This Land is Your Land Arlo Guthrie and Pete Seeger

This Land was made for You and Me

This Land was made for You and Me lesson

THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND (by Woody Guthrie)

Chorus:
This land is your land, this land is my land
From California, to the New York Island
From the redwood forest, to the Gulf Stream waters
This land was made for you and me.

As I was walking that ribbon of highway
I saw above me that endless skyway.
I saw below me that golden valley.
This land was made for you and me

Chorus

I've roamed and rambled and I've followed my footsteps
To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts,
And all around me a voice was sounding
This land was made for you and me

Chorus

The sun came shining as I was strolling,
The wheat fields waving, and the dust clouds rolling.
The fog was lifting and a voice came chanting
This land was made for you and me

Chorus

1. What are the rhymes? Write the rhyming words:
a.
b.
c.
d.

2. Write the present-tense verbs from the song.
a.
b.

3. Write the past tense verbs from the song.
a.
b.
c.

4. Write the past progressive verbs from the song.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.

5. Write the present perfect verbs from the song.
a.
b.
c.

What do you think is that “ribbon of highway”?
__________________________________________________

What does “diamond deserts” mean?

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Sittin on the Dock of the Bay

Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay lesson

SITTIN' ON THE DOCK OF THE BAY lyrics by Otis Redding 1967

Sittin' in the mornin' sun
I'll be sittin' when the evenin' come [ comes ]
Watching the ships roll in
And then I watch 'em roll away again, yeah.

I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Ooo, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time.

I left my home in Georgia
Headed for the 'Frisco bay
'Cause I've had nothing to live for
look like nothin's gonna come my way. [It looks like/ going to come]

So I'm just gonna sit on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Ooo, I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time.

Look like nothing's gonna change. [It looks like/going to change]
Everything still remains the same.
I can't do what ten people tell me to do,
So I guess I'll remain the same, yes.

Sittin' here resting my bones
And this loneliness won't leave me alone.
It's two thousand miles I’ve roamed
Just to make this dock my home.

Now, I'm just gonna sit at the dock of the bay [going to sit]
Watching the tide roll away
Oooo-wee, sittin' on the dock of the bay.
Wastin' time. (whistle)

1. Present progressive tense tells what someone IS DOING RIGHT NOW.
verb BE (am, is, are) + ING

Right now, I am sitting in the morning sun.

Can you find any other present progressive tense verb in the song?
a. ______________________________________________________________
b. ______________________________________________________________
c. ______________________________________________________________
d. ______________________________________________________________

Now you write a sentence using the present progressive tense.
e. ______________________________________________________________

2. Future progressive tense tells what someone WILL BE DOING in the
verb WILL BE + ING FUTURE

I’ll be sitting here when the sun sets.
I will be sitting here when the evening comes.

Now you write a sentence using the future progressive tense.
a. ______________________________________________________________

3. verb BE GOING TO + infinitive (base form of the verb) = FUTURE

I’m going to eat at 5:00.

Can you find any other FUTURE BE GOING TO verbs in the song?
a. ______________________________________________________________
b. ______________________________________________________________
c. ______________________________________________________________

Now you write a sentence using a FUTURE BE GOING TO verbs.
d. ______________________________________________________________

4. future tense = WILL + base for of the verb

I will eat at 5:00.

Can you find any other FUTURE verbs in the song?

a. _________________________________
Now you write a sentence using a FUTURE verb.
b. ______________________________________________________________

5. HAVE + past participle = present perfect tense (is a PAST tense)

I have eaten already.
She has not seen that movie yet.

Can you find any other present perfect verbs in the song?

a. ______________________________________________________________
b. ______________________________________________________________

Now you write a sentence using a verb in the present perfect tense.

c. ______________________________________________________________


6. The PAST TENSE tells about something that happened in a past time.

I ate a hamburger for lunch yesterday.

Can you find any other PAST TENSE verbs in the song?

a. ______________________________________________________________
b. ______________________________________________________________

Now you write a sentence using a PAST TENSE verb.

c. ______________________________________________________________

Find 6 present tense verbs.
a. ______________________________________________________________
b. ______________________________________________________________
c. ______________________________________________________________
d. ______________________________________________________________
e. ______________________________________________________________
f. ______________________________________________________________

What words rhyme (or almost rhyme)?

a. ________ rhymes with __________
b. ________ rhymes with __________
c, ________ rhymes with __________
d. ________ rhymes with __________
e. ________ rhymes with __________
f. ________ rhymes with __________
g. ________ rhymes with __________

Wishin' and Hopin'

Wishin and Hopin' Lesson

WISHIN’ and HOPIN’ by Bert Bacharach sung by Petula Clark

1. Wishin' and hopin' and thinkin' and prayin'
Plannin' and dreamin' each night of his charms
That won't get you into his arms.

So if you're lookin' to find love you can share
All you gotta do is [All you have to do is. . .]
Hold him and kiss him and love him
And show him that you care.

CHORUS
[You gotta] Show him that you care just for him
Do the things he likes to do
Wear your hair just for him, 'cause
You won't get him
Thinkin' and a-prayin'
Wishin' and a-hopin'.

Just wishin' and hopin' and thinkin' and prayin'
Plannin' and dreamin' his kiss is the start
That won't get you into his heart.

So if you're thinkin' of havin' great true lovin'
All you gotta do is
Hold him and kiss him and squeeze him and love him
Yeah, just do it and after you do, you will be his.
You will be his.
You will be his.

CHORUS
So if you're thinkin' of havin' great true lovin'
All you gotta do is
Hold him and kiss him and squeeze him and love him
Yeah, just do it and after you do, you will be his
You will be his.

No more wishin' and hopin'
No more wishin' and hopin'


1. Find all the gerunds (ING NOUNS) from the song:
example: Swimming is fun. I like swimming.

a. Wishing won’t get you into his arms.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.

2. What words rhyme?
a.___________________ rhymes with ________________
b.___________________ rhymes with ________________
c.___________________ rhymes with ________________
d.___________________ rhymes with ________________


3. OBJECT PRONOUNS: (objects of verbs and objects of prepositions)
ME
YOU
HIM HER IT WHOM
US
YOU
THEM

4. Do you see any object pronouns in this song?

Write the examples from the song.
1. hold him
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.


5. POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES (used with a noun - example: my boyfriend )
MY
YOUR
HIS HER ITS WHOSE
OUR
YOUR
THEIR

1. his charms
2.
3.

6. POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS (used in place of a noun) - example: mine
MINE
YOURS
HIS HERS ITS WHOSE
OURS
YOURS
THEIRS

1.