1. Welcome! October 16th, 2017 Monday
Do Now
Take a weekly Bell Ringer sheet from the front table. Once the bell rings, we’ll watch a video, and you will have five minutes to respond to the question in at least five sentences.
Remember: Do Now's are INDEPENDENT and QUIET exercises. Thank you 

2. Weekly DO Now Sheets Name Block Week 10 Do Now
Hey, guys! The printer is on the fritz again, so we’ll have to do our Do Now’s on a sheet of looseleaf.
Get out a piece of paper and write the header below on the top:
Name
Block
Week 10 Do Now

3. Click on the link below to watch a video clip
Click on the link below to watch a video clip. Respond in writing by providing your thoughts on the following question:
Which of the 5 senses (sight, hearing, taste, touch, smell) do you think is the most important to you? Explain.
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4. Writing our own sonnets!
Because there are so many sonnets throughout Shakespeare’s work, we’re going to get a sense of how sonnets are constructed by writing our own.
Using the Love Poem RAFT topics, you are going to write your own sonnet about a certain type of love.
Your poem can be based off of your own life experiences (again, as long as it’s about love – romantic or platonic!) or it can be entirely fictional. It’s entirely up to you!

5. Writing our own sonnets!
Sonnet Requirements:
MUST have 3 Quatrains (set of 4 lines) and 1 Couplet (2 lines)
MUST follow the rhyme scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
MUST be about love (see RAFT topics)
MUST have at least 3 pieces of figurative language (simile, metaphor, personification, oxymoron, or alliteration)
EXTRA CREDIT: 10 syllables per line
EXTRA CREDIT: Extra similes, metaphors, personification, or hyperboles
EVEN MORE EXTRA CREDIT! Poem follows iambic pentameter with five iambs (unstressed/stressed) per line.

6. Sonnet Brainstorming!
Grab a sheet of paper and write the following header on the top:
Name
Date
Class/Block
Sonnet Brainstorming

7. Sonnet Brainstorming
Take a moment and glance over the different RAFT topics. Decide which one you’re going to choose. Quickwrite: For the next ten minutes, write as much as you can about your topic from your chosen perspective. For example, if you were writing from a mother’s perspective about her baby, you could write from her POV and describe the sounds of her baby’s soft cries, curled fists, and curly hair. She could describe her emotions toward her baby in general, or during a specific moment. Try to include as much sensory details and figurative language as possible – include sight, sounds, smells, textures… The more you use creative language, the more you can potentially use in your sonnet!

8. Sonnet Brainstorming Trade quickwrites with someone in your group.
Read your partner’s quickwrite and give the following feedback:
Circle at least two pieces of writing that you really like. Tell them why you like those particular lines in the margin of their paper.
Underline something you want to know more about. In the margin, tell your partner what they could go into more detail about.
Put a question mark next to any questions you have and write your question in the margin.

9. Sonnet Writing
After you’ve read your partner’s feedback, grab a Chromebook, sign in, create a Google doc, and share it with me
Begin writing your sonnet! Be sure to use your quickwrite as inspiration – no use starting from scratch. 
I recommend by looking at online rhyming dictionaries to find rhyming pairs that go with your topic. Rhyming is the most difficult part, and finding your rhyming pairs first will make writing your poem that much easier.
I will be checking in with your periodically, but be sure to let me know if you get stuck.