Module 3: The Tudor Era and the English Renaissance
Part 1
· Initial discussion board posts are due by 11:59 P.M. on Thursday. For your initial discussion post, you should:
· select one of the questions below:
· What are the characteristics of English Renaissance era literature?
· What are the concerns of everyday life during the English Renaissance?
· What role does religion play in literature during the English Renaissance?
· What is the impact of gender dynamics in literature during the English Renaissance?
· How might works of the English Renaissance differ from works of the Italian Renaissance?
· write a well-developed paragraph around 250 to 300 words that answers the question and includes:
· a clearly defined topic sentence
· at least one MLA formatted quotation from the assigned readings of literature for this module
· three or more sentences that explain how the quotation supports the topic sentence
· Be careful not to confuse editorial sections of the assigned readings with the literature (poems, stories, sermons, speeches, essays, etc.)
