Thursday

• English Renaissance Poetry
• Turn in "A Valediction Forbidding Mourning" by John Donne (p. 679) guided analysis assignment with completed questions 
• Turn in annotated student explication of "A Valediction". 

• Returned: Graded draft essays for "The Pardoner's Tale" & Seven Deadly Sins. If you would like to revise, you may do so by Fri. 4/5/19.

• Semester Website
• Class time today was given to work on the website or paint the wall.
• Due Sat. 4/6/19: Complete the Medieval and Renaissance sections of your website. These two sections will be graded for the 5th six weeks. I will also be checking to see that you have addressed any concerns I have made in the commentary of your feedback doc.
• literature 
• art
• history
• English language 
• attitudes / morals / societal expectations
• customs
• Class time given to this project so far: 13 HOURS
• Resources chart
• Assignment sheet
• How to cite images
• How to cite online video

Tuesday

• English Renaissance Poetry
• "A Valediction Forbidding Mourning" by John Donne (p. 679)
• Read through & vocab discussion for the poem (🔈follow along by listening to this podcast)
• Complete analysis assignment (p. 3-4 of handout in link) for the poem
• HW due Thurs. 3/28/19: Read this student explication of "A Valediction". Annotate the hard copy by completing these tasks clearly on the paper as you read:
• Indicate the thesis
• Highlight each main point in the paper 
• Make notes about how each main point contributes to the thesis
• Make notes about how each main point is supported
• Note and explain the overall structure/progression of ideas in the paper

• Due Sat. 4/6/19: Complete the Medieval and Renaissance sections of your website. These two sections will be graded for the 5th six weeks. I will also be checking to see that you have addressed any concerns I have made in the commentary of your feedback doc.
• literature 
• art
• history
• English language 
• attitudes / morals / societal expectations
• customs
• Class time given to this project so far: 11 HOURS
• Resources chart
• Assignment sheet
• How to cite images
• How to cite online video

Friday

• English Renaissance Poetry
• Explication presentations for Shakespearean Sonnets
• Take notes on your copy of the Handout of all sonnets discussed
• Listen to explications and view each group's annotated copies to take notes on your own copy:
• 1B: (listen) (group annotations)
• 3B: (listen part1    listen part2) (group annotations) + Tyler & JD video

• HW: 
• Due Tues. 3/26/19: Prepare for class on Tues. by learning these vocabulary words for "A Valediction Forbidding Mourning" by John Donne (#1-9).

• Due Sat. 4/6/19: Complete the Medieval and Renaissance sections of your website. These two sections will be graded for the 5th six weeks.
• literature 
• art
• history
• English language 
• attitudes / morals / societal expectations
• customs
• Class time given to this project so far: 11 HOURS
• Resources chart
• Assignment sheet
• How to cite images
• How to cite online video

Wednesday

• English Renaissance Poetry
• Discussion/notes on HW:
• "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" - Marlowe p. 499
• "Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd" - Raleigh  p. 488

• Notes on Shakespearean sonnet form & example explication- Sonnet 130

• Assignment: In pairs, use the notes from today (Shakespearean sonnet form & example explication) to prepare an explication of a Shakespearean sonnet. You will give your explication to the class on Fri. 3/22/19 and your classmates will take notes. If you will be absent on that day, you will need to make and submit a video we can play in your absence. The explication needs to include:
• analysis of the speaker and situation
• definitions of unfamiliar words/references
• structure/development
• figurative language 
• patterns (rhyme, meter, repetition)
• main point

Monday

• Beowulf test returned (m/c answer key)

• Transition from Medieval to Renaissance Poetry
• Notes: Slideshow
• Assignment: Use notes on Medieval and Renaissance poetry to find qualities of each in the two example poems below. Clearly mark distinguishing qualities on the poems. Turn in.
• "The Dream of the Rood" (medieval)
• "On Monsieur's Departure" by Elizabeth I (Renaissance)

• HW due Wed. 3/20/19: Read the following Renaissance poems. Be prepared to discuss how they demonstrate the qualities outlined in today's slideshow notes. Read them in the order given below.
1. "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" - Marlowe p. 499
2. "Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd" - Raleigh  p. 488

Thursday

• Medieval English Literature
• "The Pardoner's Tale" by Geoffrey Chaucer
• View animated version of the tale (9:45-17:29)
• Notes on the Seven Deadly Sins
• In-class essay (handwritten): Explain how "The Pardoner's Tale" from Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales uses the seven deadly sins to teach a moral lesson.

Tuesday

• Medieval English Literature

• HW due Thurs. 3/7/19: Read "The Pardoner's Tale" from The Canterbury Tales. Focus on irony and ways the tale reflects the main qualities of medieval literature.

• Website: Class time today was given to research the background information needed for the Medieval section of your website. We will move on to the Renaissance after Spring Break.
• Class time given to this project so far: 11 HOURS
• Resources chart
• Assignment sheet
• How to cite images
• How to cite online video
• This week's teaching tool for A and B projects: Brainscape Smart Flashcards
• Make sure you have addressed any of these issues from the last website progress grade:
• Read feedback
• Make sure your name, ENGL 2321 and Spring 2019 appear on the main page
• Literature should be the biggest section of each time period 
• It is NOT acceptable to list information then put links at the bottom of the page. Info needs a link or a footnote [1] that has the MLA citation like you would see on a Works Cited page.
• Beowulf is an Anglo-Saxon epic poem and should be included in your literature section.
• Images need sources and explanation. Either add a caption or reference the image in the text near it.

Friday

• Medieval English Literature

• Discussion: What are some ways Chaucer's "Nun's Priest's Tale" demonstrates aspects of Medieval English Literature?

• Viewing: "Nun's Priest's Tale" video representation (to about 7:30)
• Discussion Board Assignment: "The Nun's Priest's Tale"
•  Use the Padlet platform (link in Google Classroom) to form two questions or intriguing statements about the fable. Then, respond in paragraph form to five of your classmates' posts.

• Work on the Medieval English Literature page of your website. We will move on to the Renaissance when we return from Spring Break.