October 26 - 30

October 26
Beatitudes

Created with Padlet

October 27

Skype meeting at 8pm

Wyatt and Howard

"Farewell, Love, and All Thy Laws Forever"

"Love That Liveth and Reigneth in My Thought"

Bonus Opportunity

Create an audio reading of one of Wyatt's or Howard's pieces (it's much easier to hear the meter and rhyme when you read it aloud) and embed it to your blog. Use the title "Wyatt's... or Howard's..." (fill in the ellipses with the name of the poem). Also, please add instrumental music in the background that doesn't overpower your voice

October 28
Sidney

Sonnets from Astrophil and Stella - Sonnet 20, 31, and 63

"Leave Me, O Love"

From "An Apology for Poetry"

Create a presentation using Google Drive that succinctly explains why "the Apology is the finest treatise of literary criticism, and arguably the finest prose essay, to come out of Tudor England" (Horton, 171). Please also mention why poetry is superior to philosophy and history and embed it in your blog with the title "An Apology for Poetry"

October 29

Raleigh
"What Is Our Life"
Raleigh Form

October 30
Hanalani Writes

Resources

Record-a-Poem (The Poetry Foundation) and Record-a-Poem on SoundCloud

October 19 - 23

October 19-20
More and Tyndale
From "A Dialogue Concerning Heresies and Matters of Religion"
"Parable of the Wicked Mammon"
From "An Answer unto Sir Thomas More's Dialogue"
Compile a group of tangible items that represent what you believe to be the most important concepts from the reading. Take a picture of them and use Thinglink to tag and link the items in your image in order to explain your items thoroughly. Embed the picture in your blog with the subject line "More and Tyndale."  Please include your most important concepts in text form on your post

October 21

Book of Common Prayer

From "The Form of Solemnization of Matrimony"
Use Lucidpress to create a marriage advertisement based on the reading. You're welcome to add your own opinions in advertising matrimony, but there should be a credited portion that evidences your reading. Feel free to include symbols, images, and quotes and use any of the Lucidpress templates provided. Create a hyperlink for your advertisement on your blog and use the subject line "Marriage Advertisement."  Please also look ahead at Foxe's sizeable reading

October 22
Foxe

"Acts and Monuments"
Make a list of 5 modern day martyrs and post it to your blog with the title "Modern Martyrs." Include a brief description and a resource (article, website, etc.) for each one

October 23
Hanalani Writes

October 12 - 16

October 12-16
Fall Break

October 5 - 9

October 5
Malory
From "Morte d'Arthur"
Please respond to one of the topics on Stormboard (some of the notes have more than one topic, but you only need to respond to one).  Additional resources are welcome, and please include your name

October 6
Skype meeting at 8:00pm
Ballads
"Sir Patrick Spens"
"The Twa Corbies"
"The Wife of Usher's Well"
"Robin Hood and the Widow's Three Sons"
"Get Up and Bar the Door"

Bonus Opportunity
Write a ballad based on the six elements given in the introduction. Explain your inclusion of each element textually beneath the ballad and post the entire work with the subject line "Ballad." Post by 8pm

October 7
First Quarter ePortfolio (see rubric for details); please customize and streamline your fonts and colors, update your account information with an original picture, check all hyperlinks and posts for professionalism and cleanness, delete extra or unnecessary posts, and add at least one gadget. Please send me an email with a marked rubric that shows the points you believe you deserve for each category and the total amount of points you have given your work. Additionally, include the reasons why you have designated the category points that you have (the comments may be textual or audio)

Bonus Opportunity
Create a post in which you share what you've learned this quarter and post it to your blog with the subject line "First Quarter Reflection"

October 8
Tudor Introduction

 


October 9
Hanalani Writes

Resources
Arthurian Legend