12/19/16 - Colin Higdon

Today we began English by taking out our notes and books. We took some notes on Topic vs Theme. Topic is an idea or subject that occurs in the text. Theme is a particular assertion about that topic. We then looked at the songs "Juicy" by Notorious BIG and "Children's Story" by Black Star. We identified the themes and topics of each song. For example a theme of "Juicy" was "the American dream is achievable even when the odds are stacked against you." An example of a theme from the song by Black Star is "doing hood-rat-stuff with your friends is a risky way to reach the American dream." because Black Star talks about guns, violence, and other bad tings that get people money and power. We continued this for the rest of the class period until the bell rang.