English 274: Literary Genres and Periods 1-19-01 1. determine a class description of “tragedy.” Next determine whether or not the charcter Oedipus is truly “tragic.” 2. Look at the period chart. In groups, one for each period, begin identifying the historical events that were occurring during those periods. Place the group findings into a powerpoint. Include pictures, sounds, etc. 3. make assignment Friday, January 19, 2001: Go through the period chart and briefly describe each literary period’s label. Then look specifically at Old and Middle English periods. Try to determine dates. Do the dates match those on the timeline? What types of genres were prevalent in those periods? Develop a brief “word” document that indicates the answers to the questions listed above. Submit that document to the instructor for placement in the course documents section of Blackboard. Read the following pages in Literature and Its Writers for Monday: Chapter 7 What is a Poem? pp. 601-605 Chapter 8 The Elements of Poetry pp. 609-626 (particular focus on the literary terms associated with poetry)