7/28/2019 Soundtrack Playlist for LILAC TREE

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I will Plant You a Lilac Treeby Laura Hillman

Novel Soundtrack Assignment DUE: ___________________

Learning Target: I can actively listen to a text and take detailed notes.

Directions: Fill out the episodic notes sheet during the read aloud ofI will Plant You aLilac Tree,by Laura Hillman. Fill each square with a drawing of a specific scene or eventfrom the novel and write down a description on the lines provided. Try and fill out onesection each day to make sure you have plenty of scenes with which to work.

Learning Target: I can create a soundtrack for a novel based on specific scenes andevents.

Directions:

As you fill out the episodic notes, think of a song that could represent your chosenscene. You need one song for each event on the notes for a total of 6 songs. Compile a document for all of the song lyrics you choose. Print a copy to turn in with

explanations. For each song write a paragraph (3-5 sentences) explaining why this song was

chosen and how it connects to the chosen scenes fromI Will Plant You a Lilac Tree.Try to convey the feeling of the scene and match it to a song that gives you the samefeeling. You do not need to actually make a CD with the music, just create a list of thesongs and their artists with supporting paragraphs. Include quotes.

____________________________________________Example:Scene: PrologueSong:UNIby Ed SheeranLyrics: (May include all six songs in one Word document.)

Explanation: The prologue leaves the reader feeling hopeless and unsure of the future as Hannelorefinds herself entering Auschwitz and not Schindlers camp. In the song UNI, a young man finds himselfhopeless at the prospect of never getting back together with a girl he loves. He explains, And I don't get

waves of missing you anymore; they're more like tsunami tides in my eyes, never getting dry. The feelingof overwhelming sadness reflects both Sheerans song and Hannelores journey, though their situationsare so very different.

7/28/2019 Soundtrack Playlist for LILAC TREE

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*** Students must be present during reading or make up read-aloud sessions.

RubricExcellent Fair Needs Work

Read aloud***

Episodic Notes(Drawings)

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Present or madeup all read-aloudsessions

6 scenes fromtext (Lilac)

Excellent detail Accurate and

meaningfuldrawings

Mostly presentfor all read-aloudsessions

3-5 scenes fromtext (Lilac)

Average detailDrawings attempt

to be meaningful

Missed portions ofread-aloud anddid not make up

0-2 scenes fromtext (Lilac)

Little detailIncomplete or

minimal drawings

Song Selections(All lyrics included)

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Songs selectedconnect tochosen scenes

from text (Lilac) Song titles and

artists names arespelled correctly

Printed copies ofall lyrics

Songs selectedsomewhatconnect to chosen

scenes from text(Lilac)Song titles and

artists names arespelledincorrectly

Some printedcopies of lyrics

Songs selected donot connect tochosen scenes

from text (Lilac)Song titles and

artists names arespelled incorrectly

No printed copiesof lyrics

SupportingParagraphs

(Typed, proofed)

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Paragraphs foreach sceneexplain why each

song was chosen Each paragraph

develops a strongcomparison tothe text (Lilac)

Quotes included Typed and error-

free

Paragraphs foreach scenesomewhat explain

why each songwas chosenEach paragraph

attempts acomparison to thetext (Lilac)

Some quotesTyped, minimal

errors

Each paragraphdoes not explainwhy each song

was chosen forscenesSome paragraphs

lack comparisonto text (Lilac)

No quotesincluded

Not typed noredited

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