8th Grade - Musical Story

Dear 8th Graders,

You are about to embark on a new adventure that will hopefully help you become a better writer, more knowledgeable about music, and allow you to have some fun! The goal is to write a story that fits with a piece of instrumental music. This story should have colorful details that allow those who hear to see what is happening in their heads. Your story should come to life with the music so that each time your audience hears "your song" they remember the wonderful occasion in 8th grade when they were first introduced to "your story!"
All music must be in CD format for presentations! Each song must be at least 3 minutes and no more than 6 minutes long. The process will begin with an outline, followed by storyboards, and culminate with a complete story that matches the tone, rise and fall, and musicality of the piece.
Please be open to the muses around you....Saint. Cecelia may be of particular assistance to you!  Try to picture what is happening and then give the audience the pictures that you saw through your words! Please feel free to ask questions or run things by me if you have any questions during the writing process. Good luck and have fun!

Sincerely,
Mrs. Goldman

Due Dates
Tuesday, 11/28 song and composer
Friday, 12/2 notes and outline
Friday, 12/9 hand in written story
Thursday, 12/15 turn in Power Point Slides
Friday, 12/16 rehearsal w/ "critic" in class (MUSIC)
Monday, 12/19 final project due
Monday, 12/19 - Thursday, 12/22 Presentations

Workdays (Be PREPARED to work in class)
Wednesday, 12/1 Power Point in Computer Lab
Wednesday, 12/6 Work on written story
Wednesday, 12/14 Power Point in Computer Lab