STEP 4
SONGS AND OTHER FORMS OF ART (literature…)
OBJECTIVES
1.get engaged into a literature unit
2.reflect upon the language of music, considering imagery, literary and language devices
3.be able to create various literary devices
4.work together exchanging opinions, ideas and suggestions
CONTENT
- examples of poems/ novels made into songs/ballads : Bob Dylan, De Andrè What is it (may remind of Blake’s London), Wuthering Heights, (based on the novel)
-analyse a song in terms of a poem: similes, alliteration, rhyme…
Have a look at an example in the files section below.
METHODOLOGY
The same as in part 2?
.POETRY AND MUSIC ARE VERY MUCH RELATED.
Do you know of any poem which has been made into a song? Or a song which refers to a poem, novel, play????
Here are some useful links to help you out:
4.1.1) SONGS FROM LITERARY WORKS: A long list you have here!!! It's a collection of songs inspired by a work of literature
4.1.2) SONG THAT RETELL A WORK OF LITERATURE : from Wikipedia. Another looooooong list!
ACTIVITY 1: Analyse and discuss the song "The Ghost of Tom Joad" by Bruce Springsteen, and the book: "The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck.
ACTIVITY 2: Choose two songs that you like from the lists. Write the lyrics, analyse them and compare them to references to the literary work they are inspired from.
FURTHER SUGGESTIONS
3) Songs and other forms of art (literature…):
a) The students will research sites related to songs inspired by films, novels, poems….-
b) The Students will choose one song to analyse collaboratively – time, background, singer, style, curious facts, imagery, links with the prototype, etc. Students may draw pics/cartoons inspired by the lyrics.
SOME USEFUL WEBSITES
proverbs ins songs:
http://www.ac-nancy-metz.fr/enseign/anglais/Henry/proverbinsong.htm
idioms in songs:
http://www.ac-nancy-metz.fr/enseign/anglais/Henry/idiominsong.htm
poetic terms: a list in alphabetical order
http://www.poeticbyway.com/glossary.html
