Class Procedures and Reminders
Project Stack. Yesterday I replied to all the projects turned in on Sunday, today I'll get to the rest of the Week 12 items in the stack, plus as much of the Week 13-14-15 items as I can too. As always, you can check the stack to make sure I received your project form.
Mix-and-match. As you finish up the class, you can mix-and-match any of the remaining assignments to get to your goal (410 A, 360 B, 320 C), so you can focus on what you are most interested in, whether that is working on your project, or more reading, microfiction, exploring the extra credit... whatever combination works best for you.
The following items are for fun and exploration:
Blog stream. I'm having so much fun looking at different microfiction experiments people are writing in their blogs; here is Jennifer's take on three different water goddesses: Water Goddesses from Different Cultures, including Mazu, goddess of Chinese sailors, shown here:
The following items are for fun and exploration:
Blog stream. I'm having so much fun looking at different microfiction experiments people are writing in their blogs; here is Jennifer's take on three different water goddesses: Water Goddesses from Different Cultures, including Mazu, goddess of Chinese sailors, shown here:
Twitter stream. There was lots of great stuff at Twitter for Earth Day, and here's something from Amar Chitra Katha comics:
And here's Gurdeep planting seeds of joy for spring:
Hello Spring! @GurdeepPandher plants seeds of positivity with some Bhangra: https://t.co/A2x9xnUeDP #HelloSpringCBC pic.twitter.com/eKp8h6s39V
— CBC Arts (@CBCArts) April 21, 2021
Something beautiful from India: Panchmukhi (Five-Faced) Shiva.
Plus a gorgeous Noah's Ark:
And speaking of Noah, a Crash Course video on Flood Legends of the Americas:
If you're feeling short of time, you can probably relate to this Awkward Yeti cartoon (larger version):
And some music for the weekend: Heal The World - Child Prodigy cover produced by Maati Baani:
April 23: World Book Day. Today is the traditional anniversary of the deaths of two of the world's great writers: the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare, and the Spanish novelist Miguel de Cervantes, author of Don Quixote, who both died in 1616. For this reason, the day April 23 has been declared by the United Nations as World Book Day, a celebration of reading and writing. You can read more about World Book Day in Wikipedia and at the UNESCO website, and you can follow the action at #WorldBookDay too.
The oldest books in India and south Asia were palm-leaf manuscripts, and this video shows how to make one:
Check out the Twitter stream for information and fun stuff during the day, or click here for past announcements.
