Required Work:

• Two short (4-6 page) papers, due October 6 and November 22. These will essentially be close readings of particular medieval texts.
• One 15 minute-long oral report. Topics must be chosen by the end of the second week of classes; they will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. ALTERNATIVELY, you may choose to get together with a couple of other students and put on a performance of one of the medieval dramas we will be reading this semester. If you are interested in this option, see me as soon as possible.
• Several short and moderately entertaining informal writing exercises.
• Regular postings (at least twice a week) to the class Bulletin Board, which should be up and running by the second week of classes.
• Term paper, 12-15 pages long, incorporating secondary research, due at the end of the semester.