Shakespeare's Sonnets

Introduction

 Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Midsummer Night's Dream, is there anyone in here who doesn't know that? All of the mentioned plays were written by no other than the greatest writer in English Language and widely regarded as World's pre-eminent dramatist, William Shakespeare. Shakespeare was not only a playwright and actor, he was also a poet known for his famous sonnets. In this topic, we are going to study Shakespeare's work outside of the curtain, specifically his Sonnets. Now, let us prepare our hearts with these very emotionally invested poems.

Task

Think of yourself as Shakespeare then write a sonnet. You can write it in modern langauge or slang even but don't loose the sonnet form. Let your mind, feelings and pen do the work.

Process

Follow the Process

1. Study what sonnet and Shakespeare's Sonnets are.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonnet

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakespeare%27s_sonnets

2. Read Sonnets 18, 29 and 42

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonnet_18

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonnet_29

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonnet_49

3. Tell your interpretation on what the following sonnets are trying to convey.

4. Paraphrasing. To have a better understanding and to have an idea on what to do on the task.

5. Create your own sonnet, express yourself poetically. Inappropriate words are not allowed. (themes: Joy, love, sorrow et al.)

6. On Thursday, recite it in front of the class. ( Practical Test 20% )

Evaluation

On this task you will be assesed on the completion of the WebQuest. You will now memorize your poem and recite it with feelings and expression. This will serve as your Practical Test. send me a hard copy of your poem. I will post the criteria and your assignment on our Facebook group. n

Conclusion

Now, that you are familiar with the contents of Shakespeare's sonnets- The message of eachsonnets and to whom it was written. You can know understand better the meaning behind his words as we study the remaining sonnets.

Credits

Teacher Page

I am fully aware that many students find this topic difficult topic to understand that's why this Webquest is designed for those certain students to help gain access in foreign langauge, symbolisms, meanings, sonnets and etc. and also to teach that Shakespeare is not all about "Jomeo" ( Romeo & Juliet ) and other stuffs, he was more than that. Allowing them to create their own Sonnet will help them improve their vocabularies and such and they can express themeselves in an artistic way, poetically to be exact. Letting them know about this topic will surely arouse their interest in Literature.