Objective:  I can explicate(restate in my own words) Sonnet 18 by fixing roadblocks and finding new words to translate Shakespeare’s language.  I can determine the theme of this sonnet by consulting members of my group and writing it on a post-it statement.

BW:  Complete restating in your own words the remaining lines of Sonnet 18.

Activities:

1. Share Out:  Explicate line-by-line.
2.  In groups of three or four, determine the main idea or theme of the sonnet and write it on a post-it paper.  Look for the line where the poem turns or changes direction and answer these questions:  How is it changing?  Why does Shakespeare create this change?  What is the inference of this change? Thus, what is its theme?
3. Post It:  If time allows, discuss the themes selected by each group.
4. Reminder:  Make-up work for Friday’s quiz is today after school.