November 5, 2007

Homework:
Completing the Sentence unit 3
Finish color-coding the lyrics for "You Are The Music in Me"
begin researching the next writing topic

Today:
Today was fun! We began the next unit by listening to the lyrics of the song "You Are The Music in Me." The Troy and Gabrielle version is a mixture of voices, while the Sharpay and Troy version is mostly just her. We will discuss why the two songs are so different tomorrow. The discussion will be one of many on the next topic, love.

If you are interested, you can check out the next writing topic here. When I discussed the topic with another teacher, she wondered how much kids this age will know about love. She even wondered if what they know is correct. I said that it didn't matter what they know; I want the essay to be about just that! Over the course of this week, we will be exploring the topic. Also, as the students do their research on the topic, they will discover different views of love. In the end, the students will be defining what love means to them. I think it is a very worthwhile assignment. The boys did not seem to keen about writing on it; however, love is not just a feminine emotion. We all feel love. It is what makes us human.