Students will experience a variety of reading, writing forms and speaking situations. 8.1.2 Students read and write for a variety of purposes. Indicators bullets 1,2,3,4 Standard 2 -Students use strategies to construct meaning when working with language. Benchmark 8.21 Students plan before reading, writing, speaking, listening and viewing. Indicator bullet 1 Benchmark 8.2-2 Students adapt writing, reading, speaking, listening, or viewing strategies to purpose, context, or form.
Students determine how author create and communicate meaning.
Benchmark 8.5-4 Students use technology to assist in reading, writing, viewing, speaking and listening. Students review the sonnet form i.e. structure, meter and rhythm. Students also review figurative language used in poetry. Analysis should also include word choice, speaker, tone, and fluency. Students then apply analysis to their particular chosen sonnet .