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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”
https://www.guggenheim.org/blogs/checklist/kandinsky-first-abstract-works
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
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Please enjoy an interactive reading of Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare, “Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day.”
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.
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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 13o, “My Mistress’s Eyes Are Nothing like the Sun.”
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Activity 7
Click this link to access the Italian sonnet, “How Do I Love Thee” by Elizabeth Barrett Browning on the Commonlit website.
Activity 8
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 9
Essay 3 due: Wednesday, November 24, 11:59 p.m.
In this class, you have been developing one single research essay over the course of the 15-week semester.
For the final draft of your research essay, you will be incorporating your secondary source(s) into the corrected version of your first draft essay. Please be sure that your secondary source information is relevant to and supports your thesis (point of comparison between the two works of literature).
It will take me a little while to get back to you with your corrected drafts, but you can still be planning this final draft. I will be using voice comments in response to your submissions, rather than text comments, to speed this process. Your final draft must be 3-4 pages in length with an additional Works Cited page. Please read all directions carefully and follow the outline given. Click here to access essay directions.
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.
Activity 9
Click this link to access the Week 11 discussion
Reminder: Research Summary is due Sunday, November 7th. See Activity 6 on the Week 9 page for details. Please do not overlook student sample research summary in Week 10.
