Module 4 DQ

Required Textbook

Book Title: British Literature I: Middle Ages to the Eighteenth Century and Neoclassicism ISBN: 978-1-940771-28-1 Author: Bonnie J. Robinson and Laura Getty

Book Title: British Literature II: Romantic Era to the Twentieth Century and Beyond ISBN: 978-1-940771-11-3 Author: Bonnie J. Robinson

Assigned selections of these texts are included within the course Content sections; however, to download a full copy of the texts for free or to buy a print version of the texts, please select the following links:

· British Literature I: Middle Ages to the Eighteenth Century and Neoclassicism

· British Literature II: Romantic Era to the Twentieth Century and Beyond

· Discussion Board Assignments:

· This course uses graded discussion board postings as a means to facilitate classroom interaction. Always err on the side of professionalism when making a discussion board posting or a response to others students' discussion board postings. Respectful academic debate is encouraged; however, petty or unprofessional attacks or other violations of conduct will result in disciplinary action following the guidelines of student conduct as outlined in the  Student Handbook .

· For each week's discussion board posting, you are responsible for the creation of a well organized response which is similar to a strong body paragraph of an essay. As such, you must state a claim through a well-defined topic sentence, offer quoted evidence from the week's assigned readings, and explain how your evidence supports your claim. This response could be longer, but at least five well developed sentences are expected.

· After your initial posting, you are responsible for responding to two of your peers' initial postings. Your response should be three to five well written sentences. Be careful about your choice of language. Again, academic debate is encouraged; however, an academic debate is quite different from an emotional outburst. As such, your language must be clear and professional. 

Read: 

From British Literature I: Middle Ages to the Eighteenth Century and Neoclassicism 

· 2.12 Christopher Marlowe

· 2.12.1 The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus

· To access a free recording of Doctor Faustus by Librivox:

· For Act I, select the following:  Act I

· For Act II, select the following:  Act II

· For Act III, select the following:  Act III

· For Act IV, select the following:  Act IV

· For Act V, select the following:  Act V

Watch:

Watch the video performance of Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus by selecting the following link:  Doctor Faustus