Getting Vocal in English
Most students think that English is all about reading and writing, but there are many more genres of learning to add to it. The eighth graders in Mrs. Breakwell’s English class wrote songs about a movie called West Side Story. Mrs. Breakwell said, “I thought writing some songs would be a nice alternative to writing an essay, and I thought it would be a good chance for multi-genre work since we were experiencing a musical.”
The students in Mrs. Breakwell’s English class had the chance to experience and display their musical sides. The students got together in groups of four and brainstormed lyrics that would display the way they understood the movie.