RAISIN IN THE SUN SOUNDTRACK Matthew McCloskey
RAISIN
IN THE SUN SOUNDTRACK Matthew McCloskey
Created
May 28 Soundtrack for "A Raisin in the Sun".
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You have the option of working individually or in pairs.
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The assignment will be counted as a test grade (40%)
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The assignment will be graded out of 30 points.
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In the format of either a slideshow or poster (materials will be
provided in class later), you will be choosing 3 songs that you feel
reflect either a major theme or a character of "A Raisin in the
Sun".
Grade
breakdown: - Daily participation/effort - 5 points
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Understanding of theme or character - 10 points - Relevance of lyrics
- 5 points - Creative input - 5 points - Presentation - 5 points
Directions
for Slideshow:Each song (3) must have 2 accompanying slides. You must
also have a title slide, bringing you to a total of 7.
Title
slide: Name(s) of student, and title of soundtrack. (Example:
"Soundtrack for Identity" or Soundtrack for Beneatha")
Each
song gets 2 slides: First slide:
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What is your song, who is it by, and when was it released?
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What is the song about, and how does it explore your chosen theme?
(Or if you chose a character, tell us how the lyrics represent a
quality of that character).
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Name one scene in the story the song reminds you of and why.
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An image of either the artist, or a visual representation of whats
happening in the lyrics.
Second
Slide
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Have at least 3 quotes from the song that represent your theme /
character
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Why did you choose these specific lyrics? How do they reflect your
chosen theme or qualities of your character?
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A link to either a video or audio file of your song (we'd like to
listen to at least one from every project in-class one day).
REGARDING
LYRICS:
PLEASE
use your best judgement in regards to explicit lyrics. If a song
really means something to you and has some profanity/cursing, please
don't use any of its explicit lyrics, or at least censor them if you
have to. Please see me if you're uncertain.
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