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Super Strong Songs!

Super Strong Songs!. I will learn to evaluate the strength of the narrator in song lyrics. I can move beyond Lakoff’s theory: using it as a base. I can develop my analysis by: Structuring my quotations in order of importance, not the order they come in the text.

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Super Strong Songs!

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  1. Super Strong Songs! I will learn to evaluate the strength of the narrator in song lyrics. I can move beyond Lakoff’s theory: using it as a base. I can develop my analysis by: Structuring my quotations in order of importance, not the order they come in the text. Exploring different interpretations for each one.

  2. Today’s analysis: evaluate the strength of the narrator’s language in the song lyrics provided. • Same steps: what are they? • Differences to step 2: • For each quotation: • Name the technique (if possible) • Is this weak or strong according to Lakoff? (Optional) • In this conversation, is it weak or strong? (you need to look at the other person’s response = cross reference) • How does the context influence the ‘strength’ of the quotation? • Consider alternative interpretations (can draw on other quotations to support)

  3. Around the room! • Connectives for different interpretations

  4. ‘We’ is a repeated inclusive pronoun and suggests that they built their relationship together. At this stage, there is a sense of equality in all they did. However, ‘chained our hearts’ suggested they both made bad choices, locking up their hearts, highlighting that perhaps this equality was negative as neither of them could stop this negative dynamic verb of chaining. Modelling • We clawed, we chained our hearts in vainWe jumped never asking whyWe kissed, I fell under your spell.A love no one could denyDon't you ever say I just walked awayI will always want you This can be compared to ‘I’ – the singular pronoun used here to emphasise that eventually this equality disappeared and it was her alone who lost her sense of identity, as suggested by spell. This makes her sound weak as she allowed him to overpower here so that she was ‘under’ him, allowing him to dominate. Nevertheless, there is a strength of conviction here when the female gives an imperative, ‘Don’t you ever say’. This is a sign of strength according to Lakoffand demonstrates that she is passionate about him knowing how much she cares for him as she wants to make it clear how hard it all was. Again she shows conviction in the modal verb ‘will’ – she is certain she will always want him. Although according to Lakoff this is a strong verb, that she believes she’ll never get past him, even though it’s over, is a sign of weakness as she can’t move on.

  5. California King Bed by Rhianna Chest to chestNose to nosePalm to palmWe were always just that closeWrist to wristToe to toeLips that felt just like the inside of a roseSo, how come when I reach out my fingerIt feels like more than distance between usIn this California king bedWe're ten thousand miles apartI've been California wishing on these starsFor your heart for meMy California kingJust when I felt like giving up on usYou turned around and gave me one last touchThat made everything feel betterAnd even then my eyes got wetterSo confused wanna ask you if you love meBut I don't wanna seem so weakMaybe I've been California dreaming Over to you! You will be assessed on: Have you used quotations in the optimum order? Have you explored different interpretations for each quotation? Group work Highlight strong and weak features in the text. Number them in order of importance. (10mins) Individual work Start your analysis with step 1. For step 2, structure your ideas in order of importance. Include analysis of 3 quotations. Aim to provide an alternative interpretation for each one. (25mins)

  6. California King Bed by Rhianna Chest to chestNose to nosePalm to palmWe were always just that closeWrist to wristToe to toeLips that felt just like the inside of a roseSo, how come when I reach out my fingerIt feels like more than distance between usIn this California king bedWe're ten thousand miles apartI've been California wishing on these starsFor your heart for meMy California kingJust when I felt like giving up on usYou turned around and gave me one last touchThat made everything feel betterAnd even then my eyes got wetterSo confused wanna ask you if you love meBut I don't wanna seem so weakMaybe I've been California dreaming Example: outcome 1 The text starts with a sense of equality but soon it becomes apparent through her language that the female is in a weaker position than the male. At first, they seem equal ‘chest to chest’, refuting the idea by Tannen that men are ‘dominating’ and more powerful. However, as the song continues, signs of weakness appear in the female’s speech. She calls him a ‘king’ which suggests she puts him on a pedestal and sees herself as inferior to him. Towards the end, Lakoff’s theory is supported even more when she says ‘wanna ask you if you love me but I don’t wanna seem so weak.’ This suggests that the male controls WHAT they talk about. Furthermore, the woman uses lots of static verbs ‘wish’, ‘dreaming’ and ‘felt’ whereas the man’s actions are all dynamic ‘turned around’, ‘gave me’. Even more telling is the contrast between her ‘reaching’ and him ‘giving’. It suggests he is in control and is therefore more powerful.

  7. California King Bed by Rhianna Chest to chestNose to nosePalm to palmWe were always just that closeWrist to wristToe to toeLips that felt just like the inside of a roseSo, how come when I reach out my fingerIt feels like more than distance between usIn this California king bedWe're ten thousand miles apartI've been California wishing on these starsFor your heart for meMy California kingJust when I felt like giving up on usYou turned around and gave me one last touchThat made everything feel betterAnd even then my eyes got wetterSo confused wanna ask you if you love meBut I don't wanna seem so weakMaybe I've been California dreaming Example: outcome 1 Towards the end, Lakoff’s theory is supported even more when she says ‘wanna ask you if you love me but I don’t wanna seem so weak.’ This suggests that the male controls WHAT they talk about. However, there is a sense of control at the beginning when she asks ‘so how come when I…’ This question is direct and forceful. The word ‘so’ suggests she is using the previous lines as evidence to strength her case that the current situation isn’t right. Alternatively, it is possible to argue her that she’s looking to the male for answers she could work out herself, again weakening her case.

  8. Self-Assessment Use stronger quotations first: Consider different interpretations:

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