Lyrics as Poetry - Points of Order

Lyrics as Poetry – Points of Order

1) Ensure your song is a ‘clean’ version, acceptable for school.
2) Your slide order: Title Page, Lyrics, Meaning, 3 Poetic Devices (3 pages), End Page.
3) Your song may play in the background (YouTube) as you are presenting your lyrics or play from another computer from a key drive.
4) If you are planning a video, it is to be shared at the very end.
5) Do not put a timer in your project. It is to be operated manually.
6) Use capital letters for main words in titles and main words in song titles.
7) Underline a song title when listing it or referring to it.
8) You are to explore 3 poetic devices, each on its own slide. You require only one example of each.
9) Poetic Devices: definition, example, explanation.
10) Rhyme Scheme – try to have each line on one SINGLE line so that there is not a break.
11) Rhyme Scheme – analyze 2 verses only
13) Save your project as “Lyrics First Name Last Name”. Example: Lyrics Brent Springer.
14) You are to ‘drop’ your project into the appropriate 7C, 7D or 7E LA Drop Box entitled Lyrics as Poetry.
15) Please be aware of how you will be evaluated (checklist on pink form).
16) You must evaluate yourself on a pink grading sheet.
17) You are to attempt to speak about your project while facing your audience without reading word-for-word off the screen or computer. You are also expected to politely remind audience members to provide you with their respectful attention.
18) During each presentation, audience members are expected to be respectful, to listen and to participate in a serious and appropriate manner. A 10% listening component is part of students’ entire mark.
19) Those who are finished will begin presenting next class.
20) Date your project December 2, 2010.