To assess what scholars have learned throughout a five-instructional activity poetry unit, seventh graders first craft a Shakespearean sonnet based on a poem they have studied. In part two of the assessment, scholars complete a four-texts performance task.

Concepts

poetry, poetry analysis, sonnets, metaphors, alliteration, personification, onomatopoeia

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Instructional Ideas

• Remind learners to bring their folders with all the work they have done for the unit
• Use the unit during April's National Poetry Month

Classroom Considerations

• The final lesson in a five-part poetry unit designed for seventh graders
• Class members need access to computers with internet
• Presumes pupils have experience with this type of performance assessment

Pros

• A checklist of requirements for the sonnet is included
• Provides an answer key for instructors for the performance tasks

Cons

• None

Common Core

W.7.10