Gender and Power in The Taming of the Shrew

Lesson 6
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ELA

Unit 5

9th Grade

Lesson 6 of 29

Objective


Analyze how Shakespeare uses imagery and figurative language to satirize unrealistic notions of a woman's desirability.

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Target Task


Discussion & Writing Prompt

By having the speaker describe what is mistress is not like, what is Shakespeare satirizing? Provide specific evidence from the text and carefully explain your thinking.

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Key Thinking


Close Read Questions

What comparisons does the speaker use in the three quatrains to create an image of his mistress? How do these contrasts physically characterize his mistress? Provide specific examples from the text and carefully explain your thinking.

How does the final rhyming couplet shift your understanding of the speaker and the relationship he has with his mistress? Provide specific examples from the text and carefully explain your thinking.

Vocabulary


Literary Terms

sonnet

a lyric poem that typically consists of 14-lines and follows a traditional rhyme scheme; love is the original subject of the sonnet

parody

an imitation of a familiar style in order to entertain and invoke humor

satire

a literary genre or mode that uses humor to expose flaws in human behavior

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Standards


  • L.9-10.5 — Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
  • RL.9-10.2 — Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
  • RL.9-10.4 — Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone).

Supporting Standards

L.9-10.1
L.9-10.6
RL.9-10.1
RL.9-10.10
SL.9-10.1
SL.9-10.6
W.9-10.9

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Analyze how Shakespeare uses language to portray characters and their relationships in the opening scene of The Taming of the Shrew.

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