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Daily Lyrics Lesson

What is it?
Every day a different student will present a song to class. You will write a one page summary using the form I have provided, which you will hand in to me before you give your presentation. Your presentation will begin with the playing of your song (we will place the lyrics on an overhead as the song plays). You should then talk about your answers to the questions. The presentation should be no longer than ten minutes (5 minutes for song and 5 minutes of your description).

Why are we doing this?
We are surrounded by the English language every day without knowing it. Music is an integral part of our daily lives, culture, and society. We rarely think of these songs as pieces of poetry played with music. This assignment will make us more aware of the poetry in our daily lives and help us understand the songs that we hear every day.

What is required?
• A one page typed response to the questions provided posted to your blog and e-mailed to me.
• A typed version of the song posted to your blog and e-mailed to me. This will allow me to make sure the song is appropriate for the class.

What is not appropriate for class?
Use your judgment on this. The song should have appropriate language and subject matter. This assignment is meant to be an interesting and enjoyable way to study the language used in our popular music. If it becomes a problem, we will stop using this assignment.

How much is it worth?
The assignment is 10 points total, 5 points for the written portion of the assignment and 5 for the presentation. THIS ASSIGNMENT CANNOT BE MADE UP AT A LATER DATE.

Daily Lyrics Assignment:

Name_________________________________Date__________

Song Title :

Artist :

1. Why did you choose this song? Why is it important to you?
I choose this song because when i was younger my mom would always play this also because its appropriate

2. What is the story in the lyrics?
the story is a young boy growing up without his dad and his mom feeling like shes never going to find anyone that wants to be with her because she has a kid, then she meets someone who accepts her son and wants to do things as a family and he feels like the guy really stepped up to being a dad.

3. What is the structure?


4. What is the emotional tone or mood?
sad, but then happy at the same time

5. What is the message or lesson ?
Not everyone grows up with a dad and even though he was so young in the story he really payed attention to the little things that happened like how he wasnt able to go out with his mom,

6. What is the intention of this piece of music?
He was expressing his self through his music of how he might have felt growing up


When a single mom goes out on a date with somebody new
It always winds up feeling more like a job interview
My momma used to wonder if she'd ever meet someone
Who wouldn't find out about me and then turn around and run

I met the man I call my dad when I was five years old
He took my mom out to a movie and for once I got to go
A few months later I remember lying there in bed
I overheard him pop the question and prayed that she'd say yes

And then all of a sudden
Oh, it seemed so strange to me
How we went from something's missing
To a family
Lookin' back all I can say
About all the things he did for me
Is I hope I'm at least half the dad
That he didn't have to be

I met the girl that's now my wife about three years ago
We had the perfect marriage but we wanted somethin' more
Now here I stand surrounded by our family and friends
Crowded 'round the nursery window as they bring the baby in

And now all of a sudden
It seemed so strange to me
How we've gone from something's missing
To a family
Lookin' through the glass I think about the man
That's standin' next to me
And I hope I'm at least half the dad
That he didn't have to be

Lookin' back all I can say
About all the things he did for me
Is I hope I'm at least half the dad
That he didn't have to be

Yeah, I hope I'm at least half the dad
That he didn't have to be
Because he didn't have to be
You know he didn't have to be

sense - halloween

Halloween
Halloween is firey orange
The color of pumpkins and candy corn
Halloween feels like a kids dream... free candy
With your hand digging deeper in the candy bag
You start to hear the little wrappers moving around
Without knowing which candy is which
You grab one , two , or maybe even three
Halloween candy craving is coming
October so long and hello November

villanelle- cows tipped

At the top of the hill , lays a dead cow tipped over
with flowers laying all around the grass
i start to hear the birds quietly chirping.

More animals creep towards me to see if im sleep or dead
i find it kind of ammusing but i stay still
i feel the akward looks but stull i do nothing

i flap my ears around a little bit to throw out a sign
but still nothing i feel the sadness start to enter
they think im dead.

I let out a loud " MOOOOO " to let them know nothing is wrong
and im as fine as a dandy.
The deer leaps over lucy as she has a smile on her face

how do i feel as a piece of paper paper inches from the shredder

Getting closer i feel my paper body bending, foot steps going across the floor. There seems to be a conversation between a man and a woman i really couldnt make out what they were saying but it seemed pretty important, was it me? Did i have something written on me that no one can see? I have all these questions in my head because i dont understand why out of all the pieces of paper im the one being shreeded! I never one tore and the bottom of me had only bended a little bit. Do you know how many times i let them earse things off me and never tore? i was good quality paper.

cold bath- etheree

water ;
filled to the top
freezing cold like a lake
in the woods
feeling like a ice cube
what should i do
the doc told me its either this or
nasty medicine ohh noo
with the feeling of it ozzing down my throat
just a few more seconds
as i hear the bath water drainging
i feel relieved to stand up
only to find out my rash still is there

how ridiculous i was as a...

how ridiculous i was as a octopus i had way to many arms and legs. i felt like i didnt know which was which for me to get food i would say that it was complicated just because of my size. my friends in the ocean sometimes dont like to be by me why you ask thats because sometimes when i get the munchies i like to eat them they shouldnt feel intimidated only because the ones i eat are the ones i like most least. I slurp them down as they twist and turn down my throat. Drenched in saliva i spit them back out as they squeal to get away come back come back goofy i was just kidding you know that your my bestfriend of them all and i wouldnt do that to you.

triangle poem - ballons

i
am
blue,red
with colors
and even strings
theres more than one
and i can pop if poked
when air is let out of me
your voice starts to change
birthdays,weddings,big events
i like to hold things in place
even when its really windy i can flot
theres a thing that you ride in in the air
have you thought of what i could be any guess?

SONNET

how do i compare that to thew day ?
do i stay a little longer or let the rain die away?
thou should not move this slow or sway
please ohh please rain come again another day
when i say leave oh thou what do you say
thunder thunder its gone all day
every so often i see a puddle play
no no kid go go away
its raining harder and harder thoughout the day
my mother said are you done playing for the day

name poem

Days and nights spend alone
Evenings passing bye with nothing to do
Senses flashing through my head with a vision in mind
Incrediable things happen to people who least expect it
Racing against time, with little to say
Every little thing is different in
Every possible way

Not knowing what tomorrow will be so i sit and second guess
Instead of wondering which thing is really the best
Cold hearted people get no where in life
Old people die just by the sight
Leaving now could be so wrong but then so right i wish that
Every single day and night there was something more than just this horrible fight.

Dedicated and decided in so many ways
Unstoppable emotions are coming my way
Get up and go is what im being told
Go go go or else it looks like just a show
Eager to see what is being said
Race against time ? or is it more in my head