Aim: Renaissance sonnets often focus on the great beauty of the beloved. How important is physical beauty or attractiveness in today’s society?
Do Now: What do you think makes you beautiful?
Procedures:
Teacher Read Aloud: Sonnet 130
Students will do the following
Write a brief paragraph on what you think is the meaning of the poem.
Think about two questions that you would like to discuss about this poem and write it in your journal/notebook.
Now pass your journals around your table and have your peers answer the questions.
Comprehension check:
Is the speaker’s mistress dark or fair?
Do the flaws pointed out by the speaker affect his love for the woman described?
Think Critically:
What do you think is the speaker’s attitude toward the woman he loves?
Think about: his descriptions of her physical characteristics, his descriptions of her voice, his conclusion in the couplet.
What do you think might have been Shakespeare’s purpose in writing this sonnet?
Does this poem present a realistic or idealized portrait of the beloved?
Mini Lesson:
Figurative Language is language that conveys meaning beyond the literal meanings of words. Similes and metaphors are types of figurative language. Simile uses the word like or as to make comparisons. A metaphor makes a comparison without using like or as.
Literary Analysis: find a simile and metaphor in Sonnet 130
Cooperative Learning: Day II Sept 12
Do Now: Students will start forming groups of 2-3 to create their ideal beauty
Select one of Shakespeare’s poem and let your readers know why this sonnet best represents your ideal male/female in 3 paragraphs.
Cooperative Learning: Day III Sept 15
Do Now: Students will form groups of 2-3 to create their ideal male/female. Then select one of Shakespeare’s poem and let your readers know why this sonnet best represents your ideal male/female in 3 paragraphs.
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