Connections & Visual Representations of Lyrics to Song

Music and Me

Connections & Visual Representations of Lyrics to Song

Learning Target/TEK Objectives:

7.17 (C) I will write responses to texts and incorporate relevant quotations used appropriately. Please use the Short Answer Claim Commentary Rubric for guidance.

7.17 (D) Produce a multimedia presentation involving text and graphics using available technology.

Procedure: Students will choose lyrics from a favorite song. Then, they will interpret the meaning of the lyrics by making personal connections, critically analyzing their interpretations, and planning how to represent them with images. After organization on a storyboard, they will use the Animoto app to create a short video. Finally, students will share movies and reflect on both their own and their peers’ work.

Week Schedule:

Mon 1) Create ONE strong personal connection and one dynamic connection to the world with your song choice. Use CEC format for both responses (paragraphs).

2) Create MLA citation for song. See back for examples.

Tues Plan video using storyboard

Wed Capture images, create video

Thurs Continue creating video

Fri Present to class! Don’t forget your auxiliary cable.

Sound Recordings

Generally, citations begin with the artist name. They might also be listed by composers (comp.) or performers (perf.). Otherwise, list composer and performer information after the album title.

Use the appropriate abbreviation after the person’s name and a comma, when needed. Put individual song titles in quotation marks. Album names are italicized. Provide the name of the recording manufacturer followed by the publication date (or n.d., if date is unknown). List the appropriate medium at the end of the entry (e.g. CD, LP, Audiocassette). For MP3 recordings, see the “Digital Files” section below.

Foo Fighters. In Your Honor. RCA, 2005. CD.

Nirvana. "Smells Like Teen Spirit." Nevermind. Geffen, 1991. Audiocassette.

Beethoven, Ludwig van. The 9 Symphonies. Perf. NBC Symphony Orchestra. Cond. Arturo Toscanini. RCA, 2003. CD.

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/09/