Name ________________________________________________ Date _______________ Period __________
Assignment: Watch the Nickelback video for “Rockstar”, followed by “If Everyone Cared”.
Write a paragraph (of at least 3 sentences) to answer each of the following questions. If you quote the song, that
does not count as your 3 sentences.
1. What is the message of the song and video for “Rockstar”? Is the band merely detailing that lifestyle,
promoting it, mocking it, etc.?
2. What is the message of the song and video for “If Everyone Cared”?
3. Are the lifestyles from the two songs mutually exclusive? In other words, does a person need to choose
between being a playboy/alcoholic/drug user and a humanitarian? Can one be both or do they naturally
conflict?
Write at least 1-2 sentences for each of the following:
4. In the story you had to read over the Easter break, why did the following characters stop living for
themselves and start to live for other people?
a. Jack
b. Barney
c. Steve
d. Phil
5. Why did Chuck never stop living for himself?