ÉCOLE SECONDAIRE
PÈRE-RENÉ-DE-GALINÉE
English 7e année
Enseignantes: Mélanie Gagnon et Mark Storie
Response to Literature
Nom : ________________________
Must be handed in on : _____________________
How can analyzing a piece of literature allow me to understand the world in which I live?
As of today, you are the assistant producer of the well-known record label: Capitol records. Your boss
has asked your team to put together a compilation album on the following topics: Love, Protest or Life.
He has chosen a list of songs and is asking each member to closely analyze each song in order to make
sure that the song portrays an appropriate theme and that it should really be on the chosen album.
In order to complete this task, you will need to:
 Choose a song from the list, you will each have a song from either Love, Protest or Life
o Only one student per song, we will pick names : first name gets first choice and so on
o You can submit a song of your choice to your teacher for approval
 Analyze the song using the TP-CASTT method studied in class:
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Take notes using the strategies studied in class (annotate, post-its)
Organize your ideas using an organizational structure (4 squares)
 Find and explain the theme, which is the message transmitted throughout the song
 Find a minimum of two literary devices (personification, foreshadowing, flashback, metaphor,
simile, dialogue, suspense or stereotypes) and explain how and why they are used in the song
 Write a one paragraph response to literature explaining why the song should be included in the
compilation album. Make sure to include :
o an opening sentence
o a development (ideas, arguments and support)
 you will explain the theme and the literary devices used by the songwriter
 literary device #1
 literary device #2
 theme
 Do not forget to include song quotes to support your examples and to
justify them
o your support will be in the form of in-text citations (MLA format)
o a closing sentence
 why should this song be included in the album
Songs to choose from…

Titanium
Title
Artist
David Guetta
Count on me
Stereo Hearts
Just the way you are
As long as you love me
The Rose
Always
I'll be
Iris
Smile
Love Story
Apologize
Bruno Mars
Gym Class Heroes
Bruno Mars
Justin Bieber
Bette Midler
Bon Jovi
Edwin McCain
Goo Goo Dolls
Uncle Kracker
Taylor Swift
One Republic
One thing
One direction
Songs of Protest
Title
Civil War
Hey ho
Hero of war
Global Warming
War
Imagine
Waving flag
One
21 guns
Where's the love?
Travelin' Soldier
Remembrance Day
Courtesy of the red, white
and blue (Angry
Americans)
Disposable Heroes
Artist
Gun's & Roses
Tracy Grammer
Rise Against
Gojira
Edwin Starr
John Lennon
K'NAAN
Metallica
Green Day
Black Eyed Peas
Dixie Chicks
Bryan Adams
Toby Keith
Metallica
Songs of Life
Title
Don't you worry child
Roar
True Colors
3 foot tall
Try
Anyway
The River
Firework
The Climb
Artist
Swedish House Mafia
Katy Perry
Artists Against
Classified
P!nk
Martina McBride
Garth Brooks
Katy Perry
Miley Cyrus
Music is your best friend. It will never judge you. It will never leave you. It will
always be there for you. Music always helps, no matter what you’re going
through. So, if you flunk a big test, or you had a really bad breakup, or you just
miss someone so bad, it hurts, then listen to my playlist. A hundred songs to save
your life. And it should help.
– Peyton Sawyer, “One Tree Hill”
Music can change the world because it can change people.
- Bono