Sonnet 18

Sonnet 18
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This lesson contains 16 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

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Sonnet 18

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Learning Objectives
At the end of the lesson, you will be able to identify and analyze the themes of beauty and immortality in Shakespeare's Sonnet 18.

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What do you already know about Shakespeare's Sonnet 18?

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The enduring beauty of the beloved
Comparison to a summer's day

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The use of metaphor and personification in poetry
Summer's day: A metaphor for something that is naturally beautiful, temperate, and fleeting

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The structure and elements of a Shakespearean sonnet
Quatrain: A stanza of four lines, often with alternating rhymes, which is a standard structure in a Shakespearean sonnet

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The theme of immortality through verse
The beloved's beauty is eternal and will not fade because it is immortalized in poetry

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Iambic pentameter: A common meter in poetry

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Couplet: A pair of consecutive lines of poetry that typically rhyme and have the same meter

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Metaphor: A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable

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Personification: A literary device where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas

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Summary
Summarize the key points covered in the lesson.

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Definition List
Summer's day, Iambic pentameter, Quatrain, Couplet, Metaphor, Personification

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Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Slide 14 - Open question

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.
Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

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Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.
Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

Slide 16 - Open question

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.