ENG 2D7 and ENG 3U7

::: Online Literary Discussion :::


Topics for this week:

Please refer to The Elizabethan World View (posted below). The title is taken from E. M. W. Tillyard’s book, which attempts to describe the way Shakespeare’s contemporaries viewed the universe.

ENG 2D7: Please identify the key concepts outlined in Tillyard's work and compare them to contemporary North American views. Your discussion may touch on cultures around the world and how their views relate to this topic.

ENG 3U7: Please identify the key concepts outlined in Tillyard's work and relate them to the events, characters and language in Hamlet.

Due date: Please post your responses on the Idiot Glee forum by October 31.

NOTE: You are responsible for posting 2 paragraphs each week. Paragraph #1 is an original response to one of the assigned topics and paragraph #2 is your comment on a peer response.



Evaluation Criteria

LEVEL 4:
- point/proof/comment format is used skillfully
- correct sentence structure, spelling, and punctuation
- appropriate level of diction
- response is specific (avoids generalities)
- precise word choice

Level 4 = ALWAYS
Level 3 = OFTEN
Level 2 = SOMETIMES
Level 1= RARELY
Level R = NEVER



NOTE:
Updating our blog and fielding e-mails is taking more time than I can afford in the evenings. Today, for example, I began updating Idiot Glee at 4:30 and am still working on it at 7:00 p.m.

In an effort to streamline this process, I'm asking that you direct any questions that you may have to your classmates in the forum. Questions that cannot be answered in the forum should be collected and e-mailed to me by one student from each class. I will respond as quickly as possible, but please be patient.

Thanks!