8th GRADE MUSIC ESSAY

Assignment #3 – Final essay

DUE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH, 2007, in music class.

So far:

* You have made a first listening through your recording of choice, and written at least a paragraph of notes, thoughts and reflections on each cut.

* This first listening helped you write a thesis statement paragraph for your essay, based on the listening and our study of Bob Dylan in class.

Now:

*Have a second listening through each track, see if this listening adds to your thoughts and reflections paragraphs, add any new opinions, thoughts or reflections to the final essay.

* Put your thesis statement paragraph at the beginning of your paper.

*Put your essay together, in a finished form, to hand in on the due date.

SUGGESTIONS:

Don’t necessarily listen to your recording from the beginning. Why not start with the last track and work backward? This way, you might get a fresh insight into a song.

Don’t listen to the whole album at one sitting. Listen to it in pieces. Come back to it between other homework.

REMEMBER

Please attach all your earlier pages of this assignment to your finished product, so you have a record of the entire process.

Be sure to cite all sources you used to prepare your essay if you state facts in your writing. These sources are websites, books, even conversations with your parents.

Enjoy your minimester, enjoy your Bob Dylan listening, and I look forward to reading your essays next week.