Greetings Seniors!
I hope you had a restful weekend. This week we will continue our study of Renaissance literature. On Monday we will look at several John Donne poems, including "A Valediction Forbidding Weeping" and "A Valediction Forbidding Mourning." These two poem show a marked contrast in the younger "Jack" Donne and his more mature counterpart John. The older, more serious, more introspective Donne is also known for his holy sonnets and religious meditations. We will read two of his sonnets, "Death be not Proud" and "Batter My Heart, Three Personed God," and one of his meditations, Meditation 17. I am not certain we can complete all this reading and discussion on Monday, but we will try. Any remaining reading will be done (no pun intended) on Thursday.
Thursday, we will have a quiz on lesson 15 vocabulary, so study those words even if we do not get to them in class. We will also read and discuss more poetry and essays from the Renaissance, and we will review for a test on this periods shorter works on Monday of next week. After your test, we will delve into Shakespeare.
I just checked my Moodle, and as I feared, only about half of you have uploaded your Dr. Faustus papers. These MUST be uploaded. I will close the assignment on Friday. Any late assignments after that date will NOT be accepted, and you will earn a ZERO for an essay grade. Speaking of essays, it's nearing the time for research papers. I will discuss them with you in the coming weeks.
See you in class!
Mrs. SO
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