Music+Monday!

toc MUSIC MONDAY!

We will use Music Monday (or Tuesday) to improve your English in several ways. - improve listening comprehension - practice poetry analysis - increase vocabulary (words and idioms) - improve grammar You may also learn some new songs!

You will have the chance to share your own favorite songs and find out about the lyrics while learning some poetry analysis skills and building your vocabulary in English. You will be graded on your Music Monday submission. 1. Please sign up for one of the dates below. You will work with a partner. For your turn to host Music Monday: 2. On Thursday or Friday __before you will host Music Monday__, email Mr. N a copy of your song document (you cannot wait until Sunday night!) 3. When you get a reply from Mr. N then upload the document to this page AND include a sentence or two about why you chose this song. 4. (Optional) after you share the song in our class, upload the MP3 to this page so your classmates can listen to it any time.
 * Find the lyrics and doublecheck them (at least two sources- list them on the bottom of your handout)
 * Prepare them with appropriate blanks so we can fill in missing words while we listen
 * __Poetry:__include at least 2 questions which help to analyze poetic language or technique
 * rhyme
 * repetition
 * juxtaposition
 * simile/metaphor
 * consonance/assonance/alliteration
 * allusion
 * onomatopoeia
 * pun
 * irony
 * others you can find here
 * __Grammar__: include at least 2 questions about howlanguage is used in this song (e.g. verb tenses)
 * __Vocabulary__: include at least 2 questions about specific vocabulary words.


 * Please download this rubric, READ IT and print out a copy for Mr. Nordmeyer when you present your song.[[file:Music Monday NEW rubric.pages]]**

//HAVE FUN!//


 * EXAMPLES FROM LAST YEAR'S MUSIC MONDAY**



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Tiffany and Natchaya Song: //Who's Laughing Now// by Jessie J Why we chose it: The lyric of the song is inspiring, it tells how we shouldn't care about what others think of us.

21 Guns by Green Day

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media type="file" key="01 Born This Way.mp3" width="216" height="18" Why I chose this song: I like the rhythm, and i like the message of the song.

= **Second Quarter** =


 * Monday, October 15th**

"The Outdoor Type" by the Lemonheads From Mr. Nordmeyer: I chose this song because it is slow and relatively short - so it will be an easy way to start Music Monday. Also, I like because it is a funny, ironic love song which is kind of rare.


 * Tuesday, November 6th**


 * Monday, November 12th**

"The Wind Beneath My Wings" by Jeff Silbar & Larry Henley From James Wu: I chose this song because it has a good tune and great lyrics in it. media type="file" key="Wind Beneath My Wings.mp3" width="240" height="20"


 * Tuesday, November 20th**


 * Monday, November 26th -Hans Lee**

"This Love" by Maroon5 From Hans Lee: I chose this song for my music monday because this song is one of my top 10 favorite songs on my itunes library.




 * Tuesday, December 4th - Luke Lim**

Luke; Fireflies I chose this music because I've been listening from when it first came out.

I chose this music because we used this song during dance class and I liked it a lot, even though the lyrics are a little bit hard to hear.
 * Sally Kim -**

= **Third Quarter** =

__**Tuesday, Jan 22 - Luke Lim**__ I choose this music because it had a good tone and I liked its lyric. I also think that this music is about a boy telling how much he loves the girl but the girl doesn't love him as much as he do.

__**Monday, Jan 28 (Mr. N's Birthday!) -James Wu**__ I chose this song because it's lyric is very poetic.



__**Tuesday, Feb 26**__ Jimmy's Music Monday Sem 2

Why I chose this song? I wanted to listen some romantic but tragic songs. Also, the lyrics of this song was beautiful and spectacular, which is like you can imagine the scene. Also, I like voice of Owl City.

__**Monday, Mar 4**__ Daniel's music monday

> I choose this song because I think the pace goes relevantly slow compare

> to other pop, so the words will be easier to hear. Another reason is that

> I think has some interesting facts and meaning that should be fun to

> discuss about. >

__**Tuesday, Mar 12**__

__**Monday, Mar 18**__

__**Monday, Apr 9**__ Sally Kim Pictures of You

= **Fourth Quarter** =

Write a one paragraph analysis of this song. Be sure to include:
 * FOR ALL QUARTER 4 SONGS: Writing practice - work with a partner (one group of 3):**
 * topic sentence with TAG
 * explanation of the meaning
 * PEE structure with specific examples from the text
 * closing sentence


 * Tuesday, 30 April**


 * Tuesday, 7 May**

James, Daniel


 * Monday, 13 May**

ST, Hans, Jimmy

JY & SW paragraph

"Yesterday," written and sung by the legendary band, The Beatles, is an attractive pop song that expresses the feelings of a heartbroken lover. It contains poetic devices such as the repetition, rhyme and metaphor which help to create a mood of sadness. The repetition is a very significant poetic device in this song. Although the song is short, compared to the other songs, "I believe in yesterday" and "Now I long for yesterday" (lines 12 and 13) are repeated two or three times each. B y repeating these phrases, the writer clearly shows the main theme is the break-up of lovers and nostalgia for a happy love. The rhyme in this song plays similar role: by using words that rhyme with "yesterday", such as "play", "away", "say" which end with “-ay”, the writer emphasizes the theme of longing for "yesterday", when the lovers had a good relationship. There is another important device; metaphor. In the phrase "There's a shadow hanging over me," the shadow represents the dark and tragic feeling of the broken up lover. By creating an image of a shadow "hanging over" someone, the readers realize that the singer cannot let go of the thought of the lover easily. The song "Yesterday" conveys the nostalgic and sad feeling of a broken up lover, revealing the important messages through metaphor, rhyme and repetition.

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First of all, we thought old pop music will be a good song to choose and found "Yesterday" by Beatles, who are the legendary singers. In addition, the music has a soft and mournful story that made us to choose this song.
 * Why we chose this song:**



Luke & Jimmy