CC 3.0
Activity 1
Complete reading of Oedipus the King from page 10 (right-hand column) at highlighted [Enter JOCASTA] to end.
Oedipus_the_King_Full_Text(1) (4)
OER source:
https://www.oercommons.org/authoring/9802-oedipus-the-king
License: CC Attribution 4.0 International
Activity 2
Click the link below for my video lecture Aristotle Defines Tragedy. If, for any reason the link is not working for you, you can download the attached mp4 file of the video.
Aristotle Defines Tragedy Video
“Tragedy is an imitation of an action of high importance, complete and of some amplitude; in language enhanced by distinct and varying beauties; acted not narrated; by means of pity and fear effecting its purgation of these emotions.”
RudolfSimon, CC BY-SA 3.0
Activity 3
Quiz 3 on Essay Formatting
The quiz covers formatting requirements for essays in ENG 201, as stipulated in the Format Matters guidelines. The test is timed, and students have one hour to complete it. The quiz will be available from 9:00 a.m. Monday, August 1 to 5:00 p.m., Sunday, August 7. The quiz will not be reopened after the closing date.
To access the quiz, navigate to your Blackboard course. Click on Links to Quizzes. Then click on Quiz 3.
Activity 4
For this course you are required to do research about the story you have chosen for your essay. Your story is the primary source. The researched data about the story is a secondary source. Your secondary source for the final research essay will be a literary critique (also known as a literary article). You will then fill out a Research Summary Form documenting the secondary source you have found.
How to find literary databases in the BMCC library:
Click this link for a guide to finding literary articles in the online college library from general or “one-stop” sources.
Public Domain
Activity 5
Research Summary due Sunday, August 7
Navigate to your Blackboard course. Download the Research Summary Form, fill it out, and submit.
Articles on “Salvation” specifically are hard to locate; however, these sources provide relevant information that might be used in your essay. I am giving the titles and databases, but you must locate the articles on your own as part of this assignment.
“Religion in the Poetry of Langston Hughes” Mary Beth Culp (from JSTOR)
“Looking for Langston: Themes of Religion, Sexuality, and Evasion in the Life and Work of Langston Hughes” Wallace D. Best (Gale)
“Religion in the Life of Langston Hughes.” Arnold Rampersad (Gale)
Also try: https://books.google.com/books
Activity 6
Please review this quick review of primary and secondary sources.
Take this short quiz (for fun; not graded) on primary and secondary sources.
Activity 7
Click this link to access the Week 3 discussion.
