Team up with another student. Select from the list your task within the group.
Do research on a famous person of your choosing (with my approval, of course).
Use your research to write a ballad about that person's life.
Perform your ballad for the class.
You do not have to write an original song for this assignment. If you can, that will be excellent. If you can't, you can substitute your lyrics for those from any song you wish. Think Weird Al (see video below). Just remember: you will be performing your ballad for the rest of the class, so pick a song you and your partner can sing.
Helpful Hints:
Try to focus on only the important biographical information, not every little detail. Also, you should focus on a particular moment in time or on some of the major events in your person's life.
Ballad Writing:
For this assignment, you will:
You do not have to write an original song for this assignment. If you can, that will be excellent. If you can't, you can substitute your lyrics for those from any song you wish. Think Weird Al (see video below). Just remember: you will be performing your ballad for the rest of the class, so pick a song you and your partner can sing.
Helpful Hints:
Try to focus on only the important biographical information, not every little detail. Also, you should focus on a particular moment in time or on some of the major events in your person's life.