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Picturing Shakespeare: Creating Illuminated Texts
Students experiment with illuminating important text. In this fictional literature lesson plan, students research Shakespearean sonnets. Students identify key elements of the sonnets, and examine the relationship between...
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Sonnets and Poetic Dialogue
Seventh graders read a piece of work by Shakespeare and then write a sonnet.
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Bright Star, would I were a as thou art Questions
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 5 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "Bright Star, would I were steadfast as thou art."
Curated OER
Spenser, Shakespeare, and the "Blazon": Lesson 4
Students discuss the meaning and tone of Shakespeare's Sonnet 130. In this sonnets lesson, students compare Spenser's sonnets to Shakespeare's. Students discuss specific words that add to the humor in Shakespeare's sonnet,...
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"Ozymandias" by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Students complete reading and vocabulary activities for Percy Bysshe Shelley's "Ozymandias." In this literary analysis lesson, students review vocabulary and related definitions for the text. Students read the poem and discuss the meaning.
Curated OER
10 Things I Hate about Shakespeare
Students look at the works of Shakespeare to describe and explain relationships among some of the different texts. The writing of the learners has the intent of increasing comprehension, interpretation, and critical analysis skills.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Sounds of the Sonnet
This resource presents a lesson in which learners learn to study the form, sounds, and meanings of sonnets (particularly those by Shakespeare) in an interesting and interactive way.
University of Victoria (Canada)
The U Vic Writer's Guide: Literary Term: Sonnet
The University of Victoria's English department gives a comprehensive definition of the "sonnet" poetic form.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Sonnets by William Shakespeare
This is the full text of 154 sonnets by William Shakespeare. They are presented in seven groups of 20 and one group of 14.
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: The Poetics of Hip Hop
Students will analyze form in Shakespearean sonnets and hip-hop music. Concepts viewed in-depth include rhythm, form, diction, and sound. [Requires QuickTime 7].
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: The Craft of Poetry: Structure of the Sonnet
Using a sonnnet grid, students write original Shakespearean sonnets and present them in digital slideshow format.
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E Server: Poetry Collection: Shakespeare: Sonnet 1
The text of William Shakespeare's Sonnet 1.
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E Server: Poetry Collection: Shakespeare: Sonnet 59
The text of William Shakespeare's Sonnet 59.
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E Server: Poetry Collection: Shakespeare: Sonnet 65
The text of William Shakespeare's Sonnet 65.
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E Server: Poetry Collection: Shakespeare: Sonnet 60
The text of William Shakespeare's Sonnet 60.
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E Server: Poetry Collection: Shakespeare: Sonnet 61
The text of William Shakespeare's Sonnet 61.
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E Server: Poetry Collection: Shakespeare: Sonnet 62
The text of William Shakespeare's Sonnet 62.
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E Server: Poetry Collection: Shakespeare: Sonnet 63
The text of William Shakespeare's Sonnet 63.
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E Server: Poetry Collection: Shakespeare: Sonnet 64
The text of William Shakespeare's Sonnet 64.
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E Server: Poetry Collection: Shakespeare: Sonnet 71
The text of William Shakespeare's Sonnet 71.
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E Server: Poetry Collection: Shakespeare: Sonnet 107
The text of William Shakespeare's Sonnet 107.
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E Server: Poetry Collection: Shakespeare: Sonnet 100
The text of William Shakespeare's Sonnet 100.
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E Server: Poetry Collection: Shakespeare: Sonnet 101
The text of William Shakespeare's Sonnet 101.
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E Server: Poetry Collection: Shakespeare: Sonnet 102
The text of William Shakespeare's Sonnet 102.