Module 6 Lesson 4

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Welcome!

What you need: 

- Song Review

- Earphones + iPad

- Notebook with pen

--> Everyone needs to log into Teams, also if you're at school

Goals

- You learn to critically look at song lyrics and use them as evidence for deductions you make

Programme

- Example

- Look at feedback on the ELO

Home: Done after handing in

School: activity if we have time left

Something I noticed

A lot of you were not specific enough with your assignment about the main character. 

Now: look at an example + learn how to do this in a detailed way

(Because I know you're capable of that!)

First listen

Listen to the song Boy in the Bubbly by Alec Benjamin

What is the story about? Try to summarize it in 1 or 2 sentences. 

--> Write it down for yourself. I will ask you to type it into LessonUp after listening. 

What is the song about?

Detailed look @ main character

What kind of things can you learn about a main character in a song? 

First verse

It was 6:48, I was walking home

Stepped through the gate, and I'm all alone

I had chicken on the plate, but the food was cold

Then I covered up my face so that no one knows

I didn't want trouble, I'm the boy in the bubble

But then came trouble

Verse 1 continued

When my mom walked into the living room

She said, "Boy, you gotta tell me what they did to you"

I said, "You don't wanna know the things I had to do"

She said, "Son, you gotta tell me why you're black and blue"

I said I didn't want trouble, I'm the boy in the bubble

But then came trouble

pre-chorus

And my heart was pumping, chest was screaming

Mind was running, air was freezing

Put my hands up, put my hands up

I told this kid: 'I'm ready for a fight'

Chorus

Punch my face, do it 'cause I like the pain

Every time you curse my name

I know you want the satisfaction, it's not gonna happen

Knock me out, kick me when I'm on the ground

It's only gonna let you down

Come the lightning and the thunder

You're the one who'll suffer, suffer

2nd verse

It was 6:48, he was walking home

With the blood on his hands from my broken nose

But like every other day, he was scared to go

Back to his house 'cause his pops was home

Drowning his troubles in whiskey bubbles

Just looking for trouble

2nd verse continued

Well, there's no excuse for the things he did

But there's a lot at home that he's dealing with

Because his dad's been drunk since he was a kid

And I hope one day that he'll say to him:

"Put down those bubbles and that belt buckle

In this broken bubble"

Feedback

1. Look at the feedback you have been given and adjust your assignment accordingly. 
2. No feedback? Look at your own work critcally: especially the main character assignment. Is there anything you could add?
3. Not finished? Finish your assignment during this lesson.

--> Hand in on the ELO when you're done.

Extra activity

Vocabulary Quizlet