example of how punctuation saves lives:


April 30: Walpurgis Night. The night of April 30 is celebrated as Walpurgis Night in many countries of northern and central Europe, often with bonfires late into the night. The holiday is associated with magic and witchcraft, and it thus shows up in the Harry Potter books, where the Death-Eaters are referred to as the "Knights of Walpurgis." You can read more at Wikipedia, and here the witches of Wolfshagen im Harz in Germany doing their Walpurgis dance; find out more here: The Witch Dance.




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

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Thursday, April 29

Today is Thursday of Week 14. Here is a link to Week 14 and a link to Week 15 also. That's all that's left of the semester! You can see how all the dates work here in the class calendar.

Class Procedures and Reminders

Story Lab: Week 14 and 15. For both this week and also next week, you can choose to do a new Story post at your blog, or you can do a Story Lab. If you have not looked at the microfiction options, I'd recommend giving that a try! You can learn about microfiction, or write your own, or revise some microfiction you wrote earlier.

Project Stack. If you turned in something before 9PM on Sunday, you should have gotten comments back from me, and I'll keep working on the Sunday items today. As always, you can check the stack to make sure I received your project.

The following items are for fun and exploration:

Blog stream. Kat was reading the Kalevala unit in the Myth-Folklore class this week, and she included this gorgeous painting in her reading notes: Väinämöinen and Aino.


Twitter stream. Something new from the ever-wonderful Grant Snider (larger view):


If you are doing research for end-of-semester projects, this item might be useful; it's an OU Library tool for online browsing and research: Library Browser Extension.




Here's a cool animated gif with the zodiac wheel of the year!


Plus some wisdom from Tiny Buddha:


And here are some highlights from back in Week 4 of the semester:

For those of you who are into gaming, check out these ancient polyhedral dice!


And I thought this tweet was hilarious; I have this feeling about my writing all the time. I have a great idea and then... well...


Plus some breathing recalibration for this stressful time of the semester: practice slow breathing.


April 29. Today is the birthday of the Indian artist Raja Ravi Varma, who was born in 1848. Below you can see his depiction of Rama building the bridge to Lanka, and you can check out the Indian Epic Images blog for more of Varma's work.



Here is a video about restoring Varma's old paintings:



Check out the Twitter stream for information and fun stuff during the day, or click here for past announcements. 
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Wednesday, April 28

Today is Wednesday of Week 14. Here is a link to Week 14, plus a link to Week 15. More information about the schedule here: class calendar, along with information about finishing up the class. Let me know if you have any questions about any of that. :-)

Class Procedures and Reminders

Project Stack. If you turned in something before noon on Sunday, you should have comments back from me, and I'll keep working on the Sunday items today. Meanwhile, you can always check the stack to make sure I received your project.

Semester countdown. Yes, the semester really is coming quickly to its end, with less than 10 days now until the end of this class. I made a  countdown clock (it's a tech tip) that counts down to the end of the semester:

Class countdown:Countdown

The following items are for fun and exploration:

Blog stream. Some of you in Myth-Folklore are reading classic European fairy tales this week, and Rachael found this lovely Cinderella (Aschenputtel) fountain to include in her notes: Reading Notes: Brothers Grimm.




Words from wisdom from Awkward Yeti for your impulsive heart:


And something lovely from Dinoman:


And here are some items from back in Week 3 (I'm featuring an earlier week each day in the announcements as we finish up):

An image from Luda's Storybook research post on Indian goddesses and the Coronavirus. Find out more at Luda's blog post... and check out Hanuman carrying an oxygen tank in yesterday's announcements too.


Here's a Conversation video that goes with it:


This is a fun cartoon from Fowl Comics about the hard work that it takes to develop your art:


For more inspiration, here is a wonderful StoryCorps video about astronaut Ron McNair (yes, the McNair Scholars program is named in his honor):


Finally, some punctuation humor: The Demicolon.


April 28: Terry Pratchett. Today is the birthday of Terry Pratchett, one of my own favorite authors, best known for his Discworld fantasy series of novels. After being diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's, Pratchett died in 2015; you can find out more about his life and career at Wikipedia.


This image comes from an obituary: We Love You, Terry Pratchett.


Here is a BBC news tribute on his passing:



Check out the Twitter stream for information and fun stuff during the day, or click here for past announcements. 
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Tuesday, April 27

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

Project Stack. As always you can check the stack to make sure I received your project. Yesterday, I replied to all the projects from last week, and today I'll start working on the Saturday items.

Eval.ou.edu. The course evaluations are available now at eval.ou.edu. Your feedback is especially important right now as the university is trying to decide what aspects of online courses are useful for the future (not just during a pandemic).


The following items are for fun and exploration:

Blog stream. There are a lot of fun social media generators tools online, and Connor used one to create a Mahabharata story: Fake Social Media Generator.


Twitter stream. Some good pandemic advice via the New York Times: 10 Ways to Calm Down... and also good advice for what can be a stressful time of the semester too:


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


Plus 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.


And here are some items from Week 2 of announcements, back again just for fun:

Something beautiful from one of my favorite cartoonists, Ricardo Siri, a.k.a. Liniers. Reading as yoga! (larger view)


And here is some procrastination humor from the classic pair of tortoise-and-hare as imagined in the world of Poorly Drawn Lines. (larger view)


And here's a thought to inspire your writing: Just start writing!


April 8: Hanuman Jayanti. Today is the festival of Hanuman Jayanti, which commemorates the birth of the monkey-god Hanuman. You can find out more about Hanuman at Wikipedia. The image below is a greeting card for Hanuman Jayanti, showing Hanuman as he carries the Medicine Hill... and follow Twitter #HanumanJayanti for more.


This is a terrible time for India right now, and many people are tweeting their hopes that Hanuman will bring medicine to save people from the COVID:


Here's a video about the holiday:


Plus a video in honor of Hanuman by MC Yogi and Krishna Das:


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