TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2012

Bell Ringer: In a paragraph, respond to the following prompt.

Prompt: Why would someone want to compare the person he or she loves to a summer’s day?

THE ENGLISH SONNET NOTES

also known as the Shakespearean sonnet because Shakespeare perfected the form

contains fourteen lines

includes three quatrains and a concluding couplet

quatrain- rhyming four-line stanzas

couplet-pair of rhyming lines

Each quatrain makes a point or gives an example, and the couplet sums it all up.

Rhyme Scheme : Quatrain one- ABAB, Quatrain two- CDCD, Quatrain three- EFEF,

Couplet-GG

“SHALL I CO MPAR E THEE TO A SU MMER’S DAY ?”

Read the Shakespearean sonnet on page 574.

With a partner answer the following questions.

1. Where does each quatrain begin and end?

2. What is the rhyme scheme of each quatrain?

3. How is the third quatrain different from the first two?

4. Paraphrase the couplet.

“THINKING CRITICALLY”

Answer questions 1-9 on page 575. You need to answer the questions in complete sentences.

Turn into the tray upon completion.

PARTNER ENGLISH SONNET

With a partner, compose a sonnet. The topic should be “strong favor of your beloved”.

A Shakespearean Sonnet includes 3 quatrains (4 lines each for a total of 12) and a couplet (2 lines). The entire sonnet is 14 lines.

Rhyme Scheme

Quatrain one- ABAB

Quatrain two- CDCD

Quatrain three- EFEF

Couplet-GG