Hi Year 7,
Here we go, a final post to end a very unusual year. I’ve
got to say, I’m so impressed with some of the work you’ve been doing.
This week, we’ll look at a couple of sonnets that are a little bit
different and we’ll have a go at a final ‘Metrical Challenge’. But don’t
despair, if you want to keep up the poetry writing, I’ve got an extra challenge
for you too.
At the bottom of this post, you’ll find an updated poetry anthology with
some of the sonnets from last week. Check them out!
Here’s this week’s work:
1) Read the sonnets
on the document below (if you are viewing on an Apple
device and cannot see a full-screen or download button, click here for a WORD | PDF):
2) Choose your favourite of this week’s sonnets and answer the questions that follow it. You can do the questions on the other one too, if you want!
Explore
further (optional):
You can read about how
Shakespeare used the sonnet form in Romeo
and Juliet in this article.
For more variations on the sonnet
form, check out ‘The Windhover’ and ‘Acquainted with the Night’ in the sonnet anthology:
3) Metrical
challenge 6: Writing a sonnet prologue
Have a look at the powerpoint below for guidance and advice. You might need a rhyming dictionary too!
When you’ve finished, send your sonnet to Mr Muralee in an email. Obviously, school finishes on Friday, so if you could send your poems by Thursday, or Friday at the latest, that would be great. Let me
know if you are happy for me to add it to the anthology.
Optional extras
Extra metrical challenge: exploring more poetic forms
Discover some more poetic forms and experiment with different ways of
writing poetry. These start easy but get progressively harder:
If you want to break free from these strict forms, you could try writing
in free verse. If you’re like me, you might find the freedom harder to deal
with than the strict rules!
I really like the ones with the repeated lines (refrains), like the
villanelle, pantoum and rondeau redoublé. They’re like a cross between writing
poetry and solving a Sudoku puzzle. Try the sestina if you want a big
challenge!
That’s it!
That’s Year 7 English done! I’ve really enjoyed this remote sonnets unit – you’ve
written some superb poems and I hope at least a few of you keep writing into
the summer. Feel free to send me anything you’ve done! And if you're still craving more literature, you could always get involved in the Summer Reading Challenge!
Don’t forget
to check out the sonnets on the doc below!
Please get
in touch if you need any help.
THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
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