Hello Year 7!
Today, we’re turning our attention to a poetic form that Shakespeare helped to make famous: the sonnet.
In this part of the unit, you’ll be learning about how the sonnet form works, reading examples by Shakespeare and other poets, and each week you’ll try out some poetic lines of your own in a series of ‘Metrical Challenges’. Hopefully, by the end of term, you’ll be ready to write a sonnet of your own!
Here’s your work for the strike day (27th April):
2) Read William Wordsworth’s famous sonnet, ‘Composed Upon Westminster Bridge’, and answer the questions that follow (click here if you are viewing on an Apple device and cannot see a full-screen or download button):
If you’d like more examples and more information about some of these key terms, take a look here:
3) Metrical Challenge 1: Iambic Pentameter (continued)
Write at least five more lines of iambic pentameter of your own. You could try writing lines in rhyming pairs, if you like!
Have a look at the powerpoint below for help, advice and examples.
Send me your best iambic lines via email or Teams.
That’s it for today. In the next few weeks, we’ll gradually build up to writing a whole sonnet of your own.
Please get in touch if you need any help.
See you tomorrow!
Mr M
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