Contributor Folger Shakespeare Library

Update
11-06-2015
Content Type
Lesson Plan
Grade Level
Ninth grade, Tenth grade, Eleventh grade, Twelfth grade
Object Type
Website
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In this lesson, students study sonnets written by women during different time periods and see how they follow and challenge the conventional forms and themes. Students write a sonnet with a modern theme and read it aloud. This resource includes links to poems and offers suggestions for extending the lesson.