Music+and+Literature


 * Your Name:** Michelle Chon #3


 * Strategy name:** Music and Literature


 * Student appropriate grade levels:** 6,7,8, 9,10, 11, 12


 * Tags:** 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth, music, literature, poetry, language arts, reading, music, writing, songs, pre-reading, during reading, after reading, alternative assignments


 * Content areas:** Language arts, reading, music


 * Type of Strategy:** Pre-reading, during reading, after reading strategy, alternative assignments, writing


 * Types of Students:** General, visual/spatial, verbal/linguistic, musical/rhythmic, interpersonal, intrapersonal


 * Strategy Description:** Use examples of music or songs that were inspired by literature to show how literature and music are intertwined. Use music related texts to show how poems may emulate music or music may emulate literature. Reference specific examples of music and literature to show how they are similar in their content and structure. Have the students read a poem and examine the construction and the meaning of the text. Next, the students will try to determine the author's intention and write down their interpretation of the poem. Afterward, the students will listen to the song that it inspired. They will compare the poem and the song lyrics and look for similarities in their construction including the organization, ideas, and choice of words. For their homework assignment, the students will choose a song to use in constructing a poem or they can use a poem to write lyrics to a song.


 * Strategy implementation example:** Ask the students what they know about poetry and make a list on the board. Next, ask the students what they know about music and make a compare and contrast list on the board. Pass out a poem by Shel Silverstein, titled "Bucking Bronco." Have a student volunteer to read it aloud to the class. Then play the CD that the author Shel Silverstein reads the poem. Have the students write their interpretation of the meaning of the poem after they heard it read by a student and then by the author. Lead a class discussion about the author's intention of the poem. Pass out lyrics to "Bucking Bronco" by Scarth Locke and play the song to the class. Have the students compare the poem to the song's lyrics and look for similarities and differences in their construction, rhythm, word choice (i.e. figurative language), ideas, and structure. Discuss their answers in a class discussion. Assign the students that their homework assignment is to write a poem based on how they feel after listening to their favorite song or use their favorite poem as inspiration to write their own lyrics to a song.