And you turn valiantly to the formula provided by a textbook, web site, or well-meaning High School English teacher, that a Shakespearean sonnet is fourteen lines of iambic pentameter, rhymed abab cdcd efef gg. If you’d like to receive this item plus everything else needed to teach 180 days of English 9 or English 10 at a deeply discounted price, click here to learn more about the full-year curriculum download.So you’re writing sonnets. If you already own the full-year download, please do not purchase this item here individually. If you purchase the AMSN'sD, poetry unit, or Romeo & Juliet bundles, there's no need to buy this item separately.įinally, this item is also included in my English 9-10 full-year curriculum. Click HERE to check out my money-saving poetry lesson bundle. Please note that this item is also included in my A Midsummer Night's Dream unit and my four-week poetry unit. How about an entire FIVE WEEK UNIT of Romeo & Juliet lessons (including this one) at a budget price? Click HERE for the Entire Romeo and Juliet Unit Plan This bundle features HUGE savings and features MANY items not sold separately.

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The creative writing activity will take students another 20-to-25 minutes to complete, though some students will likely need to finish it as homework.Ģ8 slides (both Prezi and Google Slides format)ġ-page handout of sonnet assignment (printable PDF and Google Drive version), to be completed either in class or as homeworkĢ pages of 24 sonnet topic suggestions to use as a topic selection grab bag You can use the slides as a stand-alone lecture (about 25 minutes) or pair it with the bonus poetry writing activity where students create their own sonnet on a variety of modern topics. Skills are put into practice with a close look at Sonnet 18 and Sonnet 130. This 28-slide deck (downloads in both Prezi and Google Slides format) includes detailed descriptions of iambic pentameter, iams, rhyme scheme, and Shakespeare's sonnet structure.

Every eye in the room will be glued to the vibrant, information-packed slides in this poetry presentation. Get your students excited about Shakespeare with this introduction to the Bard’s sonnet structure and iambic pentameter.

Is a sonnet in iambic pentameter