Day 5

Shakespeare's Sonnets Lesson Plan

Reading Assignment, Questions, Vocabulary

Read the following poems: Sonnet 135, Sonnet 136, Sonnet 139, Sonnet 140, and Sonnet 144.

Common Core Objectives

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    CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone).

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    CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.5: Analyze how an author's choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it (e.g., parallel plots), and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise.

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