Class Procedures and Reminders
Project Stack. First of all, THANK YOU to everybody for all the new project websites! You can check the stack to make sure I received your assignment. Today I'll be able to set up the Myth-Folklore and Indian Epics project lists, and then I'll start sending back comments on everyone's projects, starting with projects turned in on Friday, then Saturday, and so on.
Start the week with extra credit. When you put off doing the extra credit until the end of the week, you can easily run out of time, so you might thinking about doing some Week 5 extra credit right now, at the start of the week. There are lots of extra credit options every week!
The following items are for fun and exploration:
Blog stream. There are so many great websites going up, and I thought this design from Karla (using Tumblr) looked wonderful: Case Files from the Grimm Brothers.
It turns out yesterday was George Martin's birthday! So, here is his advice for writers: George R. R. Martin’s Writing Advice.
Storybook. And here's David's Storybook from last year! Doors of the Damned: Gates of Hell.
And for a video today, here's a whole playlist by David Brown of the Norman Library... all about Mythology, Fairy Tales, Folklore and Fantasy!
Storybook. And here's David's Storybook from last year! Doors of the Damned: Gates of Hell.
100-Word Stories. And in the spirit of changing seasons, here's an Aesop's fable about the year: The Donkey in Winter.
As you get ready to write this week, you might ponder this cartoon from Grant Snider: All I Need to Write.
Plus this handy writing flowchart:
September 21: International Day of Peace. Today is a United Nations holiday in celebration of world peace; you can find out more at Wikipedia and at the Peace Day website. For there to be peace on earth, we need to be shaping peace together:
Check out the Twitter stream for information and fun stuff during the day, or click here for past announcements.
