CERCA Slides by Grade
Grade 3: How to Write a Sonnet
How does the poem express the challenge and satisfaction of writing a sonnet? (CCSS.RL.3.5; CCSS.W.3.2)
Grade 4: The New Colossus
What message and values does Emma Lazarus express through the "voice" of the Statue of Liberty in the poem, "The New Colossus"? (CCSS.RL.4.1-4.6; CCSS.W.4.2-4.9)
Grade 5: A Wintry Sonnet
How does Rossetti use the structure of the sonnet to capture the change from winter to spring? (CCSS.RL.5.2-5.5; CCSS.W.5.5)
Grade 6: Reuben Bright
How do Reuben Bright’s actions reveal how he feels about his loss? (CCSS.RL.6.1-6.4; CCSS.W.6.4)
Grade 7: Sonnet 8
What does the speaker in Millay’s sonnet think about traditional gender roles? (CCSS.RL.7.1-7.5; CCSS.W.7.2-7.9)
Grade 8: Sonnets 18 and 130
What do both of these poems reveal about Shakespeare’s feelings toward his beloved? (CCSS.RL.8.1-8.5; CCSS.W.8.2-8.9)
Grade 9: London, 1802
In what ways does Wordsworth use the sonnet to make a commentary on the society in which he lives? (CCSS.RL.9-10.4; CCSS.W.9-10.9)
Grade 10: If We Must Die
How does McKay use the form of the sonnet to make an argument against oppression? (CCSS.RL.9-10.6; CCSS.W.9-10.9)
Grade 11: Ozymandias
What does Shelley’s sonnet suggest about the effects time has on people, political power, and art? (CCSS.RL.11-12.6; CCSS.W.11-12.9)
Grade 12: The Oven Bird
How does the poet use the images of changing seasons to help readers reflect on what it means to grow up? (CCSS.RL.11-12.6; CCSS.W.11-12.9)
