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    The document outlines four lessons on teaching Shakespearean sonnets to third-year high school students. It introduces the structure and themes of sonnets through analysis and creative exercises. Students explore love, beauty and time in sonnets and perform recitations to appreciate the spoken aspects.

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    Four lessons on Shakespearean sonnets for third-year upper-intermediate school students:

    *Lesson 1: Introduction to Sonnets*

    *Objective:* Introduce students to the structure and characteristics of Shakespearean sonnets.

    *1. Introduction (10 minutes):*


    - Begin by discussing what students know about poetry and if they've heard of Shakespeare.
    - Explain that a sonnet is a specific type of poem, and William Shakespeare wrote many famous
    ones.

    *2. Structure of a Sonnet (20 minutes):*


    - Explain the structure of a Shakespearean sonnet: 14 lines, iambic pentameter, and a rhyme
    scheme of ABABCDCDEFEFGG.
    - Show an example on the board, such as Sonnet 18 ("Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?").
    - Break down the rhyme scheme and syllable count.

    *3. Analysis of Sonnet 18 (15 minutes):*


    - Analyze Sonnet 18 together as a class. Discuss its themes, imagery, and overall message.
    - Ask students to identify the rhyming words and the pattern they follow.

    *4. Writing Exercise (15 minutes):*


    - Have students try writing their own four-line poems following the ABAB rhyme scheme as
    practice.

    *Lesson 2: Themes in Shakespearean Sonnets*

    *Objective:* Explore common themes found in Shakespearean sonnets.

    *1. Review (10 minutes):*


    - Start by recapping what students learned about sonnet structure in the previous lesson.

    *2. Presentation of Themes (20 minutes):*


    - Introduce common themes in Shakespearean sonnets, such as love, beauty, time, and mortality.
    - Provide examples from various sonnets to illustrate these themes.

    *3. Analysis of Sonnet 130 (15 minutes):*


    - Analyze Sonnet 130 ("My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun") as an example of
    Shakespeare's unconventional take on love and beauty.

    *4. Group Discussion (15 minutes):*


    - Divide students into groups and assign each group a different sonnet with one of the common
    themes.
    - Have groups discuss the theme in their assigned sonnet and present their findings to the class.

    *Lesson 3: Love and Relationships in Sonnets*

    *Objective:* Explore how Shakespearean sonnets depict love and relationships.

    *1. Review (10 minutes):*


    - Recap the themes and structure of Shakespearean sonnets.

    *2. Presentation on Love and Relationships (20 minutes):*


    - Discuss how Shakespeare explores various aspects of love and relationships in his sonnets.
    - Show examples from sonnets that illustrate passionate love, unrequited love, and the passage of
    time in relationships.

    *3. Analysis of Sonnet 116 (15 minutes):*


    - Analyze Sonnet 116 ("Let me not to the marriage of true minds") as a representation of enduring
    love.

    *4. Creative Writing Exercise (15 minutes):*


    - Ask students to write their own sonnet about love or relationships, following the Shakespearean
    sonnet structure.

    *Lesson 4: Performance and Recitation*

    *Objective:* Encourage students to appreciate the spoken word and performance aspect of
    Shakespearean sonnets.
    *1. Review (10 minutes):*
    - Briefly revisit sonnet structure and themes.

    *2. Group Recitation (20 minutes):*


    - Divide students into small groups and assign each group a different Shakespearean sonnet.
    - Have each group practice and then perform their sonnet for the class.

    *3. Class Discussion (15 minutes):*


    - Discuss the experience of reciting and performing the sonnets. What emotions did they convey?

    *4. Sonnet Showcase (15 minutes):*


    - Allow students to select their favorite sonnet and perform it individually or in pairs for a mini
    "sonnet showcase."

    ASSESSMENT: mixed test. (vedi google doc)

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