Midterm Study Sessions

Later this week I have planned a set of 5-7 person study sessions to help all of you prepare for the midterms. Tentative times are:

Wednesday, 5-6pm
Friday, 11-12
Friday, 1-2
Friday, 2-3
Friday, 4-5

Feel free to claim a spot in one of those times in the comments section below (there will be a cap of 7, for now). The basic format will be 100% informal, with you asking questions and me answering them.

Therefore, when you come, you'll need to do two things:

• Bring three questions about the readings we've done, one of each of these types:
  

One Detailed Textual Question (e.g., In Sonnet 65 what does Shakespeare mean by "the wrackful siege of battr'ing days"?; or, What is iambic pentameter, and what is an alexandrine?);


One Thematic Question about a Text (e.g., Why is the Green Knight green? or, Why does Julian of Norwich keep repeating that Christ told her that "Sin is behovely, but all shall be well"?);


One Big Question about History or the Connections between our Texts (What, again, does feminism mean? or, Why did the sonnet become so popular in England during the 16th century?)

• Also, bring along your Norton Anthology, and the photocopies of The Canterbury Tales.
  

See you all tomorrow!