Monday, March 5

Today is Monday. Week 7 is now over... and Week 8 has begun. This week is a review week with no new reading; you can see how that all works at the Class Calendar.

Class Procedures and Reminders

Success Tip: Work ahead of the deadlines! The Review Week this week is a great opportunity to work ahead of the deadlines since you can easily do the Tues-Wed-Thurs assignments this week all at once, hopefully today. You can then look back to your ideal schedule for the class and the days when it is really most convenient for you to do the work so that you can get on that schedule for the rest of the semester.

Project Stack. This week is the single busiest week of the semester for me with all the new Portfolio and Storybook stories. The stack is huge. While you are waiting on comments back from me about your Project assignment, you can check the stack to make sure I received your email. Many of you will have a free pass for the Week 8 project, so don't worry if you don't get comments back on your Week 7 project this week; you'll have the free pass coming up for Week 8!

The following items are for fun and exploration:

Blog Stream. I always enjoy seeing the Wikipedia Trails that people share, and check out this one from Sydney: From Arjuna to Transcontinental Countries. If you had not thought about transcontinental countries before (I had not!), then take a look at Sydney's post.

India Item. Some of you may be watching Peter Brook's Mahabharata film later in the semester, and I wanted to share this item about his new play inspired by the Mahabharata, and by the war in Syria: Battlefield. Find out more at Peter Brook's Battlefield.


Myth Video: Here's a crash course video about mythological traditions in Africa: African Pantheons and the Orishas.

India Comic Book: Today's comic book is Konark: Temple to the Sun. See the Amar Chitra Katha blog for the Bizzell Reserve call number and more information.

Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is from Kenya: People scratch where they can reach. Find out more at the Proverb Laboratory.

Writing: Because you can never get enough proofreading humor: Prefectionists.

H.E.A.R.T.: Cats are good teachers: Stuff I've Learned From My Cat.

Growth Mindset: And here's a cat to teach you about growth mindset: Sometimes, being wrong is the only way we can learn. You can find out more at the Growth Mindset blog.

Video: If you find your motivation lacking at the middle of the semester, see what you can learn from Daniel Pink: The puzzle of motivation.

Event on Campus: Today is the opening of Morgan Page's Capas exhibit in the Lightwell Gallery combining Irish and Northern Mexican textiles (details). Find out more about this and other events at the Campus Calendar online.

March 5: Howard Pyle. Today, March 5, marks the birthday in the year 1853 of the American illustrator and author, Howard Pyle. You can read about Howard Pyle's life and career in this Wikipedia article, and you can find a listing of all his books that are online at his Online Books page. The image below shows one of Howard Pyle's paintings, The Mermaid:

Here is the trailer for a PBS documentary about his art:

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