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ENG 260 Module 1 DQ 1
“Beowulf” was originally an orally transmitted poem from
pre-Christian Germanic culture. What specific elements in this poem reflect a
Christian point of view? Do you think these elements are well integrated into
the story? Why or why not?
Please use specific examples from the text.
ENG 260 Module 1 DQ 2
Who or what is the main character of “The Dream of the Rood,”
and how does this main character contribute to the main point the poem is
trying to make about the crucifixion of Christ? Why do you think the author
chose to look at this event from this perspective?
ENG 260 Week 1 Assignment Critical Analysis 1
Details:
Each Critical Analysis requires you to analyze one particular
topic. Each answer should be 350−500 words. Excellent answers will
address each portion of the question, provide concrete evidence of the
student’s reading, and be grammatically and structurally correct. The instructor
will select one of the topics listed below for this assignment.
1.
Syncretism is the combination of different systems of religious
belief or practice. Where in “Beowulf” do you see instances of syncretism
between Anglo-Saxon paganism and Christianity? Give specific examples. How well
do you think these combinations work?
2.
Explain your reaction to the way that the cross is used in “The
Dream of the Rood.” Are any aspects of this personification troubling or
especially effective? Give specific examples of instances that make an
impression on you, and explain the reasons for your reaction.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the
GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using
the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the
rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment
criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.
ENG 260 Week 1 Assignment Old English Language
Details:
Write an essay (500−750 words) that addresses the following:
The Anglo-Saxon culture arose out of a blending of various
tribes, all of whom spoke a similar language. Briefly discuss the evolution of
the dialects into the language you know and are familiar with today. Give
examples of at least five words (not found in the lecture material) and show
how they have changed and evolved into words that you now use.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the
GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using
the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the
rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment
criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.
ENG 260 Module 2 DQ 1
In the Prologue to “The Canterbury Tales,” what do you think
Chaucer is saying about the pilgrims and why they are taking their journey? How
would you describe Chaucer’s feelings about each of the pilgrims he
characterizes? Please use specific examples from the text.
ENG 260 Module 2 DQ 2
Pick a medieval lyric that discusses love. How is the beloved
pictured in this poem (what things is he/she compared to)? What are the
consequences of being in love? How does the concept of love perhaps differ from
what you see in society today?
ENG 260 Week 2 Assignment Collaborative Learning Community:
Allegory Chart
Details:
This is a CLC Assignment.
Using what you have learned in this module regarding the
allegory, create a chart that compares and contrasts three allegories found in
the text with three modern or present-day allegories.
Include in your chart the basic characteristics of the allegory
as well as common themes and situations where allegories are used.
Titles as well as authors should be included and the chart
should be clearly labeled.
GCU style is not required, but solid academic writing is
expected.
ENG 260 Week 2 Assignment Critical Analysis 2
Details:
Analyze one of the following topics. The instructor will select one of the
topics listed below for this assignment.
Each answer should be 350−500 words. Excellent answers will
address each portion of the question, provide concrete evidence of the
student’s reading, and be grammatically and structurally correct. For “The
Canterbury Tales,” assess, in detail, Chaucer’s stance toward one of the
pilgrims. Read through his/her description in the Prologue, and glance at
his/her tale. How is the tale appropriate to the person telling it? What aspect
of the character does the author approve of? What does he disapprove of? What
literary devices does he use to indirectly communicate this approval or
disapproval?
1.
Define the ideal Christian knight as described in “Sir Gawain
and the Green Knight.” How well does Gawain himself live up to this ideal? How
does he fail, and how does he succeed in his quest?
2.
Compare and contrast the allegories of “Everyman” and “Piers
Plowman.” Which one is easier to interpret? What criticism do they make of
medieval English society (if they do)? Do they both seem to view salvation in
the same way? Explain your answer.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the
GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using
the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the
rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment
criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.
ENG 260 Module 3 DQ 1
What things in Utopia make it seem like nonfiction? Find
specific ways that you think Thomas More was trying to heighten the
believability of his story and share those examples with your classmates.
ENG 260 Module 3 DQ 2
What is the point of John Skelton’s poem “Mannerly Margery Milk
and Ale” and what aspect of the church is Skelton criticizing? How is it
structured?
ENG 260 Week 3 Assignment Critical Analysis 3
Details:
Analyze the following topic. The answer should be 350−500
words. Excellent answers will address each portion of the question, will
provide concrete evidence of the student’s reading, and will be grammatically
and structurally correct.
Would you like to live in Thomas More’s Utopia? Why or why not?
Give examples of various Utopian practices that you think are especially good
or especially troublesome to bolster your argument.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the
GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using
the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the
rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment
criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.
ENG 260 Module 4 DQ 1
Examine the two versions of Wyatt’s poem: “They Flee . . .”/”The
Lover Showeth . . .” What similarities and differences do you see here? (E. Ms.
= Egerton Manuscript; Tottel = Tottel’s Miscellany) Why do you think these
changes might have been made between the manuscript and the published version?
ENG 260 Module 4 DQ 2
Both “The long love . . .” by Thomas Wyatt and “Love that doth
reign . . .” by Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey are versions of Rime 140 by
Francesco Petrarch. What is the central conceit (metaphor) of each poem? Which
poem do you like more? Why? Does it make any difference that these poems are
both adaptations of the same poem in Italian?
ENG 260 Module 5 DQ 1
Max Points: 5.0
In stanzas 14-26 of book 1, canto 1 of “The Faerie Queene,” how
would you interpret the Red Crosse Knight’s battle with the dragon on a moral
level? It might help to consider what the knight stands for and then what the
dragon represents allegorically.
ENG 260 Module 5 DQ 2
In what ways is Faustus like a morality play character? How is
he unlike one?
ENG 260 Week 5 Assignment Critical Analysis 5
Details:
Analyze the following topic. The answer should be 350−500 words.
Excellent answers will address each portion of the question, provide concrete
evidence of the student’s reading and be grammatically and structurally
correct. The paper needs to be formatted according to GCU style requirements.
Consider Marlowe’s “Doctor Faustus” and its theme: the search
for illegitimate and unbridled power and what happens when one gets it. Discuss
how accurately the theme can be applied to society in general and specifically
to today’s society. Address the following:
1.
Do you find that the theme is valid?
2.
What, if anything, can no longer be applied to modern society?
3.
What legitimizes your achievements: your will, the means by
which you pursue your achievements, or a combination of both?
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the
GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using
the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the
rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment
criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.
ENG 260 Module 6 DQ 1
Max Points: 5.0
During the opening of “Paradise Lost” what does Milton do to
announce to the reader that this poem will be an epic? How is his opening
different from other epics? Give examples of from least one other epic.
ENG 260 Module 6 DQ 2
Discuss Satan as he is first described in Paradise Lost. What is
your first impression of him? What details give you that impression?
ENG 260 Week 6 Assignment Critical Analysis 6
Details:
Analyze the following topic. The answer should be 350−500 words.
Excellent answers will address each portion of the question, provide concrete
evidence of the student’s reading and be grammatically and structurally
correct. Examine George Herbert’s poem “The Altar.” The poem is shaped as an
emblem (an allegorical picture with a moral meaning). Address the following:
1.
What is strange about this emblem?
2.
What is the linguistic significance of the poem’s shape?
3.
Discuss as many biblical images and allusions as you see.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the
GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using
the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the
rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment
criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.
ENG 260 Week 6 Assignment Topic Exploration
Details:
The Topic Exploration is an analysis of 500−750 words. Choose a
topic from one of the module readings. This topic can be anything of
interest that is directly relevant to 17th century
lyric and narrative poetry or restoration drama. For example, you could
look at a historical topic, such as a key historical figure, or you could
choose to explore a specific author or play that we have not yet written about
in this class. Your essay should both fully explore the topic and should
address the implications of your topic as it relates to the literary movement
of the time.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the
GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using
the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the
rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment
criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.
ENG 260 Module 7 DQ 1
Pick 40 lines in Pope’s poem “Rape of the Lock.” Look at them
closely. What do you see? What in them reminds you of epics? Is anything
especially humorous? What point is Pope making?\
ENG 260 Module 7 DQ 2
After reading Boswell’s “The Life of Samuel Johnson,” what is
your opinion of Johnson as a person? What makes you think the way you do? What
does the biography make you think of Boswell? Why?
ENG 260 Week 7 Assignment Collaborative Learning Community:
Information Report
Details:
This is a CLC assignment.
Information reports are group projects designed to help the
class understand the background and context of works of literature that the
class covers. One topic will be chosen by each group for the Information
Report. The Information Report should be 1,000−1,500 words, based on a moderate
amount of research (seven or more sources). Group participants should
coordinate their research and writing on the topic. Since the reports are
designed to present important information, their style should be easy to understand,
their structure should be clear, and their writing should be grammatically
correct.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the
GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
ENG 260 Week 7 Assignment Critical Analysis 7
Details:
Each answer should be 350−500 words. Excellent answers will
address each portion of the question, provide concrete evidence of the
student’s reading, and be grammatically and structurally correct. The paper
needs to be formatted according to GCU style requirements. The instructor will
select one of the topics listed below for this assignment:
1.
Using the excerpts of Pope’s “Essay on Man” from the readings,
describe where Pope thinks that humans fit in the universe. How is the universe
organized? Do you think Pope makes a good argument here? Why or why not?
2.
In Johnson’s preface to his dictionary, what does he say causes
language to change? Does he think this change is good or bad? How do you know?
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the
GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using
the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the
rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment
criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.
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