Nine and Ten
 

  English/Language Arts
                 History
                 Fine Arts
 

  Students will complete a journal entry addressing the speaker and
    tone in the sonnet "My Mistress' Eyes are Nothing Like the Sun".
  Students will find a love poem to share with the class.
  Students will read and respond to devices, speaker, and theme in
    well-known published love poetry.
  Students will use presentation software to complete a poetry project.
  Students will write original poetry modeling published love poetry.
 
 

   Three to four 55 minute class periods
 
 

  Copies of the following poems for each student:

• "My Mistress' Eyes Are Nothing Like the Sun"by William Shakespeare
• Emily Dickinson - "Wild Nights"
• "From Love" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
• "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" by Christopher Marlow
• "To My Dear and Loving Husband" by Anne Bradstreet
• "How Do I Love Thee?" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
• "Come Live With Me and Be My Love" by C. Day Lewis
• "When You're Away" by Samuel Hoffenstein

  Computers with internet access for each student group
  Projection device/screen
  Software - word processing and presentation
  Computer diskettes
 

  Pre-assign a student search for the "mushiest, gushiest" love poem
   each can find.
   Bring to class for this lesson.
 

   As stated previously, the lesson may require three to four class periods - this will be determined by the teacher and the length of the student presentations.  Basic procedures are as follows:

  Begin the lesson with a journal write by first reading aloud the
   Shakespeare poem "My Mistress' Eyes Are Nothing Like the Sun".
   Distribute copies for each student and assign a 10 minute journal
   write addressing the speaker and the tone of the poem.
   Students should be encouraged to share ideas at the end of the
   allotted time.
Ask for volunteers to share the "mushiest, gushiest" (pre-assigned).
   Discuss what the students like and don't like about the poetry.  Do
   any of them have anything in common? Are they funny and
   light-hearted or serious and sad?

  Introduce activity:

• Divide class into small groups of three or four.
• Distribute copies of love poetry, giving each group a different poem.  Each student in a group should receive a copy of the same poem, but no two groups should have the same poem.
• After reading the poem with discussion, each group is to complete the graphic organizer for the poem.  They will need to use the internet or the library to find some of the information.
• Each group is to prepare a Power Point presentation for their poem.  Distribute the rubric for the presentation.  Save the presentation to a diskette.  Students will showcase their presentation in class using a projection device.  See Power Point in the classroom.
• When the students have completed the presentations, share the C. Day Lewis poem "Come Live with Me and Be My Love" and the Samuel Hoffenstein poem "When You're Away".  Discuss parody.
• Students will write an original poem modeling one of the love poems from the presentations.  They may write a parody, if they choose.  Poems are to be written in their journals.  Share Poems!
• Remind students to continue to memorize "Tyger, Tyger"

  See Individual Education Plans for any modifications that may be
    necessary to meet the needs of individual students.
  Visually impaired students may want to use an audio journal and
     pair with peers for their presentations.
 

  Students will explore ancient love poetry from Egypt.
  Students will explore the events in Emily Dickinson's life that
    resulted in her love poetry.  Present to the class the findings.
 

   Journal write (points for completion)
  Points for finding a "mushy, gushy" love poem to share
    (participation points)
  Graphic organizer completion (participation points)
  Power Point presentation rubric
  Original poem (points for completion)
 

  (Lesson IGOs)
                                                                       (WVDE Web Site)
 

(Lesson standards)
                                          (National Standards Web Site)
 

Poetry on the Web
Love poems of Emily Dickinson
Power Point in the classroom
Make your own rubric
Rubric template
 

Norma Gensler
Kay Brown
Emily Mayfield

Cabell Midland High School
 
 
 

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