Workbooks for International Baccalaureate $10 and up

Pity, flirtatiousness, frustration and outward appearances are all issues challenged by the poet in this series of sonnets. There are also some very unusual pieces where form and substance are challenged. The regular iambic pentameter is challenged in one work while romance is overtaken by spiritual concerns in another. The readings of the sonnets provide a perspective that reading alone may miss while the practical activities in the workbook allow students to explore, individually or in groups,

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11th - 12th, Higher Education

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Shakespeare - Sonnets 127 to 136

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Shakespeare turns his attention from the beautiful youth to the dark lady. The reverence toward beauty and the examination of the human condition where love, jealousy and devotion were concerned give way to an earthier and bawdier examination of lust and desire. The readings on the PowerPoint may help with an appreciation of cadence and form while the practical nature of the workbook activities provide opportunities for individual and group work that will enable students and scholars to inch clo

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11th - 12th, Higher Education

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Shakespeare - Sonnets 111 to 120

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This collection of ten sonnets challenges the very reality of a lover’s vision tempered as it is through seeing everything from the perspective of one’s love. There is also an appeal for pity as well as excuses made for infidelity. All in all, an intriguing combination that is explored through the practical workbook activities and with the assistance of the readings on the PowerPoint. The material is designed to supplement and complement approaches taken in class and tutorials.

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11th - 12th, Higher Education

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Shakespeare - Sonnets 101 to 110

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The mythological Muse, the sacrilegious mores of Christianity and the more human notion of infidelity are among the concepts and ideas touched on in this set of ten sonnets. The approach to the study of these sonnets is practical and encourages students to explore through an engagement with the works which sometimes even has them cutting the sonnet, literally, to pieces. The readings on the PowerPoint will also give students another means of access into these works.

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11th - 12th, Higher Education

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Shakespeare - Sonnet 91 to 100

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This collection of ten sonnets continues the journey of the poet from one enamored of his subject but also one who is willing to question a little more and offer warnings along the way. There is adoration and there are excuses made by the poet to ameliorate the conduct of his love but a more realistic tone starts to emerge – the warnings are an indication of this. We also see the beginning of the poet challenging the very Muse that once inspired him. Utilize the workbook activities and the readi

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11th - 12th, Higher Education

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Shakespeare - Sonnets 81 - 90

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A rival appears on the scene compromising the poet. At the same time, the true merit of praise is questioned. A parting of the ways between poet and lover is also happening leading to humiliation and recriminations. These ideas, the conceits Shakespeare utilizes, the poetic craft employed can all be explored and evaluated by choosing from the activities in the workbook and listening to the readings of the sonnets. A practical, hands-on approach is advocated to complement and supplement the appro

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Workbooks, PowerPoint Presentations, English (UK)

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11th - 12th, Higher Education

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Shakespeare - Sonnets 41 - 50

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Jealousy, guilt and forgiveness are all apparent in this collection of ten sonnets. There is a separation that occurs which leads Shakespeare to transcend the physical constraints of distance by relying on his thoughts and reflections of the subject with whom he longs to be. The readings on the PowerPoint provide a starting point for further examination of the sonnets but the workbook provides practical activities for individuals and groups to enable them to examine Shakespeare's craft and the r

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Workbooks, PowerPoint Presentations, English (UK)

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11th - 12th, Higher Education

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Shakespeare - sonnets 31 to 40

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English, International Baccalaureate, Poetry

Shakespeare's craftsmanship with words and the sonnet form is matched with his exploration of love and emotion which includes jealousy, delight, frustration and joy. It is in breaking with convention, addressing the majority of his sonnets to a young man and in his juxtaposition of opposites that Shakespeare delves into the complexity of human behavior. This collection of ten sonnets from sonnet 31 to 40 is part of an ongoing exploration where I have packaged the sonnets and made them available

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11th - 12th, Higher Education

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Workbooks, PowerPoint Presentations, English (UK)

Shakespeare - Sonnets 71 - 80

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Mortality, rivalry and frustration stand out as some of the themes emerging from this collection of ten sonnets. The prospect of death and how it affects a relationship, the emergence of some other love interest, and the challenge of constantly renewing ones craft are all fodder for exploration. The readings on the PowerPoint provide a first port of call when it comes to analyzing these works but it is in the practical activities which foster group work and learning by engagement that students c

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Workbooks, Activities, English (UK)

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11th - 12th, Higher Education

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Shakespeare - Sonnets 61 - 70

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A sense of mortality begins to pervade this set of ten sonnets. Whilst sonnet 61 harks back to the sense of separation explored earlier, what follows is a series of reflections on the inevitability of death and the fading of not just tangible things such as brass and stone and cathedrals and states but also the passing of beauty. The attached workbook with its practical activities encourages students to explore the structure, imagery, rhyme and meter - the elements of Shakespeare's craft - to ga

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