Sonnets
Teaching Guides, Lesson Plans & more

Resources for Teachers:
Teaching Guide
3 Day Shakespearean Sonnet Mini Unit (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 7-12; Author: Kevin Snider
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Poetry and Shakespeare: The Sonnet (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 6-12; Author: PowerPoint Guru
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Shakespeare Sonnet Bundle and Test and Key (17 pages) (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr0-12+; Author: Lonnie Jones Taylor
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Sonnets and Iambic Pentameter (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 6-12; Author: Tamara Doehring 7
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Shall I Compare Thee to a Jabberwocky? (Unit Plan, Grade 8) (CoreKnowledge.org) 22 pages; Gr 8; Author: Emily Cobb
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Lesson Plan
Everything You Need to Teach Fun Lessons on Shakespeare's Sonnets (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 9-12; Author: Ann Jennings
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Introduction to Sonnets (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 9-12; Author: Alyssa Potasznik
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John Milton biography, sonnet 7 analysis and historical context (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr1-12+; Author: M Smith Nbct
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Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 and Millay's Sonnet 30 (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 7-12; Author: Beth
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Shakespearean Sonnet PowerPoint (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 8-12+; Author: Jacquelyn Stevens
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Shakespearean Sonnets Introduction Powerpoint (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 6-12+; Author: J Moore
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Shakespearian Sonnets Lesson (InspirEd Educators) Gr 6-12;
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The Sonnet (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 9-12; Author: Jordan Barenburg
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For thy sweet love remembered such wealth brings (sonnets) (Folger) Author: Indira Chakrabarti
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O how I faint when I of you do write: Analyzing Shakespearean Sonnets Using SOAPSTone and Performance (Folger) Author: Cathlin Goulding
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Performing Sonnets (Folger) Author: Simon Rodberg
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Tear him for his bad verses: Cinna the poet and Shakespeare's Sonnets. (Folger) Author: Daina Lieberman
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Listening to Poetry: Sounds of the Sonnet (Lesson Plan) (EdSiteMent.NEH.gov)
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Hate to Love Sonnets: an easy and fun way to understand and write Shakespearean Sonnets (NNWP WritingFix.com) Author: Crystal M. Johnson
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How Do I Love Sonnets: exploring sentence fluency and word choice by creating sonnets (NNWP WritingFix.com) Author: Amie Newberry
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Superb Sonnets (Beacon LC) Gr 9-12; Author: Carla Lovett
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Exploring the Sonnet (Teachers.net) 1 page; Gr 9-12; Author: Greg Meaux
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Sonnets (Teachers.net) 1 page; Gr 9-12; Author: Erica Getting
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Sonnets from Hester (Teachers.net) 1 page; Gr 9-12; Author: Herman R. Moman
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Teaching Ideas
Easter Bonnet Sonnet Poetry Form (TeachersPayTeachers) All; Author: BRogers
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Shakespeare Sonnets (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr1-12; Author: Miss E
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Sonnet Notes and Examples (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 8-12; Author: Lonnie Jones Taylor
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Shakespearean Sonnet Lesson -- Focus on Metaphors, Similes, Iambic Pentameter and Rhyme Pattern (BrightHub) Author: Kellie Hayden
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Shakespearean Sonnet Scrapbook Lesson (BrightHub) Author: Kellie Hayden
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Teaching Sonnets (BrightHub) Author: Trent Lorcher
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Classics in the Classroom (Heinemann)
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Test or Quiz
Levi Sonnet Test - To Assess Understanding of "Sonnet Notes" Upload (eNotes) Author: Emeraldjde
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Sonnet Quiz (eNotes) Gr2; Author: Howesk
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Elizabethan/Shakespeare Sonnet Test and KEY (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 9-12; Author: Lonnie Jones Taylor
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Shakespeare Sonnet Test Pack (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 7-12+; Author: Albert Baggetta1
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Shakespearean Sonnet Test and KEY (100question test) (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 9-12+; Author: Lonnie Jones Taylor
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Sonnet Test (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 9-12; Author: Jillgee84
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Shakespeare' s Sonnet-mania! (FunTrivia.com)
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Activities
Exercise on Traditional and Modern Sonnets (eNotes) Gr0; Author: Jk180
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Shakespeare's Sonnets (eNotes) Author: Sukriti230
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Sonnet Notes - Handout for Students with Practice Exercise Included (eNotes) Author: Emeraldjde
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Anatomy of a Sonnet (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 5-12+; Author: Zooot
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Easter Bonnet Sonnet Bookmarks (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 4-12+; Author: BRogers
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Elizabethan Sonnet Bundle (Assignment +test) (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 9-12+; Author: Lonnie Jones Taylor
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Introduction to Sonnets (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 9-12; Author: Alyssa Potasznik
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J Donne's Holy Sonnets, Jacob. Age StdyGd and KEY-Ad. in Eng Lit p 263 (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr1-12; Author: Lonnie Jones Taylor
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Modern Shakespeare Sonnet (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 6-8; Author: Heather Roberts
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A Recipe for Writing a Sonnet (like Shakespeare) (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 4-12; Author: Gina Rosen 45
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Renaissance Shakespeare Poetry Project (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 7-12; Author: Albert Baggetta
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Researching Shakespeare's Sonnets (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 9-12+; Author: Graski
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Romeo and Juliet Sonnet Assignment and Rubric (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 7-12; Author: Esther Noh6
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Shakespearean Sonnet Analysis Packet and KEY (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr1-12; Author: Lonnie Jones Taylor
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Shakespearean sonnet group activity (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 8-12+; Author: Kelly Gionti 2
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Shakespearean Sonnet Question Packet (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 9-12; Author: BritLitWit
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Shakespearean Sonnet Rubric (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 9-12; Author: BritLitWit
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Sonnet Activities for AP Literature or British Literature (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr1-12; Author: MONICA WAGNER
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Sonnet Explication Assignment (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 9-12; Author: BritLitWit
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Sonnet, Say What? (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 7-12; Author: DeeDumTweedle
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Sonnets and Rhythm (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 7-10; Author: Angela Bihn3
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Sonnets for FRANKENSTEIN or Any Literary Work (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 9-12; Author: Judy Hill 9
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Sonnets: notes and worksheets with Shakespeare's help (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr0; Author: Molly W
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Spenserian Sonnets (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr0-12; Author: Alex Mauldin
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What is a Shakespearean Sonnet? (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 9-12; Author: Carla Horne5
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What is a SONNET? (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr0; Author: Molly W 4
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Writing Shakespearean Sonnets (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr2; Gr2+; Author: Carolyn Mills
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Resources for Students and Teachers:
Criticism and Analysis
Readings on Sonnets (Greenhaven Press (Gale)) Author: Clarice Swisher
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Shakespeare: The Sonnets Author: Clarice Swisher (Editor)
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William Shakespeare: Sonnets and Poems (Masterwork) (Twayne) Author: Dennis Kay
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Study Guide
John Donne's Holy Sonnets (eNotes Study Guide) (eNotes)
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John Donne's Songs and Sonnets (eNotes Study Guide) (eNotes)
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Sonnet 29 (eNotes Study Guide) (eNotes)
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Sonnet XXIX (eNotes Study Guide) (eNotes)
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Sonnet9 (eNotes Study Guide) (eNotes)
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Sonnets (eNotes Study Guide) (eNotes)
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Sonnet (BBC GCSE BiteSize) (BBC)
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Sonnets (Cummings Study Guide) (Cummings)
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Shakespeare's Sonnets (GradeSaver Study Guide) (GradeSaver)
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At the round earth's imagined corners (Holy Sonnet 7) (Shmoop Study Guide) (Shmoop)
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Batter my heart (Holy Sonnet4) (Shmoop Study Guide) (Shmoop)
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Death, be not proud (Holy Sonnet) (Shmoop Study Guide) (Shmoop)
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How do I love thee? (Sonnet 43) (Shmoop Study Guide) (Shmoop)
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Shakespeare's Sonnets (SparkNotes Study Guide) (SparkNotes)
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Sonnet 2 (Shmoop Study Guide) (Shmoop)
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Sonnet16 (Shmoop Study Guide) (Shmoop)
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Sonnet30 (Shmoop Study Guide) (Shmoop)
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Sonnet8 (Shmoop Study Guide) (Shmoop)
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CliffsNotes on Shakespeare's Sonnets (Wiley) Author: Senna, Carl
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Web Links
Sonnets (Web Links) (SwissEduc.ch)
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Questions
Figurative Language Questions on a Sonnet (Teacher Tricks) Gr 7-12;
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Shakespeare Sonnet Group Study Questions (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 9-12; Gr 9-12+; Author: Larry B; Larry B.
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Resources for All:
Poetry
Complete Sonnets (Dover)
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Sonnets from the Portuguese (Dover)
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Complete Sonnets (Dover) (Dover) Author: William Shakespeare
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Great Sonnets (Dover) (Dover) Author: Paul Negri
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Shakespeare's Sonnets (Dover) (Dover)
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Sonnets from the Portuguese (Dover) (Dover) Author: Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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Novel
Sonnet?To Science (eNotes)
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Sonnet 29 (BookRags)
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Audio Recording
Selected Sonnets (Audio Recording) (LoudLit.org) Author: Christine Tessmann
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Last Update: July 31, 2011