CONTEXT STUDY NORMS
AND VALUES

How to Analyse Song Lyrics:

1 - Find any words that you don’t know the meanings of.
There are a number of ways you can find the meaning of words – use a
dictionary, ask a friend or search the internet.

2 – Break it down. Don’t try and decipher the song as a
whole but look at each individual verse. You are trying to work out the
comments the artist is making about norms and values.

What are the key words?

What do they mean?

What do they imply?

What are the norms mentioned in the verse?

What are the values mentioned in the verse?

Remember, norms and values are related to race/ethnicity,
gender, class, society, religion, and sex/sexuality .

3 – Once you have made notes on each paragraph and chorus,
in one sentences state what the song is about...

4 – A good presentation should be planned and this is the
first steps in planning your oral. If you follow this guide you will have no
trouble in presenting well.

Replace the bracketed words in one of the following sentences
(pick the oe appropriate to your own analysis:

(The artist) persuades the listeners that the norms and
values in the song (song name) should
be adopted by everyone.

  Or

(The artist) persuades the listeners that the norms and
values in the song (song name) should
be rejected by everyone.

5  - List there examples of how the artist convinces the listener
to adopt or reject the norms and values in the song.

6 – Rank these three examples from most convincing (1) to
least convincing (3)

Like writing a persuasive essay, giving an orating on a topic should be done to convice the listener of your ideas - ultimately you want your class mates to agree with you.