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Has anyone ever really wanted a pet? I remember when I was little I REALLY wanted a kitten, and it seemed like kittens were everywhere -- on commercials, in every book I saw, at all my friends' houses. Of course there weren't ACTUALLY more kittens than usual, but the thing I was experiencing in my life -- wanting a kitten -- changed the way I was seeing the world.
This can be true with songs too. Often, we have ideas about popular songs, not just from the song themselves but because of what we are experiencing in our lives at the time. After a fight with someone you care about, every song sounds sad.
listening and looking carefully at a song's lyrics can lead us to see things we may have missed before.
Listen to the song, Firework.
firework.mp4What are your ideas about the song?
Now let's look at the printed lyrics of the song and practice close reading.
Open the Slide called (Firework Lyrics - Annotated).
Follow the directions on slide 1.
Reading song lyrics carefully can sometimes reveal once-hidden ideas. Popular songs, just like books -- even just like people -- have messages they want to send out into the world. The more carefully we pay attention, the closer we read, the more can be revealed.
Today, in your reading, you could pay attention to details and see if new ideas are revealed to you.
You can read for the remainder of the time. Do not forget to do an entry in your - Keeping Track of my Reading.
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