Music Monday #21...

"The Man in the Mirror" by Michael Jackson

*We are going back to 1988 this year with a classic song by Michael Jackson.

*The words and message in this song are quite powerful and speak to all humans.

*The discussion that can stem from the video and music can impact all of my students.

*As disturbing as some of the images can be, I think it is important to show our young people that they can reach out, look at themselves, and make a real difference in our world.

*This is one of my favorite MJ songs and am always excited to share it with my writers.

Step One:  Watch the video

Step Two:  Class discussion about the video and what the message is

Step Three:  Watch the video again

Step Four:  Listen to the music as we write our reactions in our writer's notebooks

Music Monday Selections 2013-2014 (so far)...

Week Number One:  What I Am by Will.i.am

Week Number Two:  Proud by Heather Small

Week Number Three:  Roar by Katy Perry
Week Number Four:  Dreamer by Chris Brown 
Week Number Five:  What Does the Fox Say? by Ylvis 
Week Number Six:  The Rainbow Connection by The Muppets 
Week Number Seven:  Good Time by Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen 
Week Number Eight:  Thriller by Michael Jackson 
Week Number Nine:  Hall of Fame by The Script and Will.i.am 
Week Number Ten:  Pure Imagination from Willy Wonka & Glee 
Week Number Eleven:  One Day by Matisyahu
Week Number Twelve:  Count on Me by Bruno Mars
Week Number Thirteen:  Louder by Charice 
Week Number Fourteen:  Do They Know It's Christmas by Band Aid
Week Number Fifteen:  Do They Know It's Christmas by the cast of Glee
Week Number Sixteen:  What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong
Week Number Seventeen:  Shooting Star by Owl City  
Week Number Eighteen:  Happy by Pharrell Williams
Week Number Nineteen:  Everything Will Change by Gavin DeGraw
Week Number Twenty:  The World's Greatest by R. Kelly