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=Today's Learning Goals:=
 * Define a sonnet, and use poetic terminology to identify the structure.
 * Compare and contrast two poems.
 * Write a sonnet.

= = =Bell Ringer= Let's celebrate your brilliant essays!
 * Sentence Pearls

= Sonnets: Love is in the air--still! = **Compare two famous sonnets** **What's a sonnet?** **More sample sonnets**
 * Watch videos
 * Peanuts "How Do I Love Thee?"
 * "My Mistress Eyes Are Nothing Like the Sun"
 * Graphic Organizers for Compare/Contrast
 * Groups compare on chart paper
 * [[file:Sonnet.pdf]] Complete the graphic organizer as we discuss.
 * Use three-column Venn diagram to compare/contrast Shakespearean sonnets and Petrarchan sonnets.
 * A modern-day Valentine sonnet
 * Sonnet Central: Check out more from budding bards


 * Finale: Write your own sonnet! **
 * Prewriting Exercises to generate ideas:
 * List three (3) best Valentine's Days.
 * List three (3) worst Valentine's Days.
 * List five (5) PET PEEVES.
 * List five (5) indelible moments.
 * Choose ONE TOPIC, and generate DETAILS
 * sensory images, comparisons, what you felt (emotions), specific details
 * Begin drafting your sonnet.
 * Check out these resources for help:
 * Shakespearean sonnet
 * Spenserean sonnet

Writing Checklist

 * Content ||  || * Meaningful Ideas
 * Tone appropriate to central idea ||  ||
 * Style ||  || * Strong Word Choice
 * Rich Imagery
 * Comparisons (simile, metaphor, personification) ||  ||
 * Structure ||  || * 14 lines
 * Iambic Pentameter (10 syllables per line)
 * Rhyme Scheme
 * Organized Stanzas ||  ||
 * MUG ||  || * Uses standard English grammar and usage
 * Correct spelling, punctuation, capitalization ||  ||

=Writing Conferences= While you work independently on sonnets, I'll be pulling you out to conference about your essay.