Viva Partners

Dear Students,

This week please begin sharing your viva video with a partner from class. If you cannot find a partner, please let me know as soon as possible and I will connect you with someone!

Here is a copy of the grading sheet, please fill this out for your partner and return it to them by the following class time.

Viva Video Grading Sheet 

Please let me know if you have any questions!

Kind regards,
Dr. Parker

Viva Prep Slides

Week 14 Slides

Week 15 Slides

Week 16 Slides (Optional)

Week 17 Slides

Week 18 Slides

Week 19 Slides

Week 21 Slides

Week 24 Slides

Week 26 Slides

Spem in Alium

 I have never put my hope in any other

but in Thee, God of Israel

who canst show both wrath and graciousness,

and who absolves all the sins

of suffering man

Lord God,

Creator of Heaven and Earth

Regard our humility

Christine de Pizan

Christine de Pizan Slides

Christine: A Medieval Life

This video is optional, but please check it out if you have time. It is a fascinating look at the surprising reality of a particular woman's life in the later medieval era.  

Ave Maris Stella

Ave Maris Stella is a hymn that was originally attributed to St. Bernard, who lived in the 12 century but actually precedes him by several hundred years. The poem is seven stanzas, each being four lines, and was very popular in the Middle Ages as a musical setting for the Mass, specifically the Divine Hours. It was written in honor of the Virgin Mary. Guillaume DuFay’s [Gee-OME Doo-FAY] setting of the Ave Maris Stella is composed with a plainchant melody preceding each stanza and is written for three voices. His compositional style in this piece is an excellent example of the use of a technique called fauxbourdon. The middle voice is a fourth lower than the highest voice. The lower voice is very active. Parts of the plainchant melody can be heard in the stanzas. Careful attention seems to be taken in the placement of the text.The poem’s English translation from Latin is as follows:

Hail, Star of the sea! Blessed Mother of God, yet ever a virgin! O happy gate of heaven!

Thou that didst receive the Ave from Gabriel's lips, confirm us in peace, and so let Eve be changed into an Ave of blessing for us.

Loose the sinner's chains, bring light to the blind, drive from us our evils, and ask all good things for us.

Show thyself a mother, and offer our prayers to Him, who would be born of thee, when born for us.

O incomparable Virgin, and meekest of the meek obtain us the forgiveness of our sins and make us meek and chaste.

Obtain us purity of life, and a safe pilgrimage; that we may be united with thee in thy blissful vision of Jesus.

Praise be to God the Father and to the Lord Jesus, and to the Holy Ghost: to the Three-in-One self, we sing thee praise.

Amen.

V. Hail Mary, full of grace, alleluia.

 R. The Lord is with thee, alleluia.

Florence Cathedral

Medieval House Slides

Medieval House Slides

Documentary

Homework Update

Dear Juniors,

Due to the cold weather and snow, we will not be working on the wall this week, so please ignore the syllabus instructions to bring work clothing.

In addition, this is a reminder that you should be sure to bring a draft of your God's Battalions book report with you to class to trade with your peer editor partner.

Kind Regards,
Dr. Parker

Hildegard von Bingen Slides

Hildegard von Bingen

Chinese New Year Celebration

Hello Rhetoric History Students!

This coming Wednesday (February 6) we will be gathering at the Condrell house in Wheaton at around 5:30 to celebrate Chinese New Year! The Condrell family will be teaching us about the traditions which surround this very important holiday in the Chinese calendar. In addition, we will be learning how to make traditional Chinese dumplings together and enjoying some delicious noodles! If you can make it please let me know in the comments below, by Sunday night, so that we can get an accurate headcount. Thanks!

For those of you able to make it a bit earlier (~4pm), we will be starting the evening off with a trip to H Mart, the Asian superstore, in Naperville. If you are interested in joining us please email me directly!

Looking forward to seeing you all on Wednesday as we mark the beginning of the year of the pig!

Kind Regards,

Dr. Parker

Norman Slides

Norman Lecture Slides

Feudalism Slides

Feudalism Slides

Vikings Slides

The Vikings