Class Procedures and Reminders
Checking in. Over the next couple of weeks I'll be checking in with everybody individually (I know for some of you things are really chaotic right now). Meanwhile, if you have problems or concerns about this class, get in touch with me! And if you have not looked at the information here about Flex Week, etc., make sure to do that: Coming Back from Break: COVID Announcements. I hope those changes to the class will help to reduce the stress... because nobody needs more stress right now.
Project stack. If you turned in something over the weekend, you should have gotten comments back from me, and I'll be working today on the projects that people turned in on Monday. As always, you can always check the stack to make sure I received your assignment.
The following items are for fun and exploration:
Blog Stream. I know a lot of you had your Spring Break canceled, but some of you got to go have an adventure, like Srikar; for some Week 10 biography writing, Srikar wrote about Spring Break in the mountains, with this beautiful picture to remember:
Twitter Stream. The OUDaily Twitter stream is really important right now, and Jana (from Myth-Folklore) is a Daily reporter working on a story; here's her Twitter inquiry: she's hoping to talk to OU students whose university job is being cut or the hours limited during the pandemic:
And one of my Twitter colleagues shared this great graphic: wisdom from Pooh for the current moment:
I've been finding so much good stuff at Twitter as people share art and music for coping with staying home... and I thought this playlist from Smithsonian Folklife was really cool: dance music from all over the world:
Indian Epics Today. Carrying on with characters from Krishna's world, Balarama is Krishna's older brother. More about Balarama.
Storybooks. And here's a classical Storybook from the Myth-Folklore class last year: The Lovers of Apollo.
India Video. This is an interview with the Indian novelist, Kavita Kane, who has written a series of books inspired by female characters of the epics, including Shurpanakha, the princess of Lanka:
H.E.A.R.T.. Many of you are doing some reading for class today, so here is a graphic to inspire you: A book is a dream.
Mindset Cats. The mindset cat also recommends reading!
Writing Video. Maybe you will even make some new ideas...
March 24: Today marks the Ugadi, a New Year's holiday in India (the celebration date in India will be March 25). You can read more at Wikipedia, and follow the Ugadi hashtag at Twitter to see how people are celebrating. In India, as in the U.S., people are social-distancing, but people will still be drawing rangolis and other festive activities at home I'm sure. Here's a rangoli for Ugadi:
The following items are for fun and exploration:
Blog Stream. I know a lot of you had your Spring Break canceled, but some of you got to go have an adventure, like Srikar; for some Week 10 biography writing, Srikar wrote about Spring Break in the mountains, with this beautiful picture to remember:
Storybooks. And here's a classical Storybook from the Myth-Folklore class last year: The Lovers of Apollo.
Words. This is another word we get in English from classical mythology: TANTALIZE from the punishment inflicted on the greedy Tantalus; details.
H.E.A.R.T.. Many of you are doing some reading for class today, so here is a graphic to inspire you: A book is a dream.
Mindset Cats. The mindset cat also recommends reading!
Writing Video. Maybe you will even make some new ideas...
March 24: Today marks the Ugadi, a New Year's holiday in India (the celebration date in India will be March 25). You can read more at Wikipedia, and follow the Ugadi hashtag at Twitter to see how people are celebrating. In India, as in the U.S., people are social-distancing, but people will still be drawing rangolis and other festive activities at home I'm sure. Here's a rangoli for Ugadi:
Check out the Twitter stream for information and fun stuff during the day, or click here for past announcements.
