Waiting On The World To Change by John Mayer

Waiting On The World To Change by John Mayer

literature

Look and Listen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IhUOCTXg_8

Vocabulary

• stand for nothing - חסרי עקרונות

• rise above - להתעלות

• ribbons on their door - בארה"ב כאשר חייל נהרג בזמן שירות משפחתו תולה סרט שחור על דלת הכניסה כאות אבל

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Read Stanza One of the song:

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Multiple Choice

The songwriter is saying people believe his generation ____:

• Has no principles

• Doesn't take anything seriously

• Is lazy

• Won't fight for what they believe in

Multiple Choice

What, according to the song, is the real issue?

• There's nothing to change with the system

• They feel they don't have tools to fight and change the system

• The system has better means to beat them

• It's too much work to fight the system

Read Stanza Two of the song:

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Open Ended

This song talks about change.

What kind of change is described in the song?

Read the song to the end:

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Multiple Select

How does the songwriter describe his generation in the song? (multiple answers)

• misunderstood

• lazy

• confused

• patient

• discouraged

Fill in the Blanks

The songwriter sees his generation as

of the world.

Multiple Choice

What type of criticism is the songwriter making?

• Political

• Social

• Philosophical

• Literary

The meaning behind the song

Each group will be placed in a room and discuss the question:

What is the central message of the song?

Once you've agreed, write it on the padlet:

https://padlet.com/hazannoga/waiting

Read what the other groups wrote on the tablet and ❤️ what you agree with.