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LitTunes Lesson Plans / Soundtrack of Your Life An Activity to Inspire Reflective Writing and Personal Narrative Type of Activity: Individual. Approximate time: Four 50-minute class periods. Objective: Students will write reflectively and personally. Materials: The Soundtrack of Your Life assignment sheet includes blanks for songs and artists and an explanation of each required paragraph. Setup: Play music as the students are entering the classroom. Procedure: Day One: Distribute a copy of the lyrics and play Bon Jovi's "It's My Life." Day Two: Have the students collect the titles of at least eight meaningful songs that correspond to the events they selected on Day One. Day Three: Now that the students have created an "imaginary soundtrack" to their lives, have them write a reflective letter that explains why each event and song is included. Day Four: (Wait several days after Day Three for this part of the lesson.) Bon Jovi lyrics: CLICK the musical note below for a printer friendly version of the lyrics to "It's My Life."

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