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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
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 3
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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 4
Relax and enjoy this Youtube reading of Sonnet 18, “Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day.”
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, April 22, 11:59 p.m.,
Click this link to access Essay 3 directions.
To submit your essay, return to your Blackboard course and Click the Essay Submission Links folder on the black navigation panel. Within the folder, click the subfolder labeled “Essay 3.”
Activity 10
Click this link to access the Week 10 discussion
Activity 11
Quiz 3: This is a 25-question multiple-choice test that covers all material from Week 1 through Week 9. Special emphasis is on conventions of ancient Greek theatre and identification of literary terms in examples from readings. (See Weeks 6 and 7 pages).
Test will be available from 9:00 Monday, March 30 until 5:00 Sunday, April 5. Students have 90 minutes to complete the test, which must be done in one sitting. Once the test has closed, it will become unavailable and unviewable to students.
To access the quiz, please navigate to your Blackboard course. On the black navigation panel, click “Links to Quizzes.” Then click the link to Midterm Quiz.
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Grading of Essay 2
I will be reviewing your essay submissions and leaving voice/text comments to you. Please be sure to review these comments so that you can continue to improve your writing. Directions are in COURSE INFORMATION. I will also paste them here:
Go to TOOLS
Click on MY GRADES
Scroll down to the assignment you want to view and select.
Click here for directions for reviewing both text and voice Essay comments submitted through Turnitin.
Directions for voice comments follow the directions for reading text comments. (Click “Next”).
