Manic Monday

"Just another manic Monday, wish it was Sunday, cause that's my Funday"

--The Bangles  Manic Monday

"It's been a hard days night, and I've been workin like a dog!! It's been a hard day's night I should be sleeping like a log! But when I get home to you I find the things that you so make me feel alll right"

--The Beatles It's a Hard Days Night

"Tumble out of bed, and stumble into the kitchen.  Pour myself a cup of ambition.  Yawnin' and stretchin' and try to come to life"

--Dolly Parton 9-5

"You get up every morning from the alarm clocks warning. Take the 8:15 into the city........taking care of business, everyday! Taking care of business every way!!!"

Bachman-Turner Over Drive  Taking Care of Business 

"Thank God it's Friday night and I just, just , jusssssssssssssssstttttttt got paid!!! 

N'SYNC  Just Got Paid

What in the world is this. It is English III conversation presentation week.  All these songs relate to the work week and my students had to tell me how! There were some stellar presentations today.  Here is what they had to include in their presentations.  

-One song per group (Some groups had the same song... because one song I chose ended up crashing and burning so I had to toss it and double a few up. Live and learn)   

-How does this sound relate to "the work week"

-Pick 3 quotes from the song and explain what you think they mean

-Choose ANY song you want compare or contrast it to the song that was assigned to you.  It can be about a school week, about the weekend...another perspective of the work week.....you pick kiddies

There were skits, lip singing, wonderful explanations or text analysis (hehe), pictures, power points, poster boards, YouTube Videos.....it was a fun day.

Some of the best songs they chose to compare/contrast

The Bagles/Just another Manic Monday  VS Katy Perry/ Last Friday Night

BTO/Taking Care of Business VS Another Brick in the Wall/Pink Floyd 

Beatles/ Hard Days Night VS Vitamin C The Graduation Song (this was a stretch but they made it work somehow) 

I really loved my JOB today.  Most of them made me sooo proud.  There were a few that really had us all rolling around laughing. A few even gave me goosebumps because there were times when the whole class would be singing along.  One moment we had today, I will probably never forget as long as I live.  At one point one class was all singing (with the group that was presenting, there were also going acapella  ) 

Que sera, sera 

Whatever will be, will be

The future is not ours to see

Que sera, sera