Wednesday, March 14

Today is Wednesday of Week 9. The second part of the reading is due today, and I hope you are getting some good ideas for a story you want to tell this week! Here is a link to the Week 9 assignments.

Class Procedures and Reminders

Success Tip: Mix and Match. Those of you who have been working ahead and/or doing a lot of extra credit may find that you are nearing the end of the class. As you think about your last weeks, you can mix-and-match, focusing on the assignments you like most, deciding on how you want to finish up your project, etc. Any combination of points to get you to your goal is fine with me!

Project Stack. I've replied to all the Week 7 assignments that were in the stack, and today I'll start working on the Week 8 and Week 9 assignments, based on the order they were turned in. While you are waiting on comments back from me, you can check the stack to make sure I received your email.

The following items are for fun and exploration:

Blog Stream. I wanted to share this great example of a science-fiction style story from Tyler, written in the form of a laboratory report. This is a case where passive verbs are the expected style! SCP-5093: Aindrastra; the story is now part of his Portfolio, so you can look at the evolving version of the story there.

Words from Mythology. The name of the day today comes from the Norse god Odin, a.k.a. Woden: WEDNESDAY, Woden's Day.

India Video: Here is one of Devdutt Pattanaik's "Decoding Hinduism" videos: Caste.

India Comic Book: Today's comic book is about one of my favorite episodes from the Mahabharata: The Golden Mongoose. See the Amar Chitra Katha blog for the Bizzell Reserve call number and more information.

Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is from India: When the house is built, the carpenter is forgotten. Find out more at the Proverb Laboratory.

Writing: Here's a fun cartoon from John Atkinson about how plots are made up of different elements... one from Column A, one from Column B and so on: Movie Plot Generator.

Reading: I hope you enjoy this week's escape from reality while you are reading.

Growth Mindset: Today's growth mindset cat is always asking questions: In order to learn, we must probe and poke. You can find out more at the Growth Mindset blog.

Video: This is a helpful video, starting out with the "Let's eat Grandma" type of comma error, a.k.a. the vocative comma: 5 Comma Types That Can Make Or Break a Sentence.

Event on Campus: Come learn the basics of seed sowing 4PM-5:30PM at Sarkeys Energy Center; seeds and compostable pots provided (details). Find out more about this and other events at the Campus Calendar online.

March 14: Walter Crane. Today marks the anniversary of the death in 1915 of one of my favorite book illustrators, Walter Crane. You can read about his life and career at Wikipedia, and of course one of my favorites among his books is his beautiful illustrated Aesop's fables:

Here's a random fable from the book:

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