Extension+Project

Listen to Billy Joel's song "We Didn't Start the Fire." There are now 21 years unaccounted for (1990-2010). Much has happened in the last twenty-one years. You are going to write another verse to the song "We Didn't Start the Fire." What are the most important events, people and places? What are the reasons for your selections?  =Task= You are going to write an additional verse to the song "We Didn't Start the Fire." You will join together with one other student and begin to brainstorm possible events, people and places for your song. Ultimately, the group will decide on 15 items to complete their verse. The new verse will include those 15 items. In addition, students will write a one paragraph (of at least 100 words) justification for each choice in the song. (Each person can be responsible for writing 7-8 justifications.) = Process = [|We didn't start the fire webquest] [|Billy Joel's "We didn't start the fire" words] [|Map - Political Systems of the World in the 1990s] [|Greatest Films of the 1990s] [|A Reminiscence Of The Nineties] [|The Nineties] [|The 90s] [|Movies of the Nineties] [|Music of the Nineties] [|News of the Nineties] [|Terms of the Nineties] [|T. V. and Radio of the Nineties] [|News of the Nineties-Media Monitor July-August, 1997] [|Home - World Book Online Americas Edition] [|Encarta Encyclopedia] > Song download: media type="file" key="01 We Didn't Start the Fire (Instrumental Only Version - No Lead Singer)[Karaoke in the style of Billy Joel].m4a" = Evaluation = The new verse to the song and performance: The justification paragraphs =Conclusion= ==There is never any less history, but there is always more. In ten years we will be back to add another verse to "We didn't start the fire." We did not start the fire, but we have certainly kept the flames burning.==
 * Begin to brainstorm with your partner a list of events, people and places that have been significant in the last 21 years. Use resources such as newspapers, books, magazines, maps and the internet. When using the internet use the sites listed above first.
 * With your partner, narrow your list to 15 items.
 * Using your selected items write the additional verse to the song "We Didn't Start the Fire." (If you need to listen to the song again, Visit the Song Link on the Home Page)
 * Finally, divide the list of items in your song with your partner. Each student will write a paragraph (of at least 100 words) that justifies the reason why this event, person, or place was selected for the song.
 * Ultimately, groups members will be asked to perform their additional verse to the song and share their 15 justification paragraphs in a Google Doc.
 * There will be 15 items.
 * All items will be spelled correctly.
 * The verse should rhythmically become a part of the song.
 * The paragraphs will be at least 100 words each.
 * Proper conventions will be used in the paragraph.
 * The paragraph will contain a topic and a concluding sentence.
 * The paragraph will contain details about the event, person or place (5 W's and H) selected for the song.