WebKnowHow Wednesday, February 14, 2007; 04:32 AM
BookRags.com announced the release of the "Shakespeare Sonnet
Shake-up," an interactive web application that invites users to remix
Shakespeare’s sonnets to create entirely new poems. The program lets
users explore the structure of the sonnet form and rhyme Shakespeare’s
lines in new and inventive ways.
"Students learn faster in a hands-on environment," said Jim Yagmin,
co-founder of BookRags.com. "The Sonnet Shake-up is a great tool for
learning about the sonnet form, and it’s also great fun."
Teaching Shakespeare has always been a challenge, and some teachers
have begun using tools like the Sonnet Shake-up to bring excitement to
the classroom.
"Moving around lines and creating a logical flow of ideas just as
Shakespeare did 400 years ago—this tool lets my students experience
Shakespeare, rather than study at him from afar," said Wendy Carpenter,
a high school English teacher. Carpenter created an entire class
assignment around the application. "Students want to be engaged.
Writing a sonnet from scratch is a dreadful assignment for them, but
remixing Shakespeare online, that gets them excited."
The Shakespeare Sonnet Shake-up is online at:
http://www.bookrags.com/sonnet/
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