I got sick of teaching my freshmen about pronouns and antecedents this morning, and sick of discussing the symbolism of the red hunting hat in "Catcher in the Rye," so I asked my girls to brainstorm a list of songs they'd like to put on a mix tape (or, more likely, iTunes playlist) for Holden. This is an extremely cheesy assignment, but it was a fun, interesting window into the mind of the fourteen-year-old girl. Each girl picked one or two songs and shared her reasoning with the class; I thought I'd share it with you.
This is not in order or grouped together at all, but it doesn't matter:
1. The New Pornographers--Challengers
2. Creep--Radiohead
3. Losing My Religion--REM
4. Alcohol--Millionaires
5. Whatever You Like--TI
6. Bittersweet Symphony--the Verve
7. Almost--Bowling for Soup
8. Keep Holding On--Avril Lavigne
9. Capricorn (A Brand New Name)--30 Seconds to Mars
10. The Small Print--Muse
11. Heaven's A Lie--Lacuna Coil (!)
12. Complete Control--the Clash
13. You Can't Hurry Love--the Supremes
14. Stronger--Kanye West
15. Lose Yourself--Eminem
16. Californication--Red Hot Chili Peppers
17. Lips of An Angel--Hinder
18. Breathe Me--Sia
19. Eye of the Tiger--Survivor ("Holden just needs some motivation..." was the justification for that one)
20. Lolita--Stereophonics
21. Don't You Forget About Me--Simple Minds
They definitely chose suitably angsty songs, and then some other interesting ones. Happy Wednesday.
