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Activity 1
Essay 2
Due Wednesday, March 12th
Click here for Essay 2 directions
Before writing your essay, review the following materials:
Hypothesis assignment on Brightspace.
How to Insert Quotes into a Literary Essay.
Click to see how your paper should look in MLA format.
MLA citation guide
Click here for essay grading rubric.
When you are ready to submit, navigate to your Brightspace course. On the homepage, click the “Essays” module and select “Essay 2.”
Activity 2
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 3
Click this link for a helpful and insightful article on the American Academy of Poets, “How to Read a Poem”
Activity 4
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 5
Click here 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.
Activity 6
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 7
Click here for a short lecture on Sonnet 130, “My Mistress’s Eyes Are Nothing like the Sun.”
Activity 8
Click this link to access a reading of the Italian sonnet, “What My Lips Have Kissed and Where and Why” by Edna Saint Vincent Millay.
Activity 9
Click this link to access the Italian sonnet, “How Do I Love Thee” by Elizabeth Barrett Browning on the Commonlit website.
Activity 10
Click here for a modern-day sonnet by poet Kim Addonzio.
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Activity 11
Click this link to access the Week 5 discussion
Click here for information about How Discussion Boards Work.
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