What is a sonnet?  Go to the following web site to read about what a sonnet is, the qualities of a sonnet and the two different styles of sonnets.  You may need to take some notes on sonnets to be able to finish this assignment. 
http://www.english.upenn.edu/~afilreis/88/sonnet.html

1. Read the description of what a sonnet is at the above address.


2. Take notes on sonnets.


3. Go to the Sonnet E-mail Site below.


4. Read 4-5 Shakespearean sonnets.


5. Choose your favorite one.


6. In the message screen, write a description of what the sonnet means.


7. Email it to your teacher. See e-mail address below.

Click on the following to go to send an e-mail to your teacher:


http://starbuck.com/gthoughts/shakespearethoughts.html

Tonight's Homework

Your assignment tonight is to write a sonnet of your own.  Remember that sonnets are about love or a personal matter.  You may choose an Italian Petrarchan sonnet or an English Shakespearean sonnet.

Extra Credit

For extra credit, you may write a second sonnet.  You must write the opposite type that you wrote for your homework.