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Handout
Luminarium

Luminarium: Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey

For Students 9th - 10th
This Henry Howard (1517-1547) index page provides links to a biographical profile of the English poet-soldier as well as to full text examples of his work and related resources.
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Website
Sonnet Central

Sonnet in England (1880) James A. Noble

For Students 9th - 10th
"The Sonnet in England (1880)" by James Ashcroft Noble discusses the history of the sonnet from Petrarch through modern day. Hypertexr links to examples and other resources.
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Website
University of Toronto (Canada)

Poetry of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey

For Students 9th - 10th
Selected poems by the Earl of Surrey (1517-1547) can be accessed from this list with annotations.
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eBook
Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg: Audio Books

For Students 9th - 10th
A special subcollection of Project Gutenberg's online book catalog: audio books, recorded by real people (there is also a computer-generated audio books collection). Currently includes 35 or so selections ranging from fairy tales,...
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Website
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: The Golden Treasury of Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in Eng Lang

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Electronic text of Thomas Palgrave's book, "The Golden Treasury: Of the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language". There are several ways to find the poem that you want to study: by author, by title, by first line, and by...
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Handout
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: The Oxford Book of English Verse: a.t. Quiller Couch

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Compilation of various English poems. The poems are classified chronologically, alphabetically (by author), by title, and by first lines.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: English Renaissance: Sonnets

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on the sonnet including the definition, the history, the types of, and meters. It features the three types of sonnets: Italian/Petrarchan Sonnet, English/Shakespearean Sonnet, and Spenserian Sonnet. It describes the...
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Lesson Plan
TES Global

Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: Sonnet 130 Year 7

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson plan for Shakespeare's "Sonnet 130" asks students to mark the rhyme scheme and highlight similes and metaphors, to respond to a modern letter with a message similar to the sonnet, and to...
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Website
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Writing, Reading, and Understanding Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial focuses on different aspects of poetry: definitions, types of poetry with examples, and how to read, write, and analyze poetry. It includes three videos: a YouTube video of "El Guante" performing a free verse poem, a...
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Handout
Other

Lexiconic.net: Elements of Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource explains how to approach an analysis of a poem. It discusses assumptions people may have, the importance of reading it closely before analyzing it, looking at the stanza structure, the type of poem, the sound patterns,...
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Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Music From the Ashes

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a self-guided learning unit on the topic of poetry. Included are lessons, self-assessments, background information, learning activities, and related literature. Learn how to analyze poetry, appreciate figurative language, and...
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Other

Centre for Literacy in Primary Education: Poetryline: Poetic Forms and Devices

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent resource for learning about the different forms and devices used in poetry. Each item is linked to its own page which has examples of its use. Many of the pages have videos of authors reading their poems, and some have...
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Website
British Library

British Library: 20th Century Works: Anthem for Doomed Youth

For Students 9th - 10th
'Anthem for Doomed Youth' is a poem by the British poet Wilfred Owen, drafted at Craiglockhart War Hospital near Edinburgh in 1917. Read an overview and view additional resources such as articles, collection items, and teacher resources.
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Website
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: 'You Kiss by the Book' Romeo and Juliet

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson plan helps students understand how Shakespeare used the sonnet form within "Romeo and Juliet," to highlight particular dramatic moments.
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Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Poetry 180: Cat Scat

For Students 9th - 10th
This poem is an example of a sonnet with a rhyme scheme with the topic that shares what a cat can hear.
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Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Poetry 180: Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th
This poem is a sonnet with the topic of "poetry" and its words.
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Sor Juana, La Poetisa: Los Sonetos

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson plan, students will consider Sor Juana, la poetisa: Los sonetos. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab. In this lesson students will analyze two sonnets of Sor Juana Ines de la...
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Sor Juana, the Poet: The Sonnets

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson plan, students will consider Sor Juana, the Poet: The Sonnets. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab. In this lesson students will analyze two of Sor Juana's sonnets: "A su retrato"...
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Handout
University of Pennsylvania

U Penn: Poetic Terms and Types

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Click on these terms for an excellent definition of these poetic terms, some from the Oxford English Dictionary. Includes types of poetry as well as terms.
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Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Hate to Love Sonnets

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
For this lesson students will learn the meter and form of a sonnet and write one of their own regarding something they either love or hate.
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Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: How Do I Love Sonnets

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this instructional activity students will learn the meter and rhyme of a sonnet and they will write one of their own using specific word choice.
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Activity
Repeat After Us

Repeat After Us: With the Same Heart, I Said, I'll Answer Thee

For Students 9th - 10th
A sonnet from Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Sonnets from the Portuguese XXXIV, "With the Same Heart, I Said, I'll Answer Thee", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Erin Mesdag and can access a...
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Activity
Repeat After Us

Repeat After Us: Yes, Call Me by My Pet Name! Let Me Hear

For Students 9th - 10th
A poem from Elizabeth Barrett Browning, "Yes, Call Me by my Pet-Name! Let Me Hear", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Erin Mesdag and can access a printable version of this piece.
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British Library

British Library: William Wordsworth's Lake District

For Students 9th - 10th
Scroll through the images to view William Wordsworth's Lake District. Click on a sketch for further information and to explore the image.