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* Now find all the historical content in your song and underline it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