Song Parodies (Health)

Purpose: Explain when someone is experiencing relationships violence & how to help

The Process:

Check out these models from HistoryTeachers: Constantine, Charlemagne)

2. Start with a song that tells a story

Find the lyrics to the song
What is its structure? Does it have a chorus? A repeated refrain?
What is the tone of the music? How does it enhance the story?

3. Consider your content

How can a story teach this lesson?
What are the clues you need to highlight?
Can you write a dialogue that will highlight these relationship issues?
Is there a common refrain that suits this situation that work in your lyrics?
Remember, you are only bound by the original melody
Consider creating the music video that goes with your song parody

4. Tech tools

Brainstorm in Google docs
Consult music websites for lyrics
YouTube will have audio files for rehearsal and karaoke soundtracks
Moovly, PowToon, iMovie can all be used for video composition
Students can use phones to record video and the green screen in the library

For Discussion:

SKILLS: what skills are required for successful completion of this exercise?
CONTENT: how does successful completion of this project show content knowledge?
RUBRIC: how can you evaluate this project? How can you create assessment checkpoints throughout the project?

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