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Discussion Board 5: The Victorian Age and Modernist Age
For this discussion board, you will choose any one of the following prompts. Once you have made your selection, please draft your initial post based on the instructions below.
a. The poem, The Last Duchess" is called a dramatic monologue because it consists entirely of the words of a single speaker (persona) who reveals in his speech his own nature and the dramatic situation in which he finds himself. The dramatic monologue reveals its own place and time as it proceeds to uncover the psychology of the speaker at a significant moment in his or her life. Browning's Duke has been labeled (despite his apparent cunning) as "witless"--why?
b. How does the matching of sound and meaning in “Ulysses,” for example, affect your understanding of the poem? Particularly consider its last stanza.
c. Does Dickens offer a coherent social program or political vision in this novel in the four chapters you read? Remember to use textual evidence to back up your answer.
d. Why does Woolf claim that, in order to write fiction, a woman must have a room of her own? How do women writers’ situations differ from those of their male counterparts?
e. Why does T. S. Eliot use so many allusions in this poem, do you think? How does he use them? What’s the effect of his using them?
f. What, if any, absurd dramatic and/or thematic elements does Waiting for Godot possess? Why, and to what effect? Read the characteristics of the T heatre of the Absurd here.
Please compose your post in formal prose that obeys writing conventions, e.g., capitalize the first letter of every word at the beginning of the sentence, end sentences with periods, avoid run on sentences, use formal words, avoid language that is informal. This is an English course, and you will be graded on the basis of the proper use of the language and writing conventions.
You are encouraged to use quotations as they serve as textual evidence. Absence of quotations can compromise the quality of your response. If you choose to use quotations, please ensure that you format them correctly using the quotation sandwich method (see Quote Sandwich Example Handout. )
Revise, edit, and proofread before you post them here. Please cite any source you use for this post. Please do not copy and paste from the web. I will be checking for plagiarism by running your writing through a plagiarism checker. If I feel you have copied from some outside source without proper documentation, I reserve the right to give you a zero on the assignment.
As with all discussion boards, your initial response should be at least 300 words. Then reply to two (2) other posts. Your response should be of at least 100 words each. Feel free to exceed these minimum requirements. Try to pick students who do not have any comments yet. When commenting, please add to the conversation by making a connection to the other person. Please compose your post in academic prose that demonstrates clear purpose and logical organization. Most importantly, make sure your initial post comprises of more than one paragraph.
WeekFourpleasereadcarefully.docx
Week Four
This week you will read a selection of literary works from the Victorian Age to the twentieth century. Student Learning Outcomes Addressed:
· Identify key ideas, significant historical or cultural events, and characteristic perspectives or attitudes expressed in the literature of different periods or regions.
· Analyze literary works as expressions of individual or communal values within the social, political, cultural, or religious contexts of different literary periods.
Core Competencies Addressed:
· Biographical, historical and literary analysis
Readings: Essay One Instructions, Sample student paper, and rubric.
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From British Literature II (Volume II) , Part 2: The Victorian Age
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· Intro: The Victorian Movement in Literature, pages 286-289.
· Lord Tennyson, “Ulysses,” pages 337-338, and 351-353.
· Robert Browning, “The Last Duchess,” pages 429- 430, and 431-433.
· Charles Dickens, from Hardtimes, Chapters 1-4, pages 596-615.
From British Literature II (Volume II) , Part 3: Twentieth Century and Beyond
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· Intro-Modernism and Postmodernism as Literary Movements, pages, 878-885
· Virginia Woolf, “A Room of one’s Own,” Chapter 1
· T. S. Eliot, “The Wasteland,” only "The Burial of the Dead," pages 1086-89
· Samuel Beckett, 1106-1108, follow the link to read Act I of Waiting for Godot.
From A Glossary of Literary Terms
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· Dramatic monologue, pages 96-97
· Stream of consciousness, pages 378-379
· Literature of the Absurd, pages, 1-3
· Existentialism, Existential philosophy, page 180
· “ Stichomythia”
Assignments or Assessments:
One Major Assignment. One Journal Assignment. One Discussion board post and responses.
One reading quiz on the readings for this week.
Supporting Documents:
· eBooks
· Checklist:
· Read lesson material/watch videos
· Complete annotation
· Complete the discussion board posts and the responses
· Complete the one reading quiz
· Submit major assignment
The textbooks for this class are all open access, which means you can access them by clicking on the hyperlink. No need to purchase or pay for it.
· British Literature: Middle Ages to the Eighteenth Century and Neoclasical. Edited by Bonnie J. Robinson and Laura J. Getty. Publisher: University of North Georgia Press. ISBN: 978-1-940771-28-1.
· British Literature II: Romantic Era to the Twentieth Century and Beyond. Edited by Bonnie J. Robinson. Publisher: University of North Georgia Press. ISBN: 978-1-940771-11-3.
· Abrahms, M. H. A Glossary of Literary Terms
week4discussion.docx
Discussion Board 5: The Victorian Age and Modernist Age
For this discussion board, you will choose any one of the following prompts. Once you have made your selection, please draft your initial post based on the instructions below.
a. The poem, The Last Duchess" is called a dramatic monologue because it consists entirely of the words of a single speaker (persona) who reveals in his speech his own nature and the dramatic situation in which he finds himself. The dramatic monologue reveals its own place and time as it proceeds to uncover the psychology of the speaker at a significant moment in his or her life. Browning's Duke has been labeled (despite his apparent cunning) as "witless"--why?
b. How does the matching of sound and meaning in “Ulysses,” for example, affect your understanding of the poem? Particularly consider its last stanza.
c. Does Dickens offer a coherent social program or political vision in this novel in the four chapters you read? Remember to use textual evidence to back up your answer.
d. Why does Woolf claim that, in order to write fiction, a woman must have a room of her own? How do women writers’ situations differ from those of their male counterparts?
e. Why does T. S. Eliot use so many allusions in this poem, do you think? How does he use them? What’s the effect of his using them?
f. What, if any, absurd dramatic and/or thematic elements does Waiting for Godot possess? Why, and to what effect? Read the characteristics of the T heatre of the Absurd here.
Please compose your post in formal prose that obeys writing conventions, e.g., capitalize the first letter of every word at the beginning of the sentence, end sentences with periods, avoid run on sentences, use formal words, avoid language that is informal. This is an English course, and you will be graded on the basis of the proper use of the language and writing conventions.
You are encouraged to use quotations as they serve as textual evidence. Absence of quotations can compromise the quality of your response. If you choose to use quotations, please ensure that you format them correctly using the quotation sandwich method (see Quote Sandwich Example Handout. )
Revise, edit, and proofread before you post them here. Please cite any source you use for this post. Please do not copy and paste from the web. I will be checking for plagiarism by running your writing through a plagiarism checker. If I feel you have copied from some outside source without proper documentation, I reserve the right to give you a zero on the assignment.
As with all discussion boards, your initial response should be at least 300 words. Then reply to two (2) other posts. Your response should be of at least 100 words each. Feel free to exceed these minimum requirements. Try to pick students who do not have any comments yet. When commenting, please add to the conversation by making a connection to the other person. Please compose your post in academic prose that demonstrates clear purpose and logical organization. Most importantly, make sure your initial post comprises of more than one paragraph.
WeekFourpleasereadcarefully.docx
Week Four
This week you will read a selection of literary works from the Victorian Age to the twentieth century. Student Learning Outcomes Addressed:
· Identify key ideas, significant historical or cultural events, and characteristic perspectives or attitudes expressed in the literature of different periods or regions.
· Analyze literary works as expressions of individual or communal values within the social, political, cultural, or religious contexts of different literary periods.
Core Competencies Addressed:
· Biographical, historical and literary analysis
Readings: Essay One Instructions, Sample student paper, and rubric.
Start work on Literary Analysis Essay
From British Literature II (Volume II) , Part 2: The Victorian Age
·
·
· Intro: The Victorian Movement in Literature, pages 286-289.
· Lord Tennyson, “Ulysses,” pages 337-338, and 351-353.
· Robert Browning, “The Last Duchess,” pages 429- 430, and 431-433.
· Charles Dickens, from Hardtimes, Chapters 1-4, pages 596-615.
From British Literature II (Volume II) , Part 3: Twentieth Century and Beyond
·
·
· Intro-Modernism and Postmodernism as Literary Movements, pages, 878-885
· Virginia Woolf, “A Room of one’s Own,” Chapter 1
· T. S. Eliot, “The Wasteland,” only "The Burial of the Dead," pages 1086-89
· Samuel Beckett, 1106-1108, follow the link to read Act I of Waiting for Godot.
From A Glossary of Literary Terms
·
·
· Dramatic monologue, pages 96-97
· Stream of consciousness, pages 378-379
· Literature of the Absurd, pages, 1-3
· Existentialism, Existential philosophy, page 180
· “ Stichomythia”
Assignments or Assessments:
One Major Assignment. One Journal Assignment. One Discussion board post and responses.
One reading quiz on the readings for this week.
Supporting Documents:
· eBooks
· Checklist:
· Read lesson material/watch videos
· Complete annotation
· Complete the discussion board posts and the responses
· Complete the one reading quiz
· Submit major assignment
The textbooks for this class are all open access, which means you can access them by clicking on the hyperlink. No need to purchase or pay for it.
· British Literature: Middle Ages to the Eighteenth Century and Neoclasical. Edited by Bonnie J. Robinson and Laura J. Getty. Publisher: University of North Georgia Press. ISBN: 978-1-940771-28-1.
· British Literature II: Romantic Era to the Twentieth Century and Beyond. Edited by Bonnie J. Robinson. Publisher: University of North Georgia Press. ISBN: 978-1-940771-11-3.
· Abrahms, M. H. A Glossary of Literary Terms