7th Grade LA- Poetry Presentation
*Read all directions before you start your search today!

- Presentations- Monday, April 11 ( we will use time on the 12th also if necessary)

-Procedure:
1. Use google or another search engine to find song lyrics.
2. Think of your favorite songs or artists that you like.
3. Read through several sets of lyrics.
4. Pick a song (and its lyrics) to recite/read aloud for the class. The song that you pick must have at least three identified literary elements from the following list. In addition, you will have to write a paragraph explaining the song's literary value.
5. By the end of class today (Tuesday), you should have your song/lyrics selected and saved onto a Google Doc (name it the name of the song). You should copy and paste the lyrics into a Word document and print off two copies of the poem before you leave today!
6. You will read the song aloud to the class. You will be graded on your fluency skills.

- List of literary terms to find in song lyrics:
*these will have to be labeled on one copy of the poem; in addition you will write a paragraph explaining these literary terms
1. rhyme- internal and rhyme scheme
2. alliteration
3. consonance
4. imagery
5. simile
6. metaphor
7. personification
8. allusion
9. repetition
10. irony
* you may find other literary terms in your song; just let me know if you do