{"id":344,"date":"2019-08-05T15:53:43","date_gmt":"2019-08-05T19:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scribes201.commons.gc.cuny.edu\/?page_id=344"},"modified":"2025-08-07T11:44:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T15:44:07","slug":"week-10-dates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/eng-201-introduction-to-literature-summer-ii-2025-conway\/week-10-dates\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 04"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Activity 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

Click this link<\/a> to review a brief introduction to poetry.<\/p>\n

Authored by: Tom Chester. Provided by: Ivy Tech Community College. License: CC BY: Attribution<\/em><\/p>\n

Activity 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

Click this link for , “How to Read a Poem” <\/a>on the American Academy of Poets website,<\/p>\n

Activity 3
\n<\/strong>Please watch this short video,<\/a> which explains the difference between English and Italian sonnets.<\/p>\n

Activity 4<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Click this link for an interactive reading of Sonnet 18\u00a0<\/a>by William Shakespeare,\u00a0“Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day.”<\/p>\n

Activity 5<\/strong><\/p>\n

Click\u00a0this link<\/a>\u00a0to access Sonnet Number 130, \u201cMy Mistress\u2019s Eyes Are Nothing like the Sun\u201d by William Shakespeare.<\/p>\n

[OER Source:<\/em>
\nhttps:\/\/www.poets.org\/poetsorg\/poem\/my-mistress-eyes-are-nothing-sun-sonnet-130<\/em>
\nCreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike<\/em><\/p>\n

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Activity 6<\/strong><\/p>\n

Click here for a\u00a0short lecture<\/a>\u00a0on Sonnet 130, \u201cMy Mistress\u2019s Eyes Are Nothing like the Sun.\u201d<\/p>\n

Activity 7<\/strong><\/figure>\n

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Click this link\u00a0to access the Italian sonnet, \u201cHow Do I Love Thee\u201d<\/a> by Elizabeth Barrett Browning on the Commonlit website.<\/p>\n

Activity 8<\/strong><\/p>\n

Click\u00a0this link to access a reading of the Italian sonnet, \u201cWhat My Lips Have Kissed and Where and Why\u201d<\/a> by Edna Saint Vincent Millay.<\/p>\n

Activity 9<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Click\u00a0this link<\/a> to access \u201cThe Lake Isle of Innisfree\u201d on the Poets.org website. Click the audio icon for a dramatic recitation of the poem by the author himself.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Lake Isle of Innisfree\u201d is characterized as a\u00a0lyric poem .<\/a><\/p>\n

Click this link<\/a>\u00a0to read more about William Butler Yeats on the BMCC database Biography in Context.<\/p>\n

OER source: https:\/\/www.poets.org\/poetsorg\/poem\/lake-isle-innisfree<\/em>
\nCreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Activity 10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Click this link\u00a0 to access the poem \u201cMy Last Duchess\u201d<\/a> by Robert Browning.
\non\u00a0on the Commonlit website. This is written as a monologue and is an example of a\u00a0dramatic poem.<\/a><\/p>\n

Or\u00a0click<\/a>\u00a0this link.<\/p>\n

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Activity 11<\/strong><\/p>\n

Click this link for my\u00a0video lecture\u00a0<\/a>on \u201cMy Last Duchess\u201d by Robert Browning.<\/p>\n

Click her for the video transcript<\/a> here.<\/p>\n

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Activity 12<\/strong><\/p>\n

Click this link to access the poem\u00a0\u201cWhite Lies\u201d<\/a>\u00a0by Natasha Tretheway. This is an example of a\u00a0narrative poem.<\/a><\/p>\n

Activity 14<\/strong><\/p>\n

Please read\u00a0\u201cWe Real Cool\u201d<\/a>\u00a0 and\u00a0\u201cThe Mother\u201d<\/a>\u00a0by Gwendolyn Brooks.<\/p>\n

Activity 16<\/strong><\/p>\n

Quiz 4
\nThis is a 10-question multiple-choice quiz, which tests your knowledge about poetry. 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, August 5 through 11:59 p.m., Sunday, August 10. Once the quiz has closed, it will become unavailable and unviewable. Quizzes will not be reopened.<\/p>\n

To access the quiz, navigate to your Brightspace course. On the homepage, click the module “Review Quizzes” and select “Quiz 4.”<\/p>\n

Activity 8<\/strong><\/p>\n

Essay 4
\nDue: Sunday, August 10<\/p>\n

This is a poetry flyer\/presentation rather than a traditional essay. Samples can be viewed in Student Work Gallery<\/a> on main menu of this OpenLab site.<\/p>\n

Click here for Essay 4 Directions<\/a><\/p>\n

The Poetry Foundation <\/a>
\nThe American Academy of Poets<\/a><\/p>\n

Link to Biography Reference Center<\/a><\/p>\n

Link to Biography Reference Bank<\/a><\/p>\n

Click here for How to Find Copyright-Free Images.<\/a><\/p>\n

In case you want to use Canva<\/a> to create your flyer, here is the link.<\/p>\n

Click here for information about copyright licenses<\/a> and the Creative Commons.<\/p>\n

Click on Student Work Gallery<\/a> to see samples of Poetry Flyers.<\/p>\n

TO SUBMIT: Visit the Brightspace homepage and click on the “Essays” module.\u00a0 Then click on Essay 4.<\/p>\n

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