For English, we are going to have to sing a song in front of our peers. To say I am nervous would be an understatement. But I did think that I should discuss the song I am going to be singing and why.
I am going to be singing the song "Youth" by Daughter. And I am going to convey its connection with the book The Boys in the Boat.
I am going to teach this song and work of literature with a PowerPoint. I'm going to give a brief overview of the book and the character that is the main focus of the story. In my presentation, I'm going to connect "Youth" to The Boys in the Boat verse by verse. That way, I won't have to do it line by line, which could take a very long time. The song is very metaphorical, so I plan on explaining the metaphors before I connect it to the book.
Teaching this book through the song should prove to be successful, in my mind. It's a different form of learning a lesson, and I think it will make the audience more inclined to learn about my interpretation of both the book and the song. I'm going to sing the song first so that the audience knows what the song sounds like, before I begin teaching the lessons.
I chose "Youth" because as soon as I read The Boys in the Boat I immediately thought of it. The same ideas of a stolen childhood resonate through both the song and the book's main character, Joe. I think the song contains so much emotion, it would be extremely difficult not to be able to see the connection between both of them.
As anxious as I may be, I am sort of excited to share with the class my song and book that have come to mean a lot to me.
