| Requirement | Date Due | Grade |
| Assignment 1: | Choose at least four texts from The Broadview Anthology of Sixteenth-century Poetry and Prose that you would like to read in class and study somewhat more extensively on your own. For each, write a single, well-formed sentence in which you state why that text appeals to you. | Tuesday, Sept. 11 | 10% |
| Assignment 2: Oral Presentation of one of the texts you chose as part of assignment 1. 10 – 20 minutes | Various | 15% |
| Assignment 3: Oral Presentation of one of the texts you chose as part of assignment 1. 10 – 20 minutes | Various | 20% |
| Asignment 4: Written version of either assignment 2 or 3. Approx. 5 pp. | No more than one week after your second presentation. | 20% |
| Assignment 5: A well-formed Sonnet. | Wed., Oct. 10 (Acorn) | 10% |
| Final Exam: Comprehensive. | Dec. 7, 7:00-10:00 PM, BAC 204 | 25% |