4.14 Canadian History Through Poetry and Lyrics - Part Two

Poetry Writing Task

Your poetry writing task is to write the lyrics (words) for a chorus and two verses for a narrative (story telling) song.

Purpose: To write song lyrics that tell a story. (It could be to entertain, too, as many songs are meant to entertain.) Remember, this is to be a narrative - a story about something important.

Audience: Your teacher and family

Topic: Choose a symbol, and object of importance, a family story, or a special event/time in your life.

CHOOSE YOUR TOPIC, then BRAINSTORM in your Learning Guide.

Then, continue to follow the steps in your learning guide to draft, revise, edit, and evaluate your lyrics.