Exploring Writers' Viewpoints Through Music Texts
Dive into a lesson on evaluating writers' viewpoints and perspectives using music texts like Katy Perry's "Chained to the Rhythm." Understand the techniques writers use to convey their ideas and messages, and apply evaluation skills to analyze lyrics effectively.
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Example lesson 2: Evaluating writers viewpoints and perspectives using music texts James Creamer, Alexandra Park School Developing Best Practice in Mixed Attainment English is a project funded by UCL Institute of Education. For more information, visit: www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe-mixedattainmentenglish www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe-mixedattainmentenglish Teachers are invited to modify and adapt this lesson for their own context.
Free writing Use the words below as a springboard for writing whatever you wish (story, play description, song, rap, etc) numb trapped lonely utopia chained
Writers viewpoints and perspectives Learning objectives: To use the skill of evaluation to understand texts To demonstrate understanding of texts through analysis alliteratio n hyperbole metaphor onomatopoeia personification point of view explicit implicit infer interpret simile oxymoron perspective
Reading skills make an overall judgment When you first approach any text, you need to read it and evaluate it. This is vital to achieving success in English as well as many other GCSE subjects. You need to evaluate the text. what is the writer s purpose, their intentions and the impression they want to make? Think: What effect is the writer trying to achieve? the reader What does the writer want you to think and feel about the events and characters? your opinions and emotions How have they done that? what techniques have they used?
Now look back on your piece of free writing. Explain to your partner: What effect were you trying to achieve? What did you want your reader to think and feel about the issue / event / characters? How have you done that?
Lets now apply the skills of evaluation to a pop song. What effect is the artist trying to achieve? How are they positioning the audience to respond? YouTube link to Chained to the Rhythm by Katy Perry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um7pMggPnug
How has Katy Perry presented her ideas? Work with your group to annotate the song lyrics. Don t colour it in! Do annotate for methods and effects. How does she want us to respond to the issue / idea? Let s try one together
How has Katy Perry presented her ideas? Are we crazy? Living our life through a lens Trapped in our white picket fence Like ornaments
How has Katy Perry presented her ideas? Use your skills of evaluation and analysis. Use the language toolkit on p3 of your GCSE booklets to aid analysis. Now get annotating!
How has Katy Perry presented her ideas? A Youtuber commented: The writer has a really important message about the way many of us live in the modern world. It kind of makes me sad and worried. Explain your views on this statement.
How has Katy Perry presented her ideas? In your groups you are now going to write a response to the statement. You are working together to try to beat the rest of the class to write the best evaluative response. Next lesson you will have to present your answer to the class and explain why it is the best. Winning group gets a prize.
How has Katy Perry presented her ideas? Success criteria: Present a clear view in response to the statement. Back it up with evidence. Identify methods and facts. Write one PEE paragraph in response to the statement. Explain and then evaluate, perhaps the writer is suggesting
