Unit 2 : Growth and Change : Poetry in Music

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	Unit 2 : Growth and Change Poetry in Music

I'm Nobody! Who Are You?/It Seems I Test People/Growing Pains Poetry in Music (p. 199) Many song lyrics are considered poetry. Find a song about growing up. Read the lyrics aloud for your classmates, and if possible, play the song for your class as well. Explain to the class what the song means to you. What does it express about growing up? The following Internet sites may help you find the words to a particular song, or will give you suggestions for reading the lyrics aloud. Lyrics World http://ntl.matrix.com.br/ pfilho/ summer.html This site features the lyrics of the top 40 songs of each year, from 1930 to 1999. The Academy of American Poets: Listening Booth http://www.poets.org/ audio.php At the "Listening Booth," a permanent feature of the Academy of American Poets Web site, you can listen to hundreds of poems read aloud. As you listen, think about techniques you can learn from the poets about reading verse aloud.

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