Good morning, this week we will be studying Taylor Swift and I was surprised to find Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Book Biography I can’t wait to purchase for our Homeschool library. I still remember the first song I heard of Taylor Swift’s about Tim McGraw. Neither Charlie or I are much of a fan of Taylor Swifts but some of her songs stick in our head and its why we plan on studying her this week.
Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. Recognized for her songwriting, musical versatility, artistic reinventions, and influence on the music industry, she is a prominent cultural figure of the 21st century.
Swift began professional songwriting at age 14 and signed with Big Machine Records in 2005 to become a country singer. Under Big Machine, she released six studio albums, four of them to country radio, starting with her self-titled album in 2006. Her next, Fearless (2008), explored country pop, and its singles “Love Story” and “You Belong with Me” catapulted her to prominence. Speak Now (2010) incorporated rock influences, while Red (2012) experimented with electronic elements and featured Swift’s first Billboard Hot 100 number-one song, “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together“. She departed from her country image with 1989 (2014), a synth-pop album supported by the chart-topping songs “Shake It Off“, “Blank Space“, and “Bad Blood“. Media scrutiny inspired the hip-hop-flavored Reputation (2017) and its number-one single “Look What You Made Me Do“.
Spelling:
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Monday:
Write your Spelling Words 5 times each inside your Spelling Journal in ABC order.
Tuesday:
Use your spelling words in a story and include a illustration with your story.
Or use your spelling words in a sentence.
Wednesday:
Write your spelling words inside your Spelling Journal and include a definition for each word.
Thursday:
Take a Spelling Pre-Test if you miss any words write them 5 time each.
Friday:
Retake the Spelling Test unless you made a 100 then take the day off and do something fun.
Reading Class:
Charlie will be reading Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Book Biography and Taylor Swift Her Life Her Music & All Her Eras for 30 minutes each day. Then Charlie will be writing 2 facts each day about Taylor Swift in his Reading Journal.
For books for your children to read they can visit there local library or take a Field Trip to a Bookstore or shop on Amazon like my family did.
Math Class:
Look up facts about Taylor Swift to turn into Math problems for your family to work out. Then let them create Math problems for you to do.
Questions Like:
How many awards has she won.
How many records has she sold.
Or how many States has she held a concert in and how many times?
Write the Math problems inside your Math Journal.
Drama Class:
Look up Taylor Swift and see if she has been in any movies or TV Shows and watch them.
Or watch her concerts and practice her moves to act out for your parents.
For a Field Trip visit a local Vintage Clothing Store or Resale Shop and pick up a outfit that would have been popular when she began her career to wear in your performance.
Write a description of your performance in your Drama Journal and include a photograph.
Music Class:
Look up the Songs Taylor Swift has performed and learn one of the songs to perform for your parents.
Visit the lyrics to the song inside your Music Journal.
Art Class:
Create a piece of Art based on the information your learned about Taylor Swift. Write a description and include a picture of what you created in your Art Journal.
Cooking Class:
Look up what Taylor Swift likes to eat and prepare the meal for your family.
Or look up what State Taylor Swift comes from and fix that dish for your family.
Write the recipe inside your Cooking Journal and include a picture as this will be turned into a Cookbook at the end of the year.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
