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  • Kia ora...

    Hello I am Vivashal Singh your English Teacher. We are exploring the context Treasures of New Zealand and we will explore the power of "Short TEXT" 

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    selects and reads texts for enjoyment and personal fulfilment

    integrates sources of information and prior knowledge confidently to make sense of increasingly varied and complex texts

    thinks critically about texts with increasing understanding and confidence

    Activities:

     1. What does the word Treasure mean to you ? Is it material or something invisible ? You will unpack the word and write a brief description what treasure means to you. You will use a few pictures associated with the word treasure

    Homework:
    Listen to this song / or read the lyrics 

    Now unpack 3 poetic techniques linked to this song - EXPLAIN WHY ???



    Chained to the Rhythm
    Are we crazy?
    Livin' our lives through a lens
    Trapped in our white picket fence
    Like ornaments
    So comfortable, we're livin' in a bubble, bubble
    So comfortable, we cannot see the trouble, trouble
    Aren't you lonely
    Up there in utopia
    Where nothing will ever be enough?
    Happily numb
    So comfortable, we're livin' in a bubble, bubble
    So comfortable, we cannot see the trouble, trouble
    Ah, so good
    Your rose-colored glasses on
    And party on (woo)
    Turn it up, it's your favorite song
    Dance, dance, dance to the distortion
    Turn it up, keep it on repeat
    Stumblin' around like a wasted zombie
    Yeah, we think we're free
    Drink, this one's on me
    We're all chained to the rhythm
    To the rhythm, to the rhythm
    Turn it up, it's your favorite song
    Dance, dance, dance to the distortion
    Turn it up, keep it on repeat
    Stumblin' around like a wasted zombie
    Yeah, we think we're free
    Drink, this one's on me
    We're all chained to the rhythm
    To the rhythm, to the rhythm
    Are we tone deaf?
    Keep sweepin' it under the mat
    Thought we could do better than that
    I hope we can
    So comfortable, we're livin' in a bubble, bubble
    So comfortable, we cannot see the trouble, trouble
    Aha, so good (so good)
    Your rose-colored glasses on
    And party on (woo)
    Turn it up, it's your favorite song
    Dance, dance, dance to the distortion
    Turn it up, keep it on repeat
    Stumblin' around like a wasted zombie
    Yeah, we think we're free
    Drink, this one's on me
    We're all chained to the rhythm
    To the rhythm, to the rhythm
    Turn it up, it's your favorite song (oh)
    Dance, dance, dance to the distortion
    Turn it up, keep it on repeat
    Stumblin' around like a wasted zombie
    Yeah, we think we're free
    Drink, this one's on me
    We're all chained to the rhythm
    To the rhythm, to the rhythm (woah)
    It is my desire
    Break down the walls to connect, inspire
    Ay, up in your high place, liars
    Time is ticking for the empire
    The truth they feed is feeble
    As so many times before
    The greed over the people
    They stumblin' and fumblin' and we're about to riot
    They woke up, they woke up the lions (woah)
    Turn it up, it's your favorite song (hey)
    Dance, dance, dance to the distortion
    Turn it up (turn it up), keep it on repeat
    Stumbling around like a wasted zombie (like a wasted zombie)
    Yeah, we think we're free (ah)
    Drink, this one's on me (ah)
    We're all chained to the rhythm (we're all)
    To the rhythm, to the rhythm (we're all chained to the rhythm)
    It goes on, and on, and on
    It goes on, and on, and on (turn it up, it goes on and on and on and on)
    It goes on, and on, and on (on and on and on it goes)
    'Cause we're all chained to the rhythm