Bellwork-Thursday

Use a piece of notebook paper from your writing binder for your bellwork today.

Copy this prompt and finish the thought with your ideas. Explain WHY!

If I could change one thing about the world…

Be prepared to share.

Bellwork-Friday Think about songs and music that influence

society, or that address problems in the world (like “Imagine”)

Are there certain musicians or songwriters that have changed the world through their music (like John Lennon)?

On a piece of paper in your Writer’s Notebook, write a few sentences about how songs, music, and songwriters can impact society. Give some examples.

IMAGINE John Lennon’s

John Lennon

Born in Liverpool, England, in 1940

John Lennon

Born in Liverpool, England, in 1940

Member of The Beatles in the 1960’s

John Lennon

Born in Liverpool, England, in 1940

Member of The Beatles in the 1960’s

Solo career from 1970 - 1980

John Lennon

Born in Liverpool, England, in 1940

Member of The Beatles in the 1960’s

Solo career from 1970 – 1980

Hippie-like anti-war activist

John Lennon

Born in Liverpool, England, in 1940

Member of The Beatles in the 1960’s

Solo career from 1970 – 1980

Hippie-like anti-war activist

Wrote “Imagine” in 1972

John Lennon

Born in Liverpool, England, in 1940

Member of The Beatles in the 1960’s

Solo career from 1970 – 1980

Hippie-like anti-war activist

Wrote “Imagine” in 1972

Was shot to death by a mentally ill fan in NYC in 1980

While you listen to Imagine think about these questions:

What is the meaning of the song?

Why do you think John Lennon wrote it?

What poetic devices can you recognize in these song lyrics?

What is the tone of the song?

What parts do you agree with?

What parts do you disagree with?

Imagine by John Lennon

Imagine there's no heaven It's easy if you try No hell below us Above us only sky Imagine all the people Living for today... Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the people Living life in peace...

You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will be as one Imagine no possessions I wonder if you can No need for greed or hunger A brotherhood of man Imagine all the people Sharing all the world... You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will live as one

Utopia~ Place of ideal perfection; impractical scheme

Write UTOPIA on your Vocabulary List in your Writer’s Notebook.

Brainstorm! On a sheet of paper in your Writer’s Notebook, write about your idea of a perfect world.

List, web, paragraph, pictures, or a combination of these things.

My Brainstorming Example

Now you will write YOUR version of Imagine! Model on Lennon’s song with YOUR ideas Use repetition (esp. of the word imagine) Include ideas from your brainstorming Focus on a theme Arrange it like a poem (lines, stanzas) Use poetic devices (such as rhyme, alliteration,

rhetorical questions, etc…) Focus on the positive—what you hope for, not what

you don’t want Write at least 12 lines and 2 stanzas—or more! Revise and edit before typing & printing your final

copy

My First Rough Draft

Rough Draft with Revisions