In Week 3, you submitted your test specifications. Now, you should incorporate your Instructor’s feedback and create your test items. Remember to write your items so that they are clear and unambiguous. 

For this assignment, you will be focusing on the history and literature of the Renaissance. You are to write a MLA documented paper that demonstrates your understanding of the history, the values and the literature of the Renaissance in England.Here are the guidelines to follow when writing the Paper: 3-4 Pages Double Spaced 12pt Times New RomanREADINGS: Sir Thomas Wyatt: “Whoso list to hunt” p. 350; “They flee from me” p. 351 (9th edition text: pg. 384; 385)Christopher Marlowe: “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” p. 459 (9th edition text: pg. 499)Sir Walter Ralegh: “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd” p. 448 (9th edition text: pg. (p. 488)William Shakespeare: “Sonnet # 18” p. 499; “Sonnet # 130” p. 507; “Sonnet # 147” p. 509; (9th edition text: pg. 541; 550; 551)Queen Elizabeth I: "The Doubt of Future Foes" p. 359; “On Monsieur’s Departure” p. 359; “Speech to the Troops at Tilbury” p. 362 (9th edition text: 393; 394; 396)1. Choose one of the following three “theme” questions we have for the semester: How does the literature reflect the relationship between the individual and faith/belief/religion of the time period? How does the literature reflect the relationship between women and men of the time period? How does the literature reflect the evolution of the hero-like character of the time period? 2. Your thesis should answer the question “How do you (as yourself, an intelligent reader) see the literature written during that particular time period reflecting X (where X is your topic question selected from above (1))?” 3. You must answer your chosen question by analyzing and making specific reference to ANY TWO of the assigned readings that we have done for that particular period of study. Please note that “specific reference” means that you should integrate quotes from specific passages to support your interpretation– not just “Chaucer says a lot about men treating women badly” but something like “When Chaucer's Wife of Bath says that "Experience, through noon auctoritee/ Were in this world, Is right ynough for me/ To speke of wo that is in marriage‟ she announces to the world her rebellion against a society that saw women as inferior to men” (Damrosch col.1:287). The more specific you can be about the works you are analyzing and reflecting upon, usually the better the quality of your paper. 4. You may choose which literary works you wish to discuss from those we have read from the Middle Ages historical period. You may also wish to include works outside of our assigned readings in your reflection, though it is not required. You should discuss in some detail at least two pieces of literature from each time period, though you certainly can analyze more than two pieces of literature if you wish. At least two quotes should be used to support your analysis from each of the two pieces of literature.READINGS MIDDLE AGES: Beowulf, The Conspiracy Against Lancelot and Guinevere King Arthur, Canterbury Tales ("The Millers Tale" , "The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale" , "The Pardoner's Prologue and Tale" ) PICK ANY TWO5. Your reflection should demonstrate that you understand and can connect literary works to key historical events, concepts, and movements of the time. 6. Your primary focus of this essay should be your own reflection on how the British literature you have selected reflect an answer to your chosen theme question. You are free to use secondary sources in support of your reflection but material must be properly documented. Throughout the course, please ask me if you are unsure about whether you should document a source, or how to document a source. 7. The paper should demonstrate your comprehension of the history of the time period and how that history influenced the portrayal of your chosen theme question in the literature. Helpful Suggestions: Be sure to frequently reference the "Integrating Quotes for Literary Analysis" handout as you will be graded, in part, on how well you follow these guidelines Use the grading rubric that follows to evaluate your paper Be sure to follow the guidelines listed here for creating proper Academic Tone English Literature I – Period Reflection Paper Grading Rubric Introduction: 15 possible points- a thorough overview and explanation of the historical period is presented- each of the two pieces of literature that are analyzed in the paper are mentioned in the introduction- a thesis statement is provided (answer to the chosen theme question selected from the above choices) Body paragraphs: 35 possible points- The body of the paper should present a summary of each piece of literature that is to be analyzed- The body of the paper should thoroughly analyze (including quotes) each piece of literature explaining how the literature provides a window to the past for today's readers and thus answers the chosen theme question- Each analysis paragraph should have a clear topic sentence which breaks down the thesis and a clear concluding sentence which ties the paragraph's topic sentence to the thesis- Quotes in analysis paragraphs should be purposefully chosen and well integrated into the writing Conclusion: 15 possible points- Concluding paragraph should summarize main ideas in the paper AND make intriguing comments connecting the analysis, the historical time period, and literature in general to leave the reader with provoking ideas.Execution: 20 possible pointsProper grammar, punctuation, syntax, spelling and academic tone are followed : 30 possible points MLA Documentation: 15 possible pointsProper MLA documentation is followed including headers, title, in-text citation and Works Cited page.

This is essay 1Question Suppose Ralph Linton were to rewrite his essay “One Hundred Per Cent American.” Suppose he were to focus on those “100% American” items used by his fictional middle-class person that originated with or were heavily influenced by American Indians. Write his new essay. Use the materials from Weatherford’s chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10 and 11. You may use materials from additional chapters if you wish. Also use any relevant materials from the class discussions. Your essay should be at least 500-700 words = about 2 pages typed double spaced.Your essay is due on Monday, October 8, 2018 at noon. Late submissions may receive reduced credit.Start your essay “[Choose a name] wakes up and…”Hint #1: Since this assignment is worth 8 points, you might want to include at least 8 Native American contributions in your essay.Hint #2: To make sure all your items get counted, you might want to boldface or underline them in the text.