Teachers will present the sonnet form to students and review the analytical concepts. They demonstrate how to do a slide show. They should also develop a rubric for the presentation. Students can choose a modern sonnet. Students can be paired for the project with another student for the purpose of ensuring achievement.
Some students can experiment with writing their own sonnets.
Sonnets can be written about almost any aspect of human nature. An expansion to this sonnet analysis can include student written sonnets. Students can look to Sonnet 30 as a model. It's clear that the poet feels sorry for himself in the octave and then realizes in the sestet that love is everything. The compact structure of the sonnet, rhyming patterns and emotional transference can appeal to any student.