Lesson+8+Song


 * Retell:** describe the meaning of the song ‘Save me now’ (without looking at the text)

**Re-read text**: student to re-read the text and compare to re-telling  []

**Reading Response Task:** Go to [] and read through the lyrics to ‘Vincent’ by Don McLean. You will need to complete a Double Entry Journal for this song. //Hint: It is about Vincent Van Gogh (the very famous artist) and this site will help you:// []

**Contribute to group blog** (on Discussion page): //Why do you think Don McLean chose to write a song about Vincent Van Gogh?//

**Optional extension activity**: Choose a song you like and find the lyrics. Complete a Double Entry Journal for this song and then explain what you think is the overall meaning.

Each week you will be asked to comment on the texts and task you have completed. Please be as honest as you can!


 * Lesson 8:Song**


 * **Name** || **What did you think of the text?** || **What did you think of the task?** || **What was your biggest challenge this week?** || **What did you enjoy the most this week?** ||
 * Beau || Sad || Difficlult for some of the paragraphs || The last paragraph of the song || Listening to what other people thought the paragraphs meant ||
 * Nikki || unhappy || good but the paragrphs were hard || trying to get it right || listening to the first song ||
 * Elisha || unhappy because the music was slow || hard because i had little time to do it in || to finish it in time || was doing a great job in such little time ||
 * Krystal || unhappy || hard to get the right information || finish it || doing the song ||
 * Tiani || It was good, explaining what he went through || Very hard because you couldn't think of anything || Seeing what to write about || Thinking of stuff ||
 * Izzy || It was a sad text, but it had a lot of powerful words in it. || I felt like I was able to connect with the second half of the song, especially after hearing what other people had to say || Trying to make connections was really hard || Reading the songs and making the last minute connections. My favourite was the bit about the thorn. ||
 * Jii || Interesting becasue it has alot about this persons life and what people can do to other people so they can understand || Fun to find out what he did with his life. It was easier when we talked about it. || Probably finding out the information and finding out what he did with his life and now I properly understand || Talking about it ||
 * Leighton || Sad and I learnt lots of stuff about Van Gogh || Fun and hard. || Getting all the information down || Putting all the stuff down on the document ||
 * B-Jay || It's alright. It sounded like he was a lonely hard. Hard because we didn't talk about it, but after we talked about it it was alot easier || It was pretty, but it was easier when we talked about it || Doing the work- trying to think what to say || Doing the document ||
 * Shikira || It was okay because some of the pictures I liked and didn't like. The colours represented what he felt like. Like blood for death and the blue and grey was like he was lonely. || It was easy when we had to write || Trying to write when I was really exhausted || Looking at all the pictures he has done ||
 * Riley || absent ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Josh || absent ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Danielle || Very interested and I got a bit muddle up || Hard because you didn't really know what to say || Making the song into a message || Getting it finished and understanding it more ||
 * Montana || It's a good song and I want to hear what it sounds like. It has lots of describing words || It was fun because I only did a double entry journal last year, it was good doing another one || It was tough to understand and I got a bit confused || Doing the double entry journal ||
 * Bianca || I like the song it was good. It told you alot about Van Gogh || It was fun and I liked how I knew about him || It wasn't tough because I knew about him || Writing heaps of stuff about him that I knew. I did a 10 slide PowerPoint!!! ||
 * Joel || It was hard at first but once I got into it I understood || I thought it was hard at first but then I learnt how to do it || Trying to figure out what it means || Listening to what it meant ||
 * Riley || It was a good way to make sure he is remembered || Once you got to actually read it slowly you could understand it || Try and get all the information out of you, but you couldn't quite do it || Writing the journal ||
 * Kyle || They explained what he was feeling || Hard because I had to think of words that matched the song || Getting the words for the song || Listening to it ||
 * Tayla || Okay, it was interesting || Pretty hard || Trying to figure out what to write about || Doing the double entry journal ||
 * Chinedu || absent ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Billy || absent ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Danielle ||  ||   ||   ||   ||


 * **Name** || **What did you think of the text?** || **What did you think of the task?** || **What were your biggest challenges?** || **What did you enjoy the most?** ||