Class Procedures and Reminders
Project Stack. Many people are adding new stories to their projects this weekend, which means next week I will have a LOT of stories to comment on. If you want comments back sooner rather than later, turn in your project today; don't wait until Sunday! I'll update the stack periodically over the weekend so you can check the stack to make sure I received your email.
Project Slideshows. I try to keep the project slideshows up-to-date with people's website homepages, but I might have missed something. So, if you notice that the slide for your project does not match your current homepage, just let me know and I'll update it with a new screenshot. You can see those slideshows in various places, like in the sidebar of this blog, on the Project page inside Canvas, and of course on the class lists where you look to find your free choice each week. I think it's really cool how the slideshow is a kind of "picture" of the whole class together.
The following items are for fun and exploration:
Blog Stream. Here's a fun Mahabharata item from Maya's blog: Kuru Dynasty of Hastinapur.
Free Audiobook. Today's free audiobook is Russian Fairy Tales from the Skazki of Polevoi translated by R. Nisbet Bain and illustrated by C. M. Gere.
Storybook. This is a storybook about "feypology" (the study of fairies and other folk): Why We Hate Humans. It even has a podcast version of one of the stories!
Myth Video. Here is an animation of a creation myth told by Aristophanes, the Greek comic playwright, inside the philosophical dialogue by Plato known as The Symposium: The Myth of the Missing Half.
Writing: This is a punctuation classic! You can see more variations here.
And you can never have too much procrastination humor.
Growth Mindset. Here is a positive growth thought for the weekend: You are capable of more than you think.
And you are capable of more than you think when it comes to writing, too. Here are some TED tips: How to write descriptively.
Event near Campus: Norman's 25th annual Mardi Gras celebration is today, starting at 7PM on Main Street (details).
Check out the Twitter stream for information and fun stuff during the day, or click here for past announcements.
