Standards CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.1 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.2 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.9 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.L.3 Vocabulary Message, point of view, theme (review) Preparation Make copies of in and Lyric “Man Black” “Jolene,” “You Ain’t Woman Enough” Sheets. Locate audio or video versions of in performed by “Man Black” Johnny Cash, “Jolene” performed by Dolly Parton, and performed by Loretta “You Ain’t Woman Enough” Lynn. (Note: Johnny first televised performance of in may be found via an Cash’s “Man Black” Internet search. For a rock version of locate The “Jolene,” White Stripes’ cover version.) For advanced students, make copies of on Point of (Page 86). “Spotlight View” Free Write 5 minutes Discuss Homework 4 minutes Divide students into pairs to spend one minute sharing their favorite titles. Next ask students to pick one of their favorite titles and share it with the whole group. Students may wish to include where they heard the title. Brainstorm 1 minute Prompt: In your journal, write down the titles of as many popular songs as you can think of in one minute. A popular song is one heard by millions of people on the radio, stereo, Internet, and television. Titles should be appropriate for school use. Activity 35 minutes 1. Students will do a deep reading of song lyrics to explore the concept of message. A message is the underlying meaning the songwriter is trying to communicate about song’s the which is the main subject. Distribute lyric sheets for in theme, song’s “Man Black” by Johnny Cash, and then play a recording. Note that this song does not have a chorus, reminding students that not all songs follow a traditional structure. Students may wish to
Standards CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.1 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.2 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.9 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.L.3 Vocabulary Message, point of view, theme (review) Preparation Make copies of “Man in Black” “Jolene,” and “You Ain’t Woman Enough” Lyric Sheets. Locate audio or video versions of “Man in Black” performed by Johnny Cash, “Jolene” performed by Dolly Parton, and “You Ain’t Woman Enough” performed by Loretta Lynn. (Note: Johnny Cash’s first televised performance of “Man in Black” may be found via an Internet search. For a rock version of “Jolene,” locate The White Stripes’ cover version.) For advanced students, make copies of “Spotlight on Point of View” (Page 86). Free Write 5 minutes Discuss Homework 4 minutes Divide students into pairs to spend one minute sharing their favorite titles. Next ask students to pick one of their favorite titles and share it with the whole group. Students may wish to include where they heard the title. Brainstorm 1 minute Prompt: In your journal, write down the titles of as many popular songs as you can think of in one minute. A popular song is one heard by millions of people on the radio, stereo, Internet, and television. Titles should be appropriate for school use. Activity 35 minutes 1. Students will do a deep reading of song lyrics to explore the concept of message. A song’s message is the underlying meaning the songwriter is trying to communicate about the theme, which is the song’s main subject. Distribute lyric sheets for “Man in Black” by Johnny Cash, and then play a recording. Note that this song does not have a chorus, reminding students that not all songs follow a traditional structure. Students may wish to
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