Literary Analysis in Song Lyrics (Middle School)
Middle School ELA Teacher
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Grade Levels
7th - 10th
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Standards
CCSSRL.7.1
CCSSRL.7.2
CCSSRL.7.7
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- PDF
Pages
4 pages
Middle School ELA Teacher
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Description
RL.7.1, RL.7.2, RL.7.7
Students are required to analyze the song, "One Man Can Change the World," by Big Sean. The questions require students to deeply analyze the song's meaning, metaphorical language, allusions, theme, and symbolism. It includes a multimedia component that asks the student to compare images from the music video to the textual component. It also includes a text-to-self journal question (15 questions total).
I use these lyrics, as well as other lyrics, poems, and short stories to introduce author's craft and literary elements of text and to further develop their skills in determining theme before we begin our narrative writing unit.
Students are required to analyze the song, "One Man Can Change the World," by Big Sean. The questions require students to deeply analyze the song's meaning, metaphorical language, allusions, theme, and symbolism. It includes a multimedia component that asks the student to compare images from the music video to the textual component. It also includes a text-to-self journal question (15 questions total).
I use these lyrics, as well as other lyrics, poems, and short stories to introduce author's craft and literary elements of text and to further develop their skills in determining theme before we begin our narrative writing unit.
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4 pages
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CCSSRL.7.1
Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
CCSSRL.7.2
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
CCSSRL.7.7
Compare and contrast a written story, drama, or poem to its audio, filmed, staged, or multimedia version, analyzing the effects of techniques unique to each medium (e.g., lighting, sound, color, or camera focus and angles in a film).
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