17-12-2020 2S

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

17-12-2020

2S

Learning objectives

The student can use adjectives.

The student can use adverbs.

What are we going to do?

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Adjectives and adverbs

1. Explain the phenomenon of ghostwriting in pop music in your own words.

2. Put these in the order in which they are mentioned in paragraph 2:

dreaming musicians – rich record label owners –researching marketeers–  Ghostwriters 

3-4-5

• Explain in your own words what the discussion between Drake and Meek Mill was about. (paragraph 3)
• People tend to respond differently to ghostwriting in hip hop and rap than they do to ghostwriting in pop music. Why is that, according to the text? (paragraph 3)
• ‘Although these EDM Ghostwriters are not credited when a DJ releases their songs, at least they are getting paid for their job and are given the opportunity to reach a large audience.’ (paragraph 4). Imagine you are an EDM ghostwriter. Would you be happy being treated in the way that is described above? Why (not)?

6. ‘Some go even further than that and claim that people who don’t write their own music mustn’t call themselves real musicians.’ (paragraph 5) Do you agree with this statement? Why (not)?

1. I agree
2. I disagree

7. Describe the author’s concluding statement, as written in her very last sentence, in your own words. (paragraph 5)

8. The first paragraph states: ‘With the globalization of music and the mass exportation of pop music, those days are gone (…)’. Explain how the paragraph about EDM ghostwriting (paragraph 4) fits within the concept of the globalization of music.

Walk of Fame

In pairs, look up a celebrity. Go to the document ''Walk of Fame'' in Classroom and write 50 words about that celebrity. Who are they? Why are they famous? You can add more details if you want to.

Make sure to use 3 adverbs and 3 adjectives.

Learning objectives

The student can name the purpose of several linking words.

The student can use adjectives.

The student can use adverbs.