Saturday, September 29

Happy Weekend, everybody! Today is Saturday of Week 6. Here is a link to the Week 6 assignments.

Class Procedures and Reminders

Project Stack. On Friday, I replied to all the Week 5 assignments in the stack, but there were about a dozen Week 6 and Week 7 assignments I did not get to, so those will be at the top of the stack on Monday! Meanwhile, you can check the stack to make sure I received your email; I'll update the stack periodically over the weekend.

Texas Weekend. A lot of you are probably going down to Texas next weekend for the game, so I'd urge you to get ahead on Week 7 this weekend, and that way you can finish up before Friday without anything to do for this class.

The following items are for fun and exploration:

Blog Stream. I always enjoy "university" storytelling style, so I laughed out loud at Brooke's story this week: The Group Project. It's an ancient animal story from India, turned into a college student story.

Featured Storybook. Here's a Storybook inspired by Post Secret: Post Secret Sanskrit: The Panchakanya. This collection of Post Secret stories, together with postcards, is told by the Panchakanya, the five women of the epics: Ahalya, Draupadi, Kunti, Tara, and Mandodari.

India Video. Here's a short video from Epified: Powerful women of Hindu mythology.

Myth Video. This is one of the Crash Course videos: Mythical Trees.

Myth Item. Here's a great proverb about trees, and other big projects: The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago; the second-best time is now.

Writing. You've probably heard of palindromes, but what about word-unit palindromes? Mind your own business: Own your mind.

And here's a thought-provoking idea: Do it anyway.

Growth Mindset Cats. Yes, you might be scared to try something new but just do it: confidence will follow.

And here are some Tips to Boost Your Confidence.

Event on Campus. Come see the Hispanic Art Showcase in the Grant Fine Arts Library featuring local artists (details).

Find out more about this and other events at the Campus Calendar online.

September 29: Michaelmas. Today is the holiday of Saint Michael the Archangel. The holiday is known as "Michaelmas" in England. Below you can see Saint Michael battling the demon, a famous story in the Christian tradition. The city of Arkhangelsk (Archangel) in Russia is named after Michael the Archangel, and you can see the angel and the demon represented in the coat of arms of that city:

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