Song Analysis Assignment
Unit 2 Small Assignment - Option 2:
Generation Y Song Analysis Assignment
The Song of Y?
Generation Y is the echo boom, the children of baby boomers born between 1980 and 1995. Music and lyrics help define generations like the Baby Boomers and Gen-Xers. Now it is your turn to select a song with meaningful lyrics that you feel best characterizes your generation.
What to include:
1. A brief summary of the song that describes the “5Ws”.
2. A comprehensive answer to the question: How does this song best defines Generation Y?” You must make your song a convincing choice by explaining the connection between this specific song and Generation Y. Based on what we’ve learned in class and additional research, clearly define Generation Y and its characteristics. Your analysis should consider at least some of the following criteria:
• What issues matter the most to Generation Y? (e.g., the environment, money and success, love and acceptance)
• What values of Generation Y can you determine from this song? (e.g., the pursuit of fame and fortune or finding equality for all)
• What are the social norms and values? (e.g., what are the attitudes towards sex, drugs etc.)
3. A copy of the song lyrics
Details:
• The assignment should be 1 ½ to 2 pages (if you choose to write this – all other product options are available too – i.e. presentation, powerpoint, etc).
• Include the rubric (this should address everything that will be evaluated)
• Feel free to add anything that you feel will enhance the assignment
Due:
Rubric: The Song of Y?
|Categories |Level 4 |Level 3 |Level 2 |Level 1 |
|Knowledge/Understanding | | | | |
| |Demonstrates thorough |Demonstrates considerable |Demonstrates some |Demonstrates limited |
|Uses 5W questions to summarize the |understanding of the song by |understanding of the song by |understanding of the song by |understanding of the song |
|song |summarizing all of the W5s |summarizing most of the W5s |summarizing most of the W5s |by summarizing some of the|
| | | | |W5s |
|/5 | | | | |
|Thinking | | | | |
| |Selects a song that clearly |Selects a song that generally |Selects a song that somewhat |Selects a song that does |
|Selects a song with meaningful lyrics|defines the issues, values, |defines the issues, values, |defines the issues, values, |not define the issues, |
|that you feel best characterizes your|customs and social norms of |customs and social norms of |customs and social norms of |values, customs and social |
|generation. |Generation Y |Generation Y |Generation Y |norms of Generation Y |
| | | | | |
|Clearly identifies the issues, | | | |Applies criteria critically|
|values, customs, gender expectations,|Applies criteria critically |Applies criteria critically |Applies criteria critically |and creatively with limited|
|social norms and mores that define |and creatively with a high |and creatively with |and creatively with some |effectiveness |
|your generation. |degree of effectiveness |considerable effectiveness |effectiveness | |
| | | | | |
|/5 | | | | |
|Communication | | | | |
|Organizes ideas, language, grammar, |Uses organizational, language,|Uses organizational, language,|Uses organizational, language,|Uses organizational, |
|spelling to answer the question “What|grammar and spelling skills to|grammar and spelling skills to|grammar and spelling skills to|language, grammar and |
|song best defines Generation Y for |clearly answer the question |generally answer the question |somewhat answer the question |spelling skills with |
|you?” |“What song best defines |“What song best defines |“What song best defines |limited effectiveness to |
| |Generation Y for you?” |Generation Y for you?” |Generation Y for you?” |answer the question “What |
|/5 | | | |song best defines |
| | | | |Generation Y for you?” |
|Application | | | | |
| | | | | |
|Makes clear connections between the |Uses research and own |Uses research and own |Uses research and own |Uses research and own |
|lyrics of the song and the life of |experiences with a high degree|experiences with considerable |experiences with some |experiences with limited |
|young people by extending thinking to|of effectiveness to explain |effectiveness to explain why |effectiveness to explain why |effectiveness to explain |
|include why this song best represents|why the song best represents |the song best represents the |the song best represents the |why the song best |
|the worldview of Generation Y |the worldview of Generation Y |worldview of Generation Y |worldview of Generation Y |represents the worldview of|
| | | | |Generation Y |
|/5 | | | | |
Total: /20
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