This Lesson's Title:

Is Perception Reality?

examining contradictory situations in the world around us

This lesson was built for WritingFix after being proposed by NNWP Teacher Consultant Jamie Priddy during an I-Pods Across the Curriculum Workshop for teachers.

This writing prompt inspired by

the song "Inaudible Melodies," sung by Jack Johnson.

Click here to do a Google search for the lyrics.

Three-Sentence Overview of this Lesson:

Jack Johnson’s “Inaudible Melodies” creates an interesting paradox of how society perceives itself versus the reality of how society really behaves. Students will also listen to a second song using paradox in order to further understand the concept, and then they will create a paradox of their own that they feel describes the difference between perception and reality. Students will then turn their paradox into an extended poem using each song as a model for their own writing. Teachers: Click here to see the entire lesson plan.

6-Trait Overview for this Lesson:

The focus trait in this writing assignment is word choice; after learning what a paradox is, students will choose their words carefully in order to create their own paradox and extended poem. The support trait for this writing assignment is voice; students will create a tone or mood through their words in the poem they write based on their paradox.