Song: The Boxer - Simon and Garfunkel

I´am just a poor boy and my story is seldom told
I´ve squandered my resistance for a pocketful of mumbles, such are promises
All lies and jest, still the man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest, hmmmm
When I left my home and my family, I was no more than a boy
In the company of strangers
In the quiet of the railway station, runnin scared
Laying low, seeking out the poorer quarters, where the ragged people go
Looking for the places only they would know
Li la li...
Asking only workmans wages, I come lookin for a job, but I get no offers
Just a comeon from the whores on 7th avenue
I do declare, there were times when I was so lonesome
I took some comfort there
Now the years are rolling by me, they are rockin even me
I am older than I once was, and younger than Ill be, thats not unusual
No it isnt strange, after changes upon changes, we are more or less the same
After changes we are more or less the same
Li la li...
And Im laying out my winter clothes, wishing I was gone, goin home
Where the new york city winters arent bleedin me, leadin me to go home
In the clearing stands a boxer, and a fighter by his trade
And he carries the reminders of every glove that laid him down or cut him
Til he cried out in his anger and his shame
I am leaving, I am leaving, but the fighter still remains
Yes he still remains
Li la li...

The Boxer - Simon and Garfunkel = Journal

Last Clas, we listened a song, The Boxer by Simon and Garfunkel. We did an exercise (Basic Deconstruction Questions) in groups. We answered the questions about the song.
It was an interesting song, which spoke about a guy who left his friends, family and home. He knew a different world on the streets.
The Choruses (Li La Li...) means Lie.

Characters of the song:
Family

Strangers

Whores

Ragged People

The practice of English Language = Writing

Written text has a number of conventions witch separate it out from speaking. We need to take care of some points in our texts: handwriting, spelling, layout, and punctuation.

Handwriting: The teacher may help the students how to improve their handwriting. The teacher can write sentences for students imitate that writing, but they will have a personal style.

Spelling: The students are used to write the way they speak. It’s a problem because in English we don’t write the same way. There is a difference between American English and British English, it can confuse the student. It’s necessary to focus on a particular variety of English.

Layout and Punctuation: Frequently the punctuation is a personal style of writing. As teachers we need to help them how to use the punctuation following the grammar rules. We can show them different types of letters, like: business letter, commercial letter, etc.

Different approaches to the practise of writing skills both in and outside the classroom:
* The student may write a draft first and then a final text after reviewing it.
* The student read an article and after write with their own words what they understood about it.
* Creative writing: poetry stories and plays. According to Gaffield - Vile, creative writing is a journey of self-discovery.
* Using the computer: e-mails, pen pals, etc.
* Writing lessons sequences: Students can look at the pictures and then write a story about it.
* Dictations

Journal = Practice of English Language Teaching

After learning about Parody and produce a parody, we make a debate involving Practice of English Language teaching.
Each group spoke about 4 topics: Speaking, Writing, Video in the classroom and Learners Autonomy


Video in the classroom: We talk about the advantages and disadvantages. There are people who use video and lyrics because the student can learn more. Sometimes, the use of video and the lyrics can be a disadvantage, because images work more than lyrics, when you talk about comprehision.

Learners Autonomy: In this topic, we talk about students who learn by themselves. These students, sometimes, can learn because they love the subject and want to learn more about it. If the teacher direct the students, they can create this autonomy. The idea of autonomy vary in each countries and cultures. We can relate autonomy to social behavior.

Speaking: In this topic, we talk a little about speaking. Students need to speak English to create a motivation, because if they do it, they can learn more. The movition is the result of the practice in class.

Writing: In this topic, we can see some rules which a teacher can use in class to teach how to write. As a teacher we can show to our students, these rules: Handwriting, Spelling (We have to take care about it), Layout and Punctuation, and Different approaches to the practice of writing skills.

Another Kid in the mall

We don't need no reputation
We are out of control
We don't want to stay in the bedroom
Parents, we don't need to stay home
Hey! Parents! We don't need to stay home
'Cause we are another kid in the mall
'Cause we are just another kid in the mall


We don't need no introductions
We are here to have control
You don't need to stay in the bedroom
Kids, you need to stay home
Hey! Kids! You need to stay home
'Cause you are another kid in the mall
'Cause you are just another kid in the mall

Parody Journal

In our last class, we produce a parody of the Pink Floyd song.
It was so interesting, because we have to use the same melody and the rhyme, but the parody needed to have humorous, satiric.
It was so difficult to find the rhyme of the words.
What we can rhyme with education, classroom, alone, brick and wall?
Can be reputation, presentation, bedroom, home, kid and mall.
And I use these words to produce my parody.
The theme of the parody was so complicated. Because it is so difficult to find an idea to satiric.
My theme was about kids.
The kids want to go to the mall. In their opion, they have to go every day.
The parents want that their children stay home with themon the weekend.
But the Kids don't want, they want to have fun and go out with their friends.
To produce this parody was so funny because I could learn more about parody and how to produce it.

Another Brick in the wall (Pt.2) = Pink Floyd

Another Brick in the wall (Pt.2) - Pink Floyd
We don't need no education
We don't need no thought control
No dark sarcasm in the classroom
Teachers leave them kids alone
Hey! Teachers! Leave them kids alone!
All in all it's just another brick in the wall.
All in all you're just another brick in the wall.

We don't need no education
We don't need no thought control
No dark sarcasm in the classroom
Teachers leave them kids alone
Hey! Teachers! Leave those kids alone!
All in all it's just another brick in the wall.
All in all you're just another brick in the wall.

Journal = Parody

In the second class, we work the song "Another Brink in the wall" (Pt.2)
It's a very interesting song.
We did an analyse.
In this song, we can see a teacher like a militar. Sometimes He use English and German.
We can see the Communism symbol.
It's very interesting because we can compare the wall to the Berlin Wall. When the student destroyed the School's wall, it was the same way that people destroyed the Berlin Wall. This wall separated people. In the school, it separated the student from the real world.

Parody Musics

In our first class, we worked with two parodies.
The first was "My way" - Elvis Presley. The parody was made by Marcelo Nova.
The second was "Fuscão Preto". The parody was made by Falcão in English.
This parody is so interesting and funny



My Way = Elvis Presley
And now the end is near
So I face the final curtain
My friend, I'll say it clear
I'll state my case of which I'm certain
I've lived a life that's full
I've traveled each and every highway
And more, much more than this
I did it my way
Regrets, I've had a few
But then again, too
few to mention
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exception
I planned each charted course
Each careful step along the byway
Oh, and more, much more than this
I did it my way
Yes, there were times, I'm sure you know
When I bit off more than I could chew
But through it all when there was doubt
I ate it up and spit it out
I faced it all and I stood tall
And did it my way
I've loved, I've laughed and cried
I've had my fails, my share of losing
And now as tears subside
I find it all so amusing
To think I did all that
And may I say, not in a shy way
Oh, no, no not me
I did it my way
For what is a man, what has he got
If not himself, then he has not
To say the words he truly feels
And yes the words he would reveal
The record shows I took the blows
And did it my way
The record shows I took the blows
And did it my way

My Way = Marcelo Nova
E agora que o fim esta perto
E eu encaro esse momento
Meus amigos, eu vou confessar
Os meus pecados e sentimentos
Vivi a mil por hora
E por caminhos que eu nem lembro agora
E mais, bem mais eu sei
I did it my way!!!
Remorsos, eu tenho alguns
Mas mesmo assim
São muito poucos
Eu fiz o que tinha que fazer
Enquanto voces gritavam
Bota pra foder
Eu planejei
Cada jogada
Cada trepada
Por essa estrada
E mais, bem mais eu sei
I did it my way
Naqueles tempos
Eu era um menino
Que já sabia, do meu destino
E caminhando de norte a sul
Eu vi muita gente, tomar no cu
Eu entendi
E não esqueci
I did it my way
Andei, sorri, chorei
E me entreguei
Ao meu trabalho
E agora
Que passou o tempo
Eu acho chato, chato, chato
Pra caralho
Não ter
O que prometer
E não saber mais
O que dizer
Ooo não!!!
Ooo não!!!
I did it my away
Pra que serve o homem
O que é que ele tem
Ou é um puta barão
Ou João ninguém
Fazer as coisas
Que desejou
Comer as mulheres
Com quem sonhou
Eu me fodi
Mas resisti
I did it my, my, my way.

Parody

Parody is a kind of joke which is created to make fun of the original work. There are humorous, satiric and ironic imitation. We also see parody in musics, movies, literature, pictures etc...

Parody Music
Another composition rework the song using the same melody, rhyme, and some sounds.

Parody Movies
There are some writer who write a script using many famous movies. They put the most important scene and make a satiric movies. Ex: Scary Movie, Date Movie