song lyric and analysis

Tutorial Week 5 Song - "Flying Without Wings" [Shane:] Everybody's looking for a something One thing that makes it all complete You'll find it in the strangest places Places you never knew it could be

You've got to fight for every dream ‘Cause who's to know which one you let go Would have made you complete [Shane:] Well, for me it's waking up beside you To watch the sunrise on your face To know that I can say I love you At any given time or place

Some find it in the face of their children Some find it in their lover's eyes Who can deny the joy it brings When you've found that special thing You're flying without wings

[Mark:] It's little things that only I know Those are the things that make you mine And it's like flying without wings ‘Cause you're my special thing I'm flying without wings

[Mark:] Some find it sharing every morning Some in their solitary lives You'll find it in the words of others A simple line can make you laugh or cry

[Shane:] And you're the place my life begins And you'll be where it ends

You'll find it in the deepest friendship The kind you cherish all your life And when you know how much it means You've found that special thing You're flying without wings

[Mark:] I'm flying without wings And that's the joy you bring I'm flying without wings

So, impossible as it may seem Target Learners: Year 6 Theme: World of Self Aspects  Intra and interpersonal development  Linguistic development  Language learning potentials

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Explanations Boost self-esteem, motivating

Theme: friendship, friends help us to go through rain or shine, or up and down Rhyming pattern, minimum pairs “find”, “kind”, “bring”, “wing”, “place”, “face” Subject verb agreement: “everybody”, “you”, “some”, “I”, “everybody” o

Adjectives: “special”, “impossible”, “strangest”, “solitary”, “simple”, “little” Verb: “cherish”, “deny”, “fight”, “say”, “watch”, “find”  Moral values

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Do not look down on yourself, believe in

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yourself We can achieve everything if we put in effort. Appreciate the beauty of the poem

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Appreciate the value of friendship

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 Cultural considerations

Universal

Poem - Friendship A friend is a person who wishes you well, And keeps all the secrets that you like to tell. Friends share their toys and storybooks too, Friends can be older or younger than you. Friends can be real or made up in your mind, But they’re always thoughtful and always kind. Friends can live nearby or very, very far, But your friends, wherever you are! - Risa Jordan Target leaners: Year Two Theme: World of Self Aspects  Intra and interpersonal development

 Linguistic development  Aesthetic development  Cultural considerations

Explanations Self-communication: Make up friendship in mind Theme: Friendship o share, e.g. secret and toys with friends o trusting bond is formed o friends will provide support (mentally, physically) Create phonemic awareness through minimum pairs: “well” and “tell”, “mind” and kind” Appreciate poems, rhyming pattern Appreciate friends Friends can be older and younger than you, not necessary same age

 Language learning potentials

Teach vocabulary – adjectives

 Moral values

Gratitude, love each other, caring