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Song Lyrics as a Form of Poetry

Song Lyrics as a Form of Poetry. By Teacher Jasmine. Who am I?. Teacher Jasmine 3 years English, Science, Math Pre-K, 3 rd , 8 th. Environment. Small Classroom Air Conditioning No Areas Limited Access to Technology. Alumni. 21 students Middle to upper class

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Song Lyrics as a Form of Poetry

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  1. Song Lyrics as a Form of Poetry By Teacher Jasmine

  2. Who am I? • Teacher Jasmine • 3 years • English, Science, Math • Pre-K, 3rd, 8th

  3. Environment • Small Classroom • Air Conditioning • No Areas • Limited Access to Technology

  4. Alumni • 21 students • Middle to upper class • Various Interests and levels • Special Accommodations • Active Learning Environment

  5. How I introduce and cover a theme? • Activate prior knowledge • Provide students with context • Read the selection and connect • Stop and discuss while reading • Critical response • Contextualize • Writing: Blog, Journal, Power Point Presentations. • Problem: Relevance of Discussions

  6. A Day With Teacher Jasmine • Discuss their opinions of the assigned reading. • Discussion of guide questions as well as other questions generated at the moment • Writing (blog or journal) • http://eighthgradestudent.blogspot.com/

  7. Teaching Philosophy Critical pedagogy • Deploy education in a process of progressive social change.  • Empower citizens and students to become sensitive to the politics of representations of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, class, and other cultural differences in order to foster critical thinking and enhance democratization.  Constructivism • Joint enterprise with the teacher. • Creating ("constructing") new meanings.

  8. Paulo Freire • “Education should raise the awareness of the students so that they become subjects, rather than objects, of the world.” • “The ability of humans to plan and shape the world for their future needs is what separates man from animals.”

  9. Educational Approach • Student Centered Strategies • participate • involved throughout the class time in activities • the instructor no longer delivers… • variety of hands-on activities High Scope's Educational Approach •  “active participatory learning”  • direct, hands-on experiences with people, objects, events, and ideas • children’s interests and choices are at the heart • they (children) construct their own knowledge • physical, emotional, and intellectual support

  10. Procedure to use song lyrics to write poetry 1 Week Lesson Plan Objective: After students have: made their own definition of poetry, read samples of poetry and identified their elements they will be able to: • Identify poetic elements in their favorite song lyric • Write a critical response about the song explaining: • Why did you choose that song? • What is the message of the song? • How does it relate to your personal experience? Activity • Listen and watch videos to identify poetic elements (Find sets of rhyming words) • Look for your favorite song lyric online. Read the lyric and write a critical response.

  11. Pre- Writing Activity • Look for your favorite song lyric online. Read the lyric and write a critical response analyzing: • Why did you choose that song? • What is the message of the song? • How can you connect this song to your personal life? • Author’s Chair

  12. Videos • Eminem- Mockingbird • 30 Seconds to Mars-The Kill • Evanescence- Hunted • Taylor Swift- Love Story • Journey- Open Arms • 2 Pac- Keep Ya’ Head Up • Jay Sean- Down

  13. Student’s Work • Eagle by Angel O. Feliciano • Life by Xiomara Cruz Pabon • Life at its strangest by Pedro J. Moreu • Falling into the Unknown by Annie Louk

  14. References • http://www.karentimberlake.com/student-centered_classoom.htm • http://www.21stcenturyschools.com/Critical_Pedagogy.htm • http://www.learningandteaching.info/learning/constructivism.htm • www.youtube.com • http://www.highscope.org/

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