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Activity 1
Click this link to review a brief introduction to poetry.
Authored by: Tom Chester. Provided by: Ivy Tech Community College. License: CC BY: Attribution
Activity 2
Click this link for a helpful and insightful article on the American Academy of Poets, “How to Read a Poem”
Activity 3
Please watch this short video, which explains the difference between English and Italian sonnets and discusses common themes that are usually the subject of these highly structured poems.
Activity 4
Click this link for an interactive reading of Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare, “Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day.”
Click here for a reading of the sonnet by the British actress Lorna Laidlaw
This link presents the same sonnet on the Poets.org website.
You are not required to complete the assessment questions but doing so may enhance your understanding of the poem.
Activity 5
Click this link to access Sonnet Number 130, “My Mistress’s Eyes Are Nothing like the Sun” by William Shakespeare.
Or click here.
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https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/my-mistress-eyes-are-nothing-sun-sonnet-130
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Activity 6
Click here for a short lecture on Sonnet 130, “My Mistress’s Eyes Are Nothing like the Sun.”
Activity 7
Click this link to access a reading of the Italian sonnet, “What My Lips Have Kissed and Why and When” by Edna Saint Vincent Millay.
Activity 8
Click this link to access the Italian sonnet, “How Do I Love Thee” by Elizabeth Barrett Browning on the Commonlit website.
Activity 9
Db Essay (expansion of Week 6 Db post)
Due Sunday, October 22
Click here for directions
Click here for guide to citing Oedipus the King.
Be sure to watch this quick PowerPoint “How to Insert Quotes into a Literary Essay.” Do not begin writing your essay until you have reviewed this information.
When you are ready to submit, navigate back to your Blackboard course. On the dark grey navigation panel, click “Essay Submission Links.” Then click “Essay on Oedipus.”
All essays in this class must adhere to MLA format. Before submitting any written work, please review the following guides to formatting. Only correctly formatted essays will be eligible for a grade of A.
Click here to review a guide on MLA citation from the BMCC online library.
Click here for essay grading rubric.
Activity 10
Quiz 6 – Midterm
This is a 25-question multiple-choice midterm quiz, which tests your knowledge of the course materials from Week 1 through Week 7. Students have 90 minutes to complete the quiz, which must be done in one sitting. Quiz will be available from 9:00 a.m., Monday, October 16 through 11:59 p.m., October 22.. Once the quiz has closed, it will become unavailable and unviewable. Quizzes will not be reopened.
To access the quiz, navigate to your Blackboard course. On the dark grey navigation panel to the left, click “Links to Quizzes.” Then click “Quiz 6 – Midterm.”
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Activity 11
Click this link to access the Week 8 discussion
Click here for information about How Discussion Boards Work.
Click here for information about How Discussion Boards Are Graded.
