Agenda:
1. Journal #1: Beauty in American Culture/ Discussion of Beauty (prompt located on attached worksheet)
2. Overview of Sonnets
-14 lines
-ABAB CDCD EFEF GG rhyme scheme
-3 quatrains (4 lines) and a couplet (2 lines)
3. Review of Similes and Metaphors
-Simile: comparison using "like" or "as"
-Metaphor: stronger comparison that does not use "like" or "as"
4. Discussion of "Sonnet 18"
5. Group evaluation of chosen sonnet
Homework: Find another Shakespearean sonnet (online or in a book). Print out a copy of it and annotate it, making sure that you understand what is being said in the sonnet. On the bottom, after you have annotated the poem, write a 1-2 sentence explanation of the theme.
1. Journal #1: Beauty in American Culture/ Discussion of Beauty (prompt located on attached worksheet)
2. Overview of Sonnets
-14 lines
-ABAB CDCD EFEF GG rhyme scheme
-3 quatrains (4 lines) and a couplet (2 lines)
3. Review of Similes and Metaphors
-Simile: comparison using "like" or "as"
-Metaphor: stronger comparison that does not use "like" or "as"
4. Discussion of "Sonnet 18"
5. Group evaluation of chosen sonnet
Homework: Find another Shakespearean sonnet (online or in a book). Print out a copy of it and annotate it, making sure that you understand what is being said in the sonnet. On the bottom, after you have annotated the poem, write a 1-2 sentence explanation of the theme.