Students will use PowerPoint for the final product. A television or computer projector is optional for showing examples and students' works. Microphones are needed to record students' songs. Without PowerPoint, a word processor can be used as a substitute. This activity reinforces critical thinking skills of synthesis, analysis, and evaluation while studying elements of theme, contrast, and ironic twist.
Interaction is encouraged through periods of small group discussion and workshopping their songs.
Collaborate with students from different classes. Use communication tools to express concepts in modes that are verbal and visual, such as PowerPoint. Analyzing own poetry for theme, irony, and symbolism in terms of how an audience can feel identification. All students will focus on meaning and communication as they listen, speak, view, read, and write in personal, social, occupational, and civic contexts. All students will read and analyze a wide variety of classic and contemporary literature and other texts to seek information, ideas, enjoyment, and understanding of their individuality, our common heritage and common humanity, and the rich diversity of our society.