Conway Lit/Pop Period 5-ZJPOPLIT-08 Assignments
- Instructor
- Ms. Susan Conway
- Term
- 2020-2021 School Year
- Department
- English
- Description
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Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
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Still I Rise: Exam #1
Answer each of the multiple choice questions. The material covers the first 25 minutes of Part 1 of the documentary. No two exams are alike.
Read each question carefully.
Turn on your cameras while taking the exam. This is a MUST!
Read each question carefully.
Turn on your cameras while taking the exam. This is a MUST!
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What connections can you make between the "Black Power" movement and Black Lives Matter movement?
Using evidence from the movie, discuss the connections between the Black Power Movement and the Black Lives Matter movement. How were the events of 55 years ago similar to what we are still seeing today?
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Attendance November 3, 2020
No Live Meet today.
Continue working on your presentations for Wednesday!
Continue working on your presentations for Wednesday!
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Attendance Question: How are colors used in symbolism?
Identify the symbolism for each color given:
Green
Red
White
Black
Green
Red
White
Black
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Attendance Question for 10/16/2020: Bob Dylan received the Nobel Prize for
READ THE QUESTION CAREFULLY!
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Attendance Question for 10/13/2020- Social Commentary in music contains lyrics that DOES NOT
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Focus: How does a song memorialize an event in history?
Do Now: Listen to the song "Ohio" and read along with the lyrics.
Open the handout and answer the questions.
Open the handout and answer the questions.
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Focus: How did music reflect the counterculture of the Vietnam era?
Do Now: What is the biggest complaint about the recent protests in our country? Why are people against the protests?
IO: I will be able to understand how music recorded the historical events of the counterculture movement by reading, annotating text, and watching news clips and analyzing "Ohio" by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.
Read the article "Kent State Shooting-Causes, Facts & Aftermath
Summary: How did the Kent State Protests resemble current protests across the country?
IO: I will be able to understand how music recorded the historical events of the counterculture movement by reading, annotating text, and watching news clips and analyzing "Ohio" by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.
Read the article "Kent State Shooting-Causes, Facts & Aftermath
Summary: How did the Kent State Protests resemble current protests across the country?
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Attendance Question 10/9/2020: Hippies were....
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Focus: How did music become social commentary?
Answer the questions on the Google doc attachment, in complete sentences.
Read "The Journalist of the Counterculture"
Annotate the text
Summary: Who were the "Hippies"? How did their music become social commentary for America in the 1960's and 1970's?
Read "The Journalist of the Counterculture"
Annotate the text
Summary: Who were the "Hippies"? How did their music become social commentary for America in the 1960's and 1970's?
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Attendance Question 10/8/2020- The counterculture is a movement with values and mores that.....
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Focus How can we identify the allusions and irony in order to understand the central idea of "Civil War" by Guns & Roses
Do Now: What does the word civil mean?
1. Watch the video on central idea. Take notes.
2. On your copy of the google doc, annotate the song for symbolism, figurative language, and central idea.
3. Watch the video on the literary element on Allusion- identify the allusions in the song in your annotations.
4. Listen to the song of the song "When Johnny Comes Marching Home".
5. Watch the video on irony- take notes
6. Listen To the song "Civil War" by Guns & Roses.
7. Copy and paste the questions onto a new google doc to submit
8. Answer the questions that follow the lyrics.
1. Watch the video on central idea. Take notes.
2. On your copy of the google doc, annotate the song for symbolism, figurative language, and central idea.
3. Watch the video on the literary element on Allusion- identify the allusions in the song in your annotations.
4. Listen to the song of the song "When Johnny Comes Marching Home".
5. Watch the video on irony- take notes
6. Listen To the song "Civil War" by Guns & Roses.
7. Copy and paste the questions onto a new google doc to submit
8. Answer the questions that follow the lyrics.
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Attendance question 10/7/2020 Which rock icon passed away yesterday?
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"Welcome to the jungle, we got fun and games..."
What is the "jungle"?
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Attendance Question October 6, 2020: "We got the wall in D.C. to remind us all..." is an
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Focus: How does Billy Joel utilize figurative language in his song "Goodnight Saigon"?
Do: Now: Identify the meanings of the elements of figurative language, on a google doc.
SHAAMPOO-Simile, Hyperbole, Alliteration, Assonance, Metaphor, Personification, Onomatopoeia, Oxymoron.
I.O.: I will be able to identify elements of figurative language and its significance to the theme in the song "Goodnight Saigon" by Billy Joel, by watching explanatory videos and applying the elements to the lyrics.
Procedure:
Watch the two videos on figurative language. Take notes for later reference.
Identify what you are unfamiliar with: For example: Paris Island is a Marine Base Camp in South Carolina.
Annotate your copy of the song "Goodnight Saigon" for elements of Figurative Language, identify the purpose of the figurative language. For example: Her eyes were as bright as stars on a clear night. Simile that compares a girl's eyes to bright stars. This is used for characterization purposes. It expresses how she looks.
Identify any elements of symbolism in the song.
Identify the central idea of the song.
Directed Question:
What line/s in the song "Fortunate Son" can be related to parts of "Goodnight Saigon"? Why?
Summary: How does the figurative language in the song express the central idea?
SHAAMPOO-Simile, Hyperbole, Alliteration, Assonance, Metaphor, Personification, Onomatopoeia, Oxymoron.
I.O.: I will be able to identify elements of figurative language and its significance to the theme in the song "Goodnight Saigon" by Billy Joel, by watching explanatory videos and applying the elements to the lyrics.
Procedure:
Watch the two videos on figurative language. Take notes for later reference.
Identify what you are unfamiliar with: For example: Paris Island is a Marine Base Camp in South Carolina.
Annotate your copy of the song "Goodnight Saigon" for elements of Figurative Language, identify the purpose of the figurative language. For example: Her eyes were as bright as stars on a clear night. Simile that compares a girl's eyes to bright stars. This is used for characterization purposes. It expresses how she looks.
Identify any elements of symbolism in the song.
Identify the central idea of the song.
Directed Question:
What line/s in the song "Fortunate Son" can be related to parts of "Goodnight Saigon"? Why?
Summary: How does the figurative language in the song express the central idea?
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October 5, 2020 -Attendance Question: Symbolism is....
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Focus: How can music be utilized as social commentary?
Do Now: What do you think social commentary is?
IO: I will be able to identify the social commentary in the lyrics of songs by reading and listening.
Materials:
Lyrics to "Fortunate Son" by Credence Clearwater Revival
Video of Vietnam War Protests
Video Lottery Draft
Document: 11 Ways people dodged the Vietnam draft
IO: I will be able to identify the social commentary in the lyrics of songs by reading and listening.
Materials:
Lyrics to "Fortunate Son" by Credence Clearwater Revival
Video of Vietnam War Protests
Video Lottery Draft
Document: 11 Ways people dodged the Vietnam draft
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Attendance Question for October 2, 2020 - Which national figure tested positive for Covid-19 yesterday?
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How is symbolism used in the song "Fortunate Son" by Credence Clearwater Revival?
1. What is symbolism? Identify what the items are symbols of: Google Doc
2. What lines in the song "Fortunate Son" reflect symbolism?
3. How does the symbolism enhance the central idea of the song "Fortunate Son"?
2. What lines in the song "Fortunate Son" reflect symbolism?
3. How does the symbolism enhance the central idea of the song "Fortunate Son"?
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What is the month of October dedicated to?
Answer the multiple Choice Question for Attendance
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