How do we identify the rhyming pattern of a sonnet?

Text: Romeo and Juliet, Act 1, Scene 5, lines 95-108

Materials:

• Lines 95-108 copied on a single page, writ large.
• Chart paper, with lines 95-108 written.

Development of Learning Activity:

1. Select two readers, to read lines 95-108.
2. In groups, try to find a pattern of words that rhyme.

• Use letters to group rhymes together.
• What pattern do the letters go in?
• With the class, elicit pattern from students and write it on the chart paper, using different colors for different rhymes.
• Develop a list of rules for identifying sonnets.

Assessment:

• Students will demonstrate understanding by correctly identifying pattern. (Short term)
• Students will succesfully identify sonnet patterns in future texts. (Long term)

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