1. Day 44-Shakespearean and Elizabethan background; Sonnet study

2. AGENDA Warm-up Objectives/Essential Questions Elizabethan Background/Shakespeare in Love Petrarchan Sonnet Notes and Reading Elizabethan Jigsaw Closure

3. OBJECTIVES
RECOGNIZE and APPLY standard conventions of the English (Shakespearean) Sonnet structure.
READ and INTERPRET Italian (Petrarchan) sonnets.
RESEARCH and RELATE historical and cultural context of the Renaissance time period to the literature.

4. Warm-up: Sonnet Part III
English Sonnets feature the following structural conventions:
14 Lines composed of 3 quatrains (4 line stanza and a couplet at the conclusion).
The 1st quatrain often reflects on some conflict, hardship, or issue.
The quatrains utilize an EFEF, end-line rhyme scheme.
Each line uses iambic pentameter as its meter (pace, rhythm, or tempo) featuring 10 syllables.
Line 9 features a “volta” or a shift in the tone or outlook.
“Modern” Examples Assigment:
Did I commit some heinous sin or crime Write a THIRD sonnet quatrain elaborating on a conflict, hardship, or issue In this life, or in some life long before, you face following the criteria listed above for the English Sonnet Structure. For which my senses now are serving time Make sure quatrains are ABAB, end-line rhymed lines in iambic To even up some hidden cosmic score? pentameter (hint: count your syllables).

5. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What are the conventions of an English sonnet?
What are the common themes of the Spenserian sonnets?
What are some of the obstacles that Shakespeare faced as a playwright in the Elizabethan Theatre and how does Tom Stoppard’s Shakespeare in Love reflect the irony of the age?

6. English (Spenserian) Sonnets
Read the “About the Author” section on Sir Edmund Spenser on p. 318 and summarize the main points on the notes outline.
Read the “Poetic Forms” section on p and summarize the main points on the notes outline.
Read “Sonnet 30” and “Sonnet 75” (pp ).
Answer the “After Reading” questions on p on the notes outline.

7. English (Shakespearean) Sonnets
Read the “About the Author” section on William Shakespeare on p and summarize the main points on the notes outline.
Read the “Poetic Forms” section on p and summarize the main points on the notes outline.
Read “Sonnet 18” through “Sonnet 130” (pp ).
Answer the “After Reading” questions on p on the notes outline.

8. Renaissance Jigsaw
Log on to Canvas with your group of FOUR to review the Jigsaw Subjects.
Divide the subjects up and begin researching your assigned subject area.
Begin developing a “presentation outline” using the template provided.
Jigsaws will be due Thursday, November 2nd.

9. If you weren’t here yesterday… Shakespeare in the Classroom
Go to Canvas for assignment
View the background documentary “Shakespeare in the Classroom”
Respond to the “Video Guide” questions
You will need to download and fill them out.

10. Shakespeare in Love and the Elizabethan Theatre
Released in 1998 (but set in 1593)
Won 7 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Screenplay
Written by Tom Stoppard and Marc Norman
Directed by John Madden (No, not that John Madden)
Best described as realistic or historical fiction, featuring real historical figures and events combined with fictional circumstances.
Relevant themes include Elizabethan class structure, Elizabethan theatre, women’s roles in society (and the theatre), the ego of actors, the business of the theatre, and romantic complications.
Assignment: View Part I of Shakespeare in Love and answer the study guide question on CANVAS. Take notes on ironic elements throughout.

11. Review your notes on irony from Shakespeare in Love.
Closure
Review your notes on irony from Shakespeare in Love.
Discuss what scenes, characters, or lines can be considered ironic (detail the type of irony).
Discuss the humor derived from the use of irony.