Warm-Up
Write a "mother" poem.
Read & Discuss
Mother to Son by Langston Hughes
What I Learned from My Mother by Julia Kasdorf
To My Mother by Edgar Allen Poe
Writing Options
(Writing options are NOT required, just ideas for you to work with.)
The Sonnet
Discuss history of the sonnet and look at the form and structure of the Shakespearean sonnet. Examples:
Sonnet 18 - Shakespeare
Sonnet 130 - Shakespeare
To Fanny - John Keats
Terms to know
Homework: Write a sonnet of your own. You can view the handout here.
Write a "mother" poem.
Read & Discuss
Mother to Son by Langston Hughes
What I Learned from My Mother by Julia Kasdorf
To My Mother by Edgar Allen Poe
Writing Options
(Writing options are NOT required, just ideas for you to work with.)
- Write a poem titled "What I Learned from . . . "
- Write a poem in persona. What adivice would your mother give you?
The Sonnet
Discuss history of the sonnet and look at the form and structure of the Shakespearean sonnet. Examples:
Sonnet 18 - Shakespeare
Sonnet 130 - Shakespeare
To Fanny - John Keats
Terms to know
- iamb
- iambic pentameter
- couplet
- rhyme
- quatrain
Homework: Write a sonnet of your own. You can view the handout here.