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Strategy: MTV
I. Objectives
2. Respond meaningfully to the song by sharing their views on the transcience of life.
References
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LraOiHUltak&ob=av3e
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2009/10/carrie-underwoods-temporary-
home-the-story-behind-the-song/1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie_Underwood
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporary_Home
http://www.directlyrics.com/carrie-underwood-temporary-home-lyrics.html
III. Procedure
1. Students are shown with sayings or quotes and photographs about the brief and temporary nature of life
on earth. They are asked to answer the motive question: How do you view the transient nature of life?
2. Then, the students are introduced to the singer’s life and the background of the song to be used through a
PowerPoint presentation.
3. Guide questions will be given before the viewing of the music video.
Guide Questions:
2. What does the line “a halfway house will never be a home” mean?
4. The students will watch and listen carefully to the music video of “Temporary Home.”
Temporary Home
Carrie Underwood
Words and music by Carrie Underwood, Luke Laird, and Zac Maloy
5. Discussion of the song follows. The guide questions given earlier will be answered by the students. Follow-
up questions will be given to further elaborate the song and its message.
IV. Enrichment
1. The students will create their own bucket list of at least five items they want to accomplish in their
lifetime.
2. The students will each be given a copy of the song in the form of a cloze test. Students must fill in the
missing words.
V. Evaluation
Direction: Answer the following questions by choosing the letter of the best answer.
1. Who were the people seen by the lady (Carrie Underwood) from the taxicab?
b. young boy and his new foster mother, mother and daughter
VI. Assignment
Read the story “Something” by Hans Christian Andersen on pages 69-75 of your book and answer the
Prepared by:
Angelo Renan L. Santos