Friday, October 10, 2014

Note Card Project

Brit Lit 121: Handy Reference Resources

            Prepare a 4x6 note card for the following sources in the Wheeler Media Center reference section. The front of the card should list the correct bibliographic information according to the MLA Handbook and your Guide to the Research Paper; in addition, it should include a brief description of the contents and organization of the source. The back of the card should show an interesting or amusing quote from the source, properly documented. This quote must be unique to the pair or person handing in the cards for full credit.

Ref 016.909     Dictionary of Historic Documents OR Searching and Researching the Internet
Ref 355.8         An Historical Guide to Arms and Armor
Ref 391            History of Costume OR The Historical Encyclopedia of Costume
Ref 428.3         Fowler’s Modern English Usage
Ref 509            Chronology of Science and Discovery OR Dictionary of the History of Science
Ref 709            The Book of Art OR Architecture Through the Ages
Ref 808.8         Great Books of the Western World series
Ref 902            The Timetables of History (902) OR Time Lines on File (902.2)
Ref 909.07       Dictionary of the Middle Ages
Ref 909.07       Middle Ages: Biographies
Ref 911.4         Atlas of Medieval Europe OR Atlas of the Crusades

Ref 940.1         Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages OR The Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval Europe

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Dr. Carter regrets . . .

that he has made a proofreading error in the August calendar which has led to an error in the September calendar. I double-assigned Beowulf HW the last week of August. Rather than reprint the September calendar, I will allow students to turn in the Beowulf HW after Labor Day as per the September calendar. To make the best use of our time, however, we will read "The Seafarer" in class Thurs. & Fri. even though the HW for that poem is not due for another week after that. This will give students greater flexibility in doing the homework and will enable me to introduce the Anglo-Saxon paper before labor day, giving students 4 days' more flexibility in working on that assignment as well. I know it sounds complicated, but the upshot is this: THE DUE DATES ON THE SEPTEMBER CALENDAR WILL REMAIN AS THEY ARE (at least for now). Again, Dr. Carter regrets any confusion this error may have caused.

Skinny BL September calendar