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Song/Poem Comparative!

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  • 24-09-2008 11:41pm
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    elle
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    Hey guys,

    Wondering if anyone has any ideas. Am looking to compare a contemporary song with a poem. For English - 2nd and 5th yrs. Have a few ideas popping into my head but if anyone has suggestions they would be greatly appreciated!


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    implausible
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    Many of the JC text books include songs in their poetry anthologies - a popular one is Dylan's The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll. I use Kavanagh's On Raglan Road regularly and the kids get a kick out of listening repeatedly to the song and filling in words I've removed. You could do some of Shakespeare's sonnets and get them to think of a song themselves with similar themes. James Blunt's "You're Beautiful" deals with unrequited love, painful I know but so is unrequited love:). Let them do it as research, give them a theme and ask them to find a song.

    Are you looking for a song to compare to a prescribed poem in 5th year? You're doing well to have the time, getting the poetry covered is time-consuming.:eek:


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