1. POETRY WEEK Appreciation of Poetry

2. 17/5/15Sonnets 1 Bell work: Answer these two questions: 1.Write the definition for a sonnet. 2.Who was William Shakespeare? Write down any information you know about him. TP: Understand the structure and purpose of a sonnet

3. Features of a Shakespearean Sonnet Copy the following into your books: 14 lines in total 10 syllables in each line Divided into three four-line stanzas and finished with a rhyming couplet. Follows the rhyme scheme abab cdcd efef gg. This means that the first and third lines of each four-line stanza rhyme, and the second and fourth lines rhyme.

4. What is a Syllable? A syllable is a single unit of written or spoken word, an unbroken sound used to make up words. One syllable words are known as monosyllabic: Cat, dog, car, sky. Two syllables words known as disyllabic: Ho-tel, Po-em, Chor-us. Three syllables words known as trisyllabic: Beau-ti-ful, met-a-phor, po-e-try. More than three syllables words known as polysyllabic: Ox-y-mor-on. Syllables are used in poetry to give rhythm and depth to sentences.

5. Syllable Exercise Divide each word by putting a slash (/) symbol between each syllable. Write how many syllables each word has. example: a n / i / mal 3 p e n / g u i n 2 1. el e p h a n t ____9. c h i m p a n z e e ____ 2. z e b r a ____10. s n a k e ____ 3. l i o n ____11. h i p p o ____ 4. s k u n k ____12. k a n g a r o o ____ 5. w a l r u s ____13. b e a r ____ 6. p e l i c a n ____14. a l l i g a t o r ____ 7. w o l f ____15. o s t r i c h ____ 8. m o n k e y ____16. p a n d a ____

6. Answers 1. el/e/p h a n t 39. c h i m/p a n/z e e 3 2. z e/b r a 210. s n a k e 1 3. l i/o n 211. h i p/p o 2 4. s k u n k 112. k a n/g a/r o o 3 5. w a l/r u s 213. b e a r 1 6. p e l/i/c a n 314. a l/l i/g a/t o r 4 7. w o l f 115. o s/t r i c h 2 8. m o n/k e y 216. p a n/d a 2

7. Group Task Read through Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 Write down the meaning of the sonnet in your own words

8. 18/5/15Sonnets 2 TP: Write and present our own sonnets. Bell Work: Why is it important to learn about famous writers?

9. Individual/Pair Task Create a sonnet about Hatchet. Pick one of the following events in the story to base it on: the crash, the divorce, when he found the berries, or the bear encounter. Your poem MUST have 14 lines. It SHOULD have 10 syllables in each line. You COULD follow the abab cdcd efef gg rhyme pattern.

10. Feedback Share your sonnets with the rest of the class.