Class Procedures and Reminders
Project Stack. I've read and replied to all the projects turned in on before 2PM on Saturday, and I'll keep working my way through the Saturday items today. Meanwhile, you can check the stack to make sure I received your project.
Blog Comments. Each week I update the story randomizer to remove the stories that got two or more comments. With the power of random, every story will eventually get two comments (or more), but it sometimes takes a few weeks for the randomizer to spread the comments all around. Looking at other people's stories is a great way to get ideas for your own stories, so you might even want to do the Week 4 Comments now, using other people's stories to fire up your imagination for your own story later this week.
The following items are for fun and exploration:
Blog stream. Here is a beautiful image that Morgan found for a post with notes about Adam and Eve; it's The Creation of Man by Ephraim Moses Lilien. Wow! I had never seen this before, and I am glad to know about Lilien, who is new to me also.
100-Word Stories. This is an origin story from Aesop's fables (Aesop is actually an important source for Greek origin stories!) about how the camel got its short ears: Zeus and the Camel.
The following items are for fun and exploration:
Blog stream. Here is a beautiful image that Morgan found for a post with notes about Adam and Eve; it's The Creation of Man by Ephraim Moses Lilien. Wow! I had never seen this before, and I am glad to know about Lilien, who is new to me also.
Storybook. And in the spirit of creation, here's a wonderful Storybook of creation myths: And Then They Rested...
Also from Twitter, in honor of Krishna who is associated with peacock feathers, here is a stunning peacock photo:
And here's a fun video of drawing Krishna with a peacock feather:
Plus something beautiful from the Public Domain Review for you fans of Dante out there:
And something to inspire your reading this week: a poster from Maurice Sendak!
September 15: Marco Polo. Today, September 15, marks the birthday of the Italian explorer Marco Polo in 1254. Marco Polo together with his father and his uncle were among the first Europeans to travel and live in China (Marco spent almost 20 years in China). After he returned to Europe in 1295, he wrote a marvelous account of his travels, part fact and part fiction, which is known in English as The Travels of Marco Polo (Il Milione in Italian). You can read more about Marco Polo in the detailed article at Wikipedia, which is also the source for this image:
Check out the Twitter stream for information and fun stuff during the day, or click here for past announcements.
And for some music, here is a song by Loreena McKennitt called Marco Polo:
Check out the Twitter stream for information and fun stuff during the day, or click here for past announcements.
