1. Shakespeare and Sonnets
By Brittany Stephens

2. Who’s in the class?
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The class is made up of twenty High
School Freshmen. Three students have
mild ADHD. Twenty percent are African
American and eighty percent are white.

3. Objective
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My High School Freshman will analyze
William Shakespeare’s life and two of his
sonnets by doing a group project, having
media activities, in class discussion and
writing an essay with 100% accuracy by
the end of the week.

4. Day 1
Introduce Shakespeare
 Basic facts of his life
 Divide students into groups for project
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5. Day 2
Groups have time to work
 Introduce Sonnet number 18
 Begin to analyze
 Assign essay
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6. Day 3
Finish analysis of sonnet 18
 Watch a short video about Shakespeare
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7. Day 4
Read Sonnet 60
 Analyze sonnet
 Students then work in groups
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8. Day 5
Groups present
 Students turn essays in
 Class discussion of the week
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9. Media Used
YouTube
 Podcast
 PowerPoints
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10. Work Cited
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geev441vbMI- YouTube video of
Mini Shakespeare biography
http://www.shakespeare-online.com/sonnets/60.html- Sonnets