1. Please open your books to page 317. Can LOVERS see clearly?
Monday & Tuesday 12/10 and 12/11 Beginning Shakespeare The English Renaissance
Please open your books to page 317.
Can LOVERS see clearly?
Take the next 10 minutes to reflect on the QUICKWRITE in your books. Use the background music as inspiration.

2. Monday & Tuesday 12/10 and 12/11 Beginning Shakespeare The English Renaissance 1485-1660
FINISH Canterbury Tales GROUP PRESENTATIONS FOR PERIODS 1-3 and 5
Introduction to Sonnets
Together: Read pp. 316 & 317
“Willy” William Shakespeare
How he began (humble)
Early Successes
Shakespeare the Poet
2nd ½ of Class: Pick a SONNET and interpret it. You will owe me TWO total next time I see you.

3. Monday & Tuesday 12/10 and 12/11 Beginning Shakespeare The English Renaissance 1485-1660
Pick a SONNET and interpret it. You will owe me TWO total next time I see you.
Spenser (pp. 312)
Shakespeare (pp. 318)
Petrarch (pp. 328)
CW/HW: READ Background on the time period (English Renaissance)…Pages: (Take Notes!)

4. Wednesday & Thursday 12/12 and 12/13 Beginning Shakespeare The English Renaissance 1485-1660
Take out your homework
With your partners, review your answers on the graphic organizer for Shakespeare’s sonnet #18 (pp. 318)
We will be going over with the class shortly.
You should have ALSO completed a second sonnet (either Spenser or Petrarch). Please make sure the second one is also completed.
Spenser (pp. 312)
Shakespeare (pp. 318)
Petrarch (pp. 328)
DID YOU DO THE HOMEWORK/READING ON THE BACKGROUND?: READ Background on the time period (English Renaissance)…Pages: (Take Notes!)

5. Wednesday & Thursday 12/12 and 12/13 Beginning Shakespeare The English Renaissance 1485-1660
Now you get to write your own SONNET. It is due at the end of class. NO extensions. No exceptions.
This assignment is worth 50 points. You will STAPLE your double sided SONNET graphic organizer to your work.
The graphic organizers are worth 25 points each.
This total project for SONNETS is worth 100 points.
Please note: your group projects will be on e-school shortly. If you performed yesterday or the day before, they should be on by week’s end. They are worth 200 points. We have spent over 2 weeks on the Canterbury Tales and the PowerPoint projects and assignments that went along with the presentation.
I hope you feel more comfortable with: THEME and MORAL, along with FRAME STORY and FIGURATIVE LANGAGUE. I also hope it helped you develop a better understanding of CHAUCER’S skills as a writer.