FOUND Song OR Poem
Writing Resources
Writing Resources
What is a song?
A short poem or other set of words set to music or meant to be sung.
The words of a song are called the lyrics, and they may include verses that tell a tale or move a story along, and refrains, or short phrases repeated at the end of each verse.
Requirements:
Write a song/rap/poem as the speaker you chose.Â
The verses of your poem or song must be in the form of a found poem.
Your song/rap/poem must clearly take a position that defends, challenges, or qualifies the claim that Abraham Lincoln should be known to future generations as the Great Emancipator
Target the lyrics to your song/rap or verse of your poem to the audience you chose.
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