Friday 12/13

Checklist:

• Are your lyrics complete?
• DO you have a catchy title?
• Have you underlined all the historical content? 
• Have you highlighted the primary document information in your song?
• Have your highlighted the matching information on your primary source in green?
• Have you found and highlighted the sensory imagery in yellow
• Is all figurative language highlighted pink    * Note, figurative language includes simile, metaphor, symbol, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, allusion, alliteration

Do you have enough history? 3 references to primary source? Enough sensory detail(3-4)? Enough figurative language (3-4)?

Now proofread your song (DO you hav the spelling/grammar tool turned on in chrome?)

Capitalize all proper nouns (Brooklyn Bridge, John D. Rockefeller, Triangle Shirtwaist Factory)

Run spell check and pay attention 

Now print your lyrics so each of you has a copy.  (consider File make a copy and eliminate the highlights on the copy NOT NOT NOT on the original)

Pull up your beat and PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE

Recording Process explained

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Thursday 12/12

Today you will:
1. finesse your lyrics
2. Pen a chorus
3. Craft a title
4. Mark up your lyrics and practice a beat.
5. Possibly practice the song

* Mr. Clark and I will make our way around to conference with you about your final song. We will provide suggestions to help you finesse the lyrics. While waiting for us, you should listen with the beat and determine if changes need to be made.

* If you feel the message of your song is a little unclear or that the song seems a bit unorganized, you should consider writing a chorus in that will tie it together. FINAL, FINAL!

* You need to come up with a catchy title for your song. It should be original and reflect the theme of your song. Avoid the boring restatement of your topic. Type this title at the top of your final draft--center it above your lyrics.  Add a by-line after it. (Ex. Carlisle Indian School - Song Title "My New Reality"

* Now find all the historical content in your song and underline it

* Highlight primary document information that appear in the song.  This needs to occur a minimum of THREE times.

* Find find the sensory imagery in your song and highlight it yellow

* Find figurative language you have in your song and highlight it pink* Note, figurative language includes simile, metaphor, symbol, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, allusion

Now print a copy of your lyrics for each of you--be sure the font is the size you want it to be. Practice with the beat practice practice.

What should be the name of our Class Musical on the Industrial Period? Submit a name using the form below. Teachers will choose FIVE best submissions. We will have a realtime class vote. The winning name earns 1 extra point on their overall grade. "Competition Breeds Excellence"

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Wednesday 12/11/2019

Today we will focus on finding pictures and settling in on a beat.

Step 1:
Add Phase 6 and Phase 7 to your workspace by highlighting and copying and pasting the info from this doc onto your workspace under Phase 5 that you added on Monday.

Step 2:
Follow all directions that you just copied and pasted into your workspace. Phase 6 requires you find pictures to display as your song plays.
Step 3:
Complete phase 7 which prompts you to find and link the beat you intend to use.

HW: A minimum of 3 photos need to be found and link table filled in on workspace, your beat needs to be chosen and linked on workspace

Tuesday 12/10

Time to put your thinking caps on and help make everyone's song better.

Be sure your pink paper has your names, the topic of your song and the stanza number on top. Place it on the center of your table.

We will now walk around and give feedback: 
1) What words work?
2) What rhymes work?
3) What rhymes are forced?
4) Is there enough feeling/emotion?
5) Where is it too textbookish?
6) Where are you confused?
7) What is awesome and must stay?

You must make ONE comment on each pink stanza (please initial).

Now it's time to bring this stanza to its final form by typing it on the final draft document you started yesterday.  

By the end of block 1, you should have two stanzas finalized.  

Block 2 - Write the rest of the song.

HW - Have a FINAL DRAFT of the whole song on the google document for class on Wednesday.

Monday 12/9

Let's see how much Yawp you can add!  We will separate into smaller groups and workshop a stanza.
Choose a stanza that you want feedback on. We will split into groups and provide feedback for each other.
WORK TIME

You must submit your finalized stanza by the end of the block --This is to be done on a new doc that you name your topic and your initials--Carlisle AC KC
Link this to your workspace (this is the template copy and paste phase 5)

HW:
1)Final draft of the stanza you got feedback on today must be typed and submitted on the new google doc named topic and initials (see above)
2)Another stanza ready for feedback handwritten on the pink sheet of paper provided in class

Friday 12/6

Today's goal: Rough draft of all 4 stanzas

BLOCK 1:

Please take out stanza 1 work.
Read it with your partner--does it sound like a song? Does it have history in it?
teachers will work their way around to hear stanza 1.

Now work on stanza 2. 6-8 lines is a reasonable length for each stanza.

Remember your aim is to show not just tell.

You will need to include:

• figurative language
• sensory imagery
• research facts
• primary source facts

Get writing!

A few examples

Block 2:

Share best stanza so far

class will provide feedback

Continue writing

HW: Rough draft of song due on Monday at the beginning of class

Thursday 12/5

BLOCK 1:

• Complete the box asking-What research, key words and information from your primary source might be included in this stanza? For each of your stanzas. Use both your primary and your secondary sources for information
• indicate missing information by writing it in red colored font 
• when ALL STANZAS are mapped out and planned CHECK WITH TEACHER

BLOCK 2:

• Begin writing stanza 1 with your partner. Have your workspace up but the first stanza is to be handwritten
• By end of block Stanza 1 is to be complete. If you finish earlier than the end of the block, you may move on to stanza 2

HW: Come into class tomorrow with Stanza # 1 written out on a looseleaf sheet of paper.

Wednesday 12/4

Today, you and your partner will make many decisions about your song as you begin the planning process.  Please follow these steps very closely:
1. open your workspace
2. scroll down to the last box under Phase 3
3. open this document  Phase 4--ROUGH DRAFT PLAN
4. highlight and copy all of it (DO NOT GO TO FILE TO DO THIS)
5. paste it directly under your phase 3


Now we are ready:
1. Fill out the first 4 boxes of phase 4
2. Now, let's listen to the possible beats. (linked to word ideas in box 5)
3. Now, fill out the blue boxes--these are prompting you to think about the purpose of each stanza
After you have a general plan for each stanza CHECK IN WITH TEACHER
4. Fill out the research, key words and information from your primary source might be included in this stanza box, CHECK IN WITH TEACHER
5. Work on RD of stanza 1--handwritten or digital--if handwritten include pic of final RD in box on workspace
 HW: Complete RD stanza 1 of handwritten be sure pic is on workspace.


Beat links:
Newer beats    Older available beats

JOIN CODE  8QH3M8

Tuesday 12/3

You and your partner each wrote a version of a new interesting fact you found from reading your primary source.  Now you need to share your work with your partner.  Try to combine ideas to come up with the most brilliant, imagery filled stanza you can. must be 6-8 lines

Record your masterpiece and post it.

Notice and note--what lines are your favorites? Why? What word is a favorite? 

Who is the speaker?

Who will tell your story? Complete this handout with your partner.

Now that you think you have your narrator--revisit your lines from earlier--rewrite them from this new perspective

HW: Read 20 minutes

Monday 12/2 Day #6

On Tuesday of last week, you pasted your primary source document into your workspace. open that workspace.

Now read your primary source document with your partner. Ask questions if you have them while you are reading. This is your time to truly know this document.

Together, summarize what the document says in the box provided on the workspace. 2-4 sentences.

Identify key terms from the document that you might want to use in your song (remember white handkerchief and parapet)

New facts 2-3

Task # 2 --Word Play

We will play around a bit with sensory imagery. Choose one idea from your
notesheet that you think should be included in your song. Now you will
“freestyle” a bit, tap your inner Miranda. Use this handout as a workspace and
your ultimate goal is to produce 4-6 lines of poetry surrounding your idea. The
lines should show not tell--they should be active and image laden.  Have Fun!

Now transfer a final draft of those lines onto the colored paper we have
provided and hang your masterpiece on the wall. E

Need a jumpstart with verbs?  click here
Searching for an adjective? try here or here

HW: COMPLETE WORKSHEET--each member of group creates his/her own 4-6 lines of poetry.