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Crafting Your Own Sonnet

Students will turn their favorite song into a Shakespearean sonnet. Using the theme and key phrases from their song, they will construct a sonnet with 14 lines of 5 feet iambic pentameter and set sonnet rhyme scheme. Or convert a sonnet into a twitter feed of 2 or 3 141 character tweets that convey the emotion, sentiment, and symbolism of the original sonnet.

Rubric Code: CX7A645

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Subject: English

Type: Assignment

Grade Levels: 9-12

Crafting A Sonnet
	Poor (N/A)	Average (N/A)	Good (N/A)
14 lines*	Poor Student has composed less than 10 lines and shows no acknowledgement of their struggle to complete 14 lines.	Average Student has composed a sonnet that contains between 10 and 14 lines, but have noted on the assignment a lack of ability to come up with 14 full lines. They exhibit a fair understanding of the line requirements for a sonnet based on notations and/or attempts to complete assignment.	Good Student has composed a sonnet that contains 14 lines. They exhibit a strong and clear understanding of the line requirements for a sonnet based on the amount of lyrics they've included in each line.
Rhyme Scheme	Poor Student does not attempt to form a rhyme scheme pattern and demonstrates a poor knowledge of the rhyme scheme pattern of a sonnet.	Average Student has composed a sonnet that follows the strict rhyme scheme pattern of ABABCDCDEFEFGG. However, few words rhyme but there is an obvious attempt to use words that rhyme, demonstrating the student's fair understanding of the rhyme scheme of a sonnet.	Good Student has composed a sonnet that follows the strict rhyme scheme pattern of ABABCDCDEFEFGG. Most words rhyme and demonstrate the student's strong and clear understanding of the rhyme scheme of a sonnet.
Iambic Pentameter*	Poor Student does not make an attempt to structure each line of the sonnet.	Average Student has composed a sonnet with less than 4 feet in each line but demonstrates a general understanding that a foot is 2 syllables.	Good Student has composed a sonnet with 4-5 feet in each line. Student demonstrates a firm understanding that a foot is 2 syllables and sonnets contain 5 feet in each of the 14 lines.
Theme	Poor Student's Sonnet has no theme that flows throughout the piece.	Average Students has vaguely identified the theme	Good Student has clearly identified the theme of their sonnet and has sufficiently maintained that theme throughout the piece.