Using music to
prompt, as a stimulus and for analysis.
When using music alongside, on class entry and during novel studies and
poetry I have found it really useful to get students in the frame of mind of
the lesson ahead. Some examples from recent lessons include:
9P5 Low level literacy group. Focus: Young people, their reputation and
media stereotyping. We analysed Plan B’s ‘Ill Manors’ which is a modern and
highly thought-provoking song. We had previously discussed the reputation of
young people, the Riots of 2011 and the impact the Olympics and media. I
started with a conference from Plan B star for TEDx (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhtAfIw4qJY
) which is really interesting in which he talks about such issues facing young
people. We then analysed the song and considered if this was a fair
representation “hoodies, robbing, council housed and violent”. The political
messages in the song I considered to be high ability however this set 5 class
were able to gain an understanding as I suppose it effected them.
Another lesson
using music as a stimulus was Professor Green’s ‘Jungle’ in which we analysed animal
imagery in the lyrics. The comparison of Hackney as a jungle really interested
the year 7’s as they were looking at performance poetry and listening to
Professor Green was a singer or poet as we discussed that they could identify with.
“London aint cool to cruise through where the hunters pray, Looking
lunch today, and your chains looking like fresh fruit to a hungry ape. They'll
eat on you, then laugh about it like Hyenas do, so stick to breezing through,
like cheetahs do or be a piece of food.”
Many of the students reflection after the lesson was that they had never
truly listening to the lyrics in this way and said how clever the language was.
This lesson was adaptable from my set 1 7x1 to set 5 7Y5.
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