Parody Project Outline Dates

 Day 1 (April 6th & April 7th - 1 hour 27 min class) - Individual Research Day
o Pick who you will be working with (groups of 2 or 3)
o Pick your historical topic, person, event, or time period to research and parody
o Begin reading about your topic and taking independent research notes. At least a page of notes
on your topic that you can include in your parody.
 Day 2 (April 8th - 42 min class) - Collaborative Research
o INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH NOTES DUE
o Meet with your group with your individual notes. Compare what you have researched and create
a complete list of your information that as a group you can synthesize into your song parody.
o Decide what song will be chosen to parody.
 Day 3 (April 11th and 12th - 1 hour 27 min class) - Research and Song Writing
o Complete your collaborative research.
o Begin going line by line and writing your song lyrics. 
 Day 4 (April 13th and 14th - 30 min class) - Song Writing
o GROUP RESEARCH NOTES DUE
o Continue going line by line and writing your song lyrics.
 Day 5 (April 18th - 20 minute class period) - Song Writing
o Continue going line by line and writing your song lyrics.
 Day 6 (April 19th and 20th - 1 hour 27 min class) - Song Recording
o SONG LYRICS DUE
o Begin practicing singing your song lyrics, making small changes if necessary.
o Record your lyrics with a backing track playing in the background.
 Day 7 (April 21st and 22nd - 1 hour 27 min class) - Song Recording and Video Production
o Continue practicing singing your song lyrics, making small changes if necessary.
o Record your lyrics with a backing track playing in the background.
 Day 8 (April 25th and 26th - 1 hour 27 min class) - Song Recording and Video Production
o Last day to record song in class
o Begin finding images to include in your music video relating to your topic.
o Begin adding your song lyrics as subtitles in your video.
 Day 9 (April 27th and 28th - 1 hour 27 min class) -  Video Production & Assemble Exhibition
o SONG RECORDING DUE
o Continue finding images to include in your music video relating to your topic.
o Continue adding your song lyrics as subtitles in your video.
o Begin assembling the exhibition board that will accompany your Parody video that will include
the presentation of your research, song lyrics, images, and actual video.
 Day 10 (April 30th - 42 min class) - Assemble Exhibition 
o Continue assembling the exhibition board that will accompany your Parody video that will
include the presentation of your research, song lyrics, images, and actual video.
 Day 11 (May 2nd and 3rd - 1 hour 27 min class) - Project Finalization
o FINAL EXHIBITION AND VIDEO DUE 
o Ensure the entirety of your project and your exhibition is done and make any minor changes to
any part of your project.

MAY 4TH - EXHIBITION OF LEARNING - 6:00 - 8:00

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