Unit 1: “Success 101”
Author’s Purpose and Perspective
Literacy Project
Hyland/MacRobbie
Choose one of the songs:
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“Rather Be” by Clean Bandit Featuring Jess Glynne
“Am I Wrong” Nico and Vinz
“Don’t Wake Me Up” Avicii
Task:
Read and Analyze the lyrics carefully. After annotating the article, identify the topic
of the song. Provide evidence from the text (a lyric or line from the song) to support
your answer. Determine the author’s perspective on the topic. What is the point of
view expressed in the song? Select evidence from the song to illustrate the author’s
unique perspective on the topic. Finally, decide what the author’s purpose was in
writing the song (entertain, persuade, describe, inform). How do you know? What
evidence can you use to support the reason you identified? What techniques did the
author use to convey his or her perspective?
Grading Checklist:
Create a Power Point or Poster that includes
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Annotation (10 points)
o Read and annotate the lyrics. Use symbols and brief notes. Refer to
Routine 5.
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Topic (10 points)
o Evidence (10 points)
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Author’s Perspective (20 points)
o Evidence (10 points)
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Author’s Purpose (20 points)
o Evidence (10 points)
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Techniques used by the author (10 points)
 Structure
 Figurative language
 Repetition
 Emphasis
 Sensory Details
CLEAN BANDIT LYRICS
"Rather Be"
(feat. Jess Glynne)
[Verse 1:]
We're a thousand miles from comfort, we have traveled land and sea
But as long as you are with me, there's no place I'd rather be
I would wait forever, exalted in the scene
As long as I am with you, my heart continues to beat
[Pre-Chorus:]
With every step we take, Kyoto to The Bay
Strolling so casually
We're different and the same, get you another name
Switch up the batteries
[Chorus:]
If you gave me a chance I would take it
It's a shot in the dark but I'll make it
Know with all of your heart, you can't shake me
When I am with you, there's no place I'd rather be
N-n-n-no, no, no, no place I'd rather be [3x]
[Verse 2:]
We staked out on a mission to find our inner peace
Make it everlasting so nothing's incomplete
It's easy being with you, sacred simplicity
As long as we're together, there's no place I'd rather be
[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus]
When I am with you, there's no place I'd rather be
[Bridge:]
Hmmmmmmmmmm, hoooooooooo
Be [9x]
Yeah-e-yeah-e-yeah-e-yeah-e-yeah, yeah, yeah
[Chorus]
When I am with you, there's no place I'd rather be
NICO & VINZ LYRICS
"Am I Wrong"
Am I wrong for thinking out the box from where I stay?
Am I wrong for saying that I choose another way?
I ain't tryna do what everybody else doing
Just cause everybody doing what they all do
If one thing I know, I'll fall but I'll grow
I'm walking down this road of mine, this road that I call home
So am I wrong
For thinking that we could be something for real?
Now am I wrong
For trying to reach the things that I can't see?
But that's just how I feel,
That's just how I feel
That's just how I feel
Trying to reach the things that I can't see
Am I tripping for having a vision?
My prediction: I'mma be on the top of the world
Walk your walk and don't look back, always do what you decide
Don't let them control your life, that's just how I feel
Fight for yours and don't let go, don't let them compare you, no
Don't worry, you're not alone, that's just how we feel
Am I wrong (am I wrong)
For thinking that we could be something for real?
(oh yeah yeah yeah oh)
Now am I wrong (am I wrong)
For trying to reach the things that I can't see?
(oh yeah yeah yeah yeah)
But that's just how I feel,
That's just how I feel
That's just how I feel
Trying to reach the things that I can't see
If you tell me I'm wrong, wrong
I don't wanna be right, right
If you tell me I'm wrong, wrong
I don't wanna be right
[2x]
Am I wrong
For thinking that we could be something for real?
Now am I wrong
For trying to reach the things that I can't see?
But that's just how I feel,
That's just how I feel
That's just how I feel
Trying to reach the things that I can't see
So am I wrong (am I wrong)
For thinking that we could be something for real?
(oh yeah yeah yeah oh)
Now am I wrong (am I wrong)
For trying to reach the things that I can't see?
(oh yeah yeah yeah yeah)
But that's just how I feel,
That's just how I feel
That's just how I feel
Trying to reach the things that I can't see
"Wake Me Up"
Avicii
Feeling my way through the darkness
Guided by a beating heart
I can't tell where the journey will end
But I know where to start
They tell me I'm too young to understand
They say I'm caught up in a dream
Well life will pass me by if I don't open up my eyes
Well that's fine by me
[2x]
So wake me up when it's all over
When I'm wiser and I'm older
All this time I was finding myself
And I didn't know I was lost
I tried carrying the weight of the world
But I only have two hands
Hope I get the chance to travel the world
But I don't have any plans
Wish that I could stay forever this young
Not afraid to close my eyes
Life's a game made for everyone
And love is the prize
[2x]
So wake me up when it's all over
When I'm wiser and I'm older
All this time I was finding myself
And I didn't know I was lost
Didn't know I was lost
I didn't know I was lost
I didn't know I was lost
I didn't know (didn't know, didn't know)