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449-1066 |
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1.
Read historical introduction.
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pages 2-16 |
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2.
Read Beowulf.
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pages 18-46 |
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3.
Answer questions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7,
“Shaping Interpretations.”
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page 48 |
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4.
Read entire page. Record all literary terms.
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page 49 |
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5.
Answer questions 1, 2, and 3, “Analyzing
Text.”
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page 49 |
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6.
Read “The English language.”
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page 63-66 |
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7.
Analyze Beowulf. Select one (exclude symbolism of
Grendel and Herot) of the topics listed in #2 on page 67. Write a literary analysis using only
the text of Beowulf as a source.
If you prefer, you may determine a topic.
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pages 67-68 |
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THE MIDDLE AGES
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1066-1485 |
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8.
Read the historical introduction.
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pages 74-88 |
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9.
Read entire page. Record all literary terms.
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page 90 |
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10.
Read ballads.
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pages 91-95 |
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11.
Answer questions 1-5.
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page 96 |
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12.
Read about Geoffrey Chaucer.
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pages 98-99 |
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13.
Study introduction to Canterbury Tales.
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pages 100-101 |
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14.
Study pronunciation key.
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page 102 |
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15.
Read entire page. Record all literary terms.
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page 103 |
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16.
Read the beginning of the Book of the Tales of
Canterbury.
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page 104. |
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17.
Read “The Prologue” to the
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pages 105-125. |
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18.
Answer questions 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, “Shaping
Interpretations.”
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page 127 |
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19.
Read from “The Pardoner’s Tale.”
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pages 129-136 |
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20.
Answer questions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7,
“Shaping Interpretations.”
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page 137 |
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21.
Read from “The Wife of Bath’s
Tale.”
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pages 138-147 |
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22.
Answer questions 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, “Shaping
Interpretations.”
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page 149 |
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23.
Read entire page. Record all literary terms.
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page 158 |
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24.
Read from “Sir Gawain and the Green
Knight.”
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pages 159 |
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25.
Answer questions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7,
“Shaping Interpretations.”
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page 167 |
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26.
Study “Romances: Wishes Fulfilled.” Know elements of romance.
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page167 |
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27.
Read about Sir Thomas Malory’s life.
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page 169 |
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28.
Read “The Death of Arthur” from Le Morte Darthur.
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page 171-176 |
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29.
Answer questions 2 and 3, “Shaping
Interpretations.”
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page 176 |
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30.
Using the thesis on page 186, write a
comparison/contrast essay. Study
pages 185 and 186 for ideas and advice.
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pages 185-186 |
The Renaissance
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1485-1660
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31.
Read the historical introduction.
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pages 193-211 |
32.
Read Edmund Spenser’s biography.
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page 217 |
33.
Study sonnets 30 and 75.
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pages 218-219 |
34.
Answer questions 2, 3, 4, and 5, “Shaping
Interpretations.”
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page 219 |
35.
Read these pages.
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pages 221-222 |
36.
Read “The Fowle Duessa”
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page 222 |
37.
Read these pages, “Shakespeare’s
Sonnets: The Mysteries of
Love.”
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pages 223-224 |
38.
Read Sonnets 116 and 130.
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pages 228-229 |
39.
Answer questions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9,
“Shaping Interpretations.”
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page 229 |
40.
Read “Make the Connection” and
“Elements of Literature.”
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page 231 |
41.
Read Christopher Marlowe’s biography.
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page 232 |
42.
Read “The Passionate Shepherd to His
Love.”
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page 233 |
43.
Read Sir Walter Raleigh’s biography.
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page 234 |
44.
Read “The Nymph’s Reply to the
Shepherd.”
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page 235 |
45.
Answer questions 2, 3, 4, and 5, “Shaping
Interpretations.”
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page 236 |
46.
Read Robert Herrick’s biography.
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page 238 |
47.
Read “To the Virgins, to Make Much of
Time.”
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page 239 |
48.
Read Andrew Marvel’s biography.
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page 240 |
49.
Read “To His Coy Mistress.”
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pages 241-242 |
50.
Answer questions 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, “Shaping
Interpretations.”
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page 242 |
51.
Complete an essay in which you compare and
contrast two of the carpe diem
poems by Marlow, Raleigh, Herrick, and Marvell.
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page 243 |
52.
Read John Donne’s biography.
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page 244 |
53.
Study page 245 “Before You Read.”
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page 245 |
54.
Read “Song.”
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page 245 |
55.
Answer questions 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, “Shaping
Interpretations.”
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page 246 |
56.
Study “Metaphysical Poetry” sections.
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page 246 |
57.
Read entire page. Record all literary terms.
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page 247 |
58.
Read “A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning.”
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page 248 |
59.
Answer questions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8,
“Shaping Interpretations.”
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page 249 |
60.
Read “Death Be Not Proud.”
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page 253 |
61.
Answer questions 2, 3, 4, and 5, “Shaping
Interpretations.”
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page 254 |
62.
Read Ben Jonson’s biography.
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page 256 |
63.
Read “On My First Son.”
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page 257 |
64.
Record the term “epigram.”
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page 257 |
65.
Study very carefully page 279 about
“literary present tense.’
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page 279 |
66.
Study pages 275-278 carefully about writing an
interpretive essay.
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pages 275-278 |
THE RENAISSANCE THEATER
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67.
Read the historical introduction.
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pages 283-288 |
68.
Read William Shakespeare’s biography.
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pages 289-296 |
69.
Read the Macbeth
introduction.
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pages 298-300 |
70.
Read Macbeth.
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pages 302-382 |
71.
Answer questions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8,
“Shaping Interpretations.”
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page 318 |
72.
Answer questions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7,
“Shaping Interpretations.”
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page 333 |
73.
Answer questions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8,
“Shaping Interpretations.”
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page 351 |
74.
Answer questions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7,
“Shaping Interpretations.”
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page 369 |
75.
Answer questions 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, “Shaping
Interpretations.”
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page 388 |
76.
Write an essay in which you formulate a response
to Item #2 on page 390 about Lady Macbeth.
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page 390 |
77.
Read John Milton’s biography.
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page 435-437 |
78.
Read introduction to Paradise Lost.
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pages 438-439 |
79.
Read the “Fall of Satan” from
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pages 441-448 |
80.
Answer questions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8,
“Shaping Interpretations.”
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page 449 |
81.
Record all literary terms.
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page 449 |