Unit 6 Novel Study Project Choices: Music and Poetry Connections

Unit 6 Novel Study Project Choices

Music and Poetry Connections

Select (from an author or singer) or write six poems / songs that you feel say something about the theme, mood, characters, events, or settings of the novel. If you are choosing music, you can provide youtube links.

Explain why you selected or wrote each poem/song. Include how it connects to the novel. Explain each choice in a minimum of three sentences. You'll get a better mark if you cite evidence from the novel that helps to explain your choice.

Sample Response:

This song, "I've Got The Magic", relates to Harry Potter and the Philospher's Stone, because in this novel, Harry, Hermione, and friends are at Hogwart's Academy to learn magic. However, to attend there, they already need to have "magic in me"; they simply are learning how to use their magic. Near the end of the novel, they are way more skilled and are able to show "the magic in me". I am really involved in music so I remember the line in the novel:

“Ah, music," he said, wiping his eyes. "A magic beyond all we do here!”

it is this line that made me think of this song relating to the movie.