While you Wait

Sit quietly at your desk – make sure your phone is away

Open your laptop and access the class OneNote – make
sure it is refreshed
Open your exercise book and write today’s date
Sit quietly and wait for the rest of the class
Today’s learning focus: To be able to identify and analyse
the topic, message, context, poetic devices and language
features of a song.
 Term 4 English
Exploring Poetry
and Song
 Exemplar
In this lesson we are going to work as a whole class to analyse the
song ‘Hurricane’.

This analysis will replicate exactly what you will need to do in the
planning stage of your assessment.

This analysis will take place over the next 3 lessons. It is important
you are here for each of the lessons so you have the full example
before going into your planning of the assessment.
 What and Why
What?
We are going to analyse a song that addresses a social issue.
We will be using a analysis scaffold sheet to help focus the
analysis and all areas we need to identify.

Why?
This is exactly what you will be doing for your assessment.
Same scaffold sheet, same expectations just a different song.
If you can build your skills with this exemplar you will be
successful in your assessment.
 Expectations
 You need to complete the analysis along with the class. If you
don’t complete the work you will need to complete it at lunchtime
and I will be contacting home.
 You can discuss with your elbow partner but not across the room.
 If you have something to add to the conversation you need to
raise your hand…Goal #1
 It is ok to have an opinion on something that we discuss in class
about social issues however it is not ok to make someone else feel
like their opinion.
 Persuasive Speech
For the panel discussion you will need to write a persuasive speech outlining your point of
view about how effective the song is in providing social commentary on an issue.

To be able to complete this aspect of the assessment you will need to do the following:
 Listen to the song (audio only) and access a copy of the lyrics
 Identify the songwriter/s and/or performer/s and when it was written
 Identify the topic and message of the song and gather information about the context of
the song
 Analyse the language features of the song
 Analyse the structure and auditory elements of the song

This should total up to 3 paragraphs required for

your persuasive speech.
 Hurricane
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpZvg_FjL3Q
 Identify Song Information
Complete the following information on your Analysis Scaffold sheet
1. Title of song
2. Name of songwriter/s and/or performer/s
3. When was the song written?

 You have 5 minutes to complete this information.

5 min 4 min 3 min 2 min 1 min

Identify Song Information
 Topic and Message of Song
Complete the following information on your Analysis Scaffold sheet
1. Topic – What is the song about?
2. Message – What social commentary does the song make?

You have 10 minutes to complete this information.

You should be using online research

10 min 8 min 6 min 4 min 2 min

Topic and Message of Song
 Context of Song
Complete the following information on your Analysis Scaffold sheet
1. Context – What is the historical, social and cultural context of the song?
2. Context – How does this impact the way the song was written? How does this impact the
message

You have 10 minutes to complete this information.

You should be using online research

10 min 8 min 6 min 4 min 2 min

Context of Song
Civil Rights & 1950’s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S64zRnnn4Po

“I Have a Dream” Speech

– Martin Luther King Jr.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP4iY1TtS3s