Brit Lit:

Today:

Journal prompt:  Please re-write the song ballad that you brought in, in your own words.  If you forgot the HW, I provided some with the Johnny Cash song, Ballad of a Teenage Queen.

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The Ballad of You:




Directions: Today in class you will all be writing a ballad: A short narrative poem that tells a story and is usually set to music. To make this interesting, the ballad that you make will be about another student in class, based primarily on a short interview that you have with them today in class.





Step 1: The Interview:



Please generate 10 questions to ask and record their answer. These will be the foundation of your ballad:



1. Your Question:







Their Detailed response:







2. Your Question:







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3. Your Question:







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4.Your Question:







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5. Your Question:







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6. Your Question:







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7. Your Question:







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8. Your Question:







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9. Your Question:







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10. Your Question:







Their Detailed response:





Part 2: The Things They Carry….

Describe in detail 5 items that are on them right now. Please use detailed description. Do not just say it is a pen. Describe it in as much detail as you can.



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Step 3, The Ballad of….



Write a 25-30 line folk ballad on the person that you interviewed and the information that you collected about them. Please begin this with the following and keep it in the 3rd person at all times:



There once was a boy named Joe that……



Step 3: Perform these in front of the class 