Just Another Day. ENG4U

Objectives: By the end of the lesson…
1. Students will be able to identify the different poetic meters.
2. Students will be able to demonstrate their understanding of English and Italian sonnets.
3. Students will be able to distinguish between romantic and non-romantic poetry.
4. Students will be able to discuss some of what the 19th century brought to the world of poetry.

Resources/Materials:
1. Pen/ paper (students)
2. Desks/ chairs
3. Computer
4. Power point
5. Projector
6. Chalk board/ chalk
7. Classroom

Methodology:
- Set up power point presentation “Poetry : 19th Century British” by Samantha.
- Settle class.
- Read through poets and discuss along the way, having members of the class read poems from the anthology.
- Teach meters.
- Go through examples, having students identify the types of meters.
- Questions.
- Teach sonnet structure
- Shakespear example.
- Questions.
- Analyze “Sonnet 43″
- Set up power point presentation 2 by Olivia.
- Read through poets and discuss along the way, having members of the class read poems from the anthology.
- Teach romanticism.
- Questions.
- Teach sprung rhythm.
- Questions.
- Present examples of romantic and non-romantic poems. Have students identify and compare.
- Discuss the 19th century.
- Present sonnet activity. Give time.
- END LESSON. Cleanup.

Evaluation: We will know the students have learned from our lesson because…
1. They will be capable of identifying the different poetic meters in examples given.
2. They will be capable of writing a proper sonnet (in groups). Thus meaning they understand and are able to communicate the correct format that makes a sonnet.
3.They will be capable of identifying a romantic poem when viewing one.
4. They will be able to engage in to discussion about 19th century poetry.