Lesson 3.03: Love and Hate Sonnets

Go to the 3.03 Sonnets 130 and 18 Discussion to submit your views on the messages for sonnets 130 and 18. Use the guide below to write your interpretations.

Go to the interactive Word Mover to create a Found Poem for “Sonnet 18.”   Look over the words in the sonnet and create a “love” found poem from Shakespeare’s work.  Think about the tone that the details and diction convey.  The words should all relate to love.  When you’re close to a final version, you may add a few words to make the poem flow more smoothly.

Look at the 3.03 Love Found Poem Rubric before you submit your final draft.  When you are finished with your poem, click “Next” at the bottom and “Save as Final.” Save your work as 3.03 Love Found Poem and submit it to the 3.03 Love Found Poem Dropbox.

Go to SAS Curriculum Pathways to review your punctuation rules on commas.  Complete lesson 1c: Elements in a Series. View the presentation.  Then complete the practice sentences.

Finally, take the quiz and save it to a PDF file called 3.03 Elements in a Series and submit to the 3.03 Elements in a Series Dropbox.

Now you are ready to write a sonnet by yourself.  Remember, a sonnet is a fourteen-line lyric poem that expresses a strong emotion.  This poem doesn’t have to revolve around love.  You can express any emotion or mood in your poem; it can have a serious or humorous tone.

Begin by brainstorming topics your sonnet will address.  Don’t forget about the specific rhyme scheme of abab cdcd efef gg.

Open 3.03 Sonnet to begin.  When you are finished, submit to the 3.03 Sonnet Dropbox.

Go to the quizzes sections and take the 3.03 Sonnet Quiz.