Meaning of Life
Psych 20
We don't need no education; We don't need no thought control; No dark sarcasm in the
classroom
It's what it got us here, we know; High School lives on forever more; High School, high school
musical
This assignment will examine your view on life, start by thinking about the more common
themes listed below before continuing on with the assignment.
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A Battle – Everything is a competition or a struggle. We are always either winning
or losing.
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A Garden – Relationships are cultivated like flowers or vegetables. We see things as
growing, flowering or producing.
A Mission – We believe that we have the truth and we need to convince others
that our point of view is right.
A Journey / Adventure – We travel from place to place meeting new
people and exploring.
A Building – Starting with a solid foundation, then adding floors and rooms.
A Roller Coaster – Life consists of ups and downs, and we are along for the
ride.
A Stained Glass Window – Full of light and colours.
A Mountain Climb – Life consists of hierarchies. We are always climbing the
various ladders of life.
A Race – Always finding the fastest route, “keeping up with the Joneses”.
A Courtroom – Everything in life should be fair.
Stepping Stones – We barely get comfortable where we are before we are
looking for a better job or a bigger house.
A Prison – Feeling like we do not have choices, like others have all the power.
A Classroom – There are always new lessons to learn.
A Battery – Every encounter seems to drain energy. We need the weekends to
recharge.
The Assignment:
Using half a piece of poster board you will display the following items on the front side:
 Song lyrics -It must accurately portray your view of the world
- Keep in mind this will be displayed in the school
- The relevant line or lines of the song that show your world view. Do
NOT display your entire song
- Remember to give credit to the artist / group who sing the version you are
using
 Pictures
– Minimum of three (3)
- They will be a clear visual of the portion of lyrics you have displayed
The following will be displayed on the back side of the poster board:
 A page containing the complete song lyrics as well as the artist / group who sings the
version you are using
 A write up explaining the following: - What theme your song lyrics fit into
- How your song lyrics portray your view of the
world
- Write should be a minimum of 400 words long
and a maximum of 800 words, typed, double
spaced with size 12 Times New Roman font
 Your name and the period of the class – large enough to be noticeable.
You will also attach your marking rubric to the back of the poster.
Resources:
The following websites may be helpful to you with this assignment though you are free to use
anything that will work.
 http://www.musicsonglyrics.com/
 http://www.lyrster.com/
Marking:
See the attached marking rubric for how you will be marked. Please keep the rubric in mind
when working on the assignment.
Excellent
Good
Average
Below Average
Song Lyric
10
Is NOT one of the songs
discussed in class
Song choice is unique
and shows great deal of
thought
Only the relevant portion
has been displayed
NA
6
Is NOT one of the songs
discussed in class
Song choice is common
or shows minimal
thought
Relevant portion of the
song is not displayed or
more than necessary has
been displayed
NA
Pictures
10
Minimum of 4 pictures
All pictures are clearly
related to the lyrics
Pictures are used to help
convey your worldview
30
Clearly explains how your
song lyrics show your
perspective of the world
including which theme
you fall into
Well written with few or
no spelling or grammar
errors
5
Neat
Very attractively
displayed
No errors or corrections
All requirements of
assignment were met
8
Minimum of 3 pictures
Pictures are clearly
related to the lyrics
6
Minimum of 3 pictures
Unclear as to what 1 or 2
of the pictures has to do
with the lyrics
4
Only 2 pictures
Unclear what the
pictures have to do with
the lyrics
2
Only 1 picture
25
Explains song lyrics show
your perspective of the
world including which
theme you fall into
Well written with only
some spelling or
grammar errors
20
Explains how your song
lyrics shows your
perspective of the world
does not explain which
theme you fall into
Acceptably written with
only some spelling or
grammar errors
3
Neat
Logically displayed
Some errors or
corrections
Some issues with format
of the write up
15
Some issues with your
explanation of your song
lyrics
Spelling or grammar
issues are significant
enough to make
understanding your write
up difficult
2
Messy
Method of display makes
reading hard
Many errors or
corrections
Many issues with format
of the write up
10
Significant issues with
your explanation of your
song lyric
Spelling or grammar
issues have made your
write up significantly
unclear
Written Explanation
Final Product
4
Neat
Attractively displayed
Few errors or corrections
All requirements of
assignment were met
Name: ____________________________________________
Poor
2
Used one of the songs
discussed in class
Song lyrics are NOT
appropriate for school
1
Messy
Method of display makes
reading hard
Errors or corrections
make reading hard
One or more of the
above items is either
missing or effectively
missing
Mark: ________ / 55