poetry

VII The Beatle's Lyrics & Poetry

"That's how you do it... You hear people say stuff, or hear a phrase that sounds good and you write it down and remember it." George Harrison
I have the learning objectives for each section listed above the activities and topics proposed for that section.

Objectives 1. The students should be able to differentiate between poetry and prose.
2. Students should be able to identify the following terms associated with poetry:
Verse, meter, stanza, rhyme, rhythm, foot
3. Students should be able to write at least three different poems.

                                     In this section you will have the opportunity to learn about poetry. Lyrics are
                                      considered a type of poetry, and The Beatles wrote some of the best lyrics of
                                      the 20th Century. Now you can learn how easy it is to become a poet or a
                                      lyricist. I look forward to reading your poems!

VII The Beatle's Lyrics & Poetry
ACTIVITIES

FLASHBACK Please visit the links below to find out more about poetry and how to write it.
Combine Your Grammar & Poetry Skills: This site brought to you by Andrea Lund, will teach you how to write a poem in a constructivist manner.
http://home.sol.no/~andreasl/gram-po.htm

The Poetry of Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band: Written by an unknown ambitious teacher, this site details the poetry of the lyrics from The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper Album.
http://www.dallas.net/~andy/sgt.pep.html

Haiku Tutorial: This site brought to you by Philip C. Robinson provides a great tutorial on how to write Haiku poetry. Also included is a Dictionary and a Thesaurus.
http://www.inzenity.com/mythku/

Please visit these links to find out how others view The Beatle's lyrics as poetry.
Alan W. Pollack's "Notes On" Series: The most respected scholarly dissertations on the Beatles' music - 141 songs, to be exact. Your starting point. http://rmb.simplenet.com/public/files/awp/awp.html

Rock Lyrics As Poetry: "Blackbird" and "Eleanor Rigby" and analysis of their Deeper Meaning. From M. Jordan.
http://www.entrypoints.com/RockLyrics/Blackbird.html

Assignment #1 Write 3 different poems based on Any (Your Choice) item that represents pop culture. Your topics can include items from both the sixties and 2000. Examples will include a lava lamp, Pokemon, bell bottoms jeans, Calvin Klein jean add, etc.

Assignment #2 Choice #1 Define the following terms:
1. Verse 2. Meter 3. Stanza 4. Rhyme 5. Rhythm 6. Foot

Assignment #2 Choice #2 Select Any (Your Choice) Beatle lyric and explain how one of the terms listed above was used in the lyric.

Assignment #3 Choice #1 Copy the lyrics of Any (Your Choice) Beatle song that you feel would make an impact without the music associated with the words.

Assignment #3 Choice #2 Find Any (Your Choice) Beatle song that you have a hard time understanding the lyrics. Go online with either a class member or go to the Beatle Web ring and come up with the meaning. Write down your interpretation and submit it.

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