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allstar340allstar340 NYC Posts: 804
edited February 2009 in The Porch
As some of you may know, I'm a very young Pearl Jam fan, in highschool. I have an assignment for my Forensics/Intro to Interpretation class:

-Select a work on for your first "interp" assignment. Consider the literary value of the selection, its suitability for the audience, and personal interests. Think about what you're interested in. What kind of people? What circumstances?

Here's a little quote on what "interp" is:
“Interpretation is the art of communicating to an audience a work of literary art in its intellectual, emotional, and aesthetic entirety.”

INTERPRETATION IS THE ART OF COMMUNICATING…
PERFORMANCE!
A SPECIAL KIND OF PERFORMANCE—THE PERFORMANCE OF LITERATURE
YOU ARE THE CREATIVE ARTIST—DIRECTOR, ARRANGER AND PERFORMER ALL IN ONE
COMMUNICATING TO AN AUDIENCE
USE OF VOICE AND BODY

I need to chose a "work" (a.k.a. a Pearl Jam song) to use by Monday. So I've been thinking about some songs that are universal to everybody.

Here's my ideas so far: I'm Still Here, Come Back, Masters of War (Bob Dylan, but PJ covered it so it still counts), Long Road

Thoughts/Suggestions/Comments? I could use all the help I can get ;)
08 -MSG I.eV Newark.Stone in BK. 09 -Spectrum II,III,IV. 10- Prudential Center.MSG I,II. Bridge School Benefit Nights I, II. 11- eV NY I, II. Bridge School Benefit Night II (eV solo). 12- Made in America Festival. 13- Oakland. 14- Bridge School Benefit Nights I, II. 17- eV Ohana. 18- Seattle I, II. 21- SHN. 22- ev & Earthlings Beacon, MSG, Camden. 23- eV & Earthlings Ohana. 24 - MSG I, II
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    NewJPageNewJPage Posts: 3,304
    well, i'm not exactly sure what you are going for, but all of their songs do what i think you are looking for, at different levels. for me, cropduster, 1/2 full, or gone would be good for discussion on man vs. earth, which is a discussion i am interested in. for more personal, introspective stuff, you have selected some good ones. so what exactly are you going for here??
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    PJFAN_seattlePJFAN_seattle Posts: 2,965
    hm id suggest Garden, Off He Goes, Immortality, Indifference, Life Wasted, Wishlist, I guess all PJ songs you could interpret and discuss or whatever but these are just songs that really speak to me but im not really sure what your doing exactly so maybe if you gave me more detail i could be more helpful?
    good luck on your assignment! :D
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    allstar340allstar340 NYC Posts: 804
    Basically what I have to do is get up in front of the class and perform the song, by reading and action
    Here's an example, but not even half as good as these guys:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jyVekCBHXM
    08 -MSG I.eV Newark.Stone in BK. 09 -Spectrum II,III,IV. 10- Prudential Center.MSG I,II. Bridge School Benefit Nights I, II. 11- eV NY I, II. Bridge School Benefit Night II (eV solo). 12- Made in America Festival. 13- Oakland. 14- Bridge School Benefit Nights I, II. 17- eV Ohana. 18- Seattle I, II. 21- SHN. 22- ev & Earthlings Beacon, MSG, Camden. 23- eV & Earthlings Ohana. 24 - MSG I, II
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    QuarterToTenQuarterToTen Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 3,626
    Smile or In Hiding

    best of luck, sounds like a cool assignment,
    a real exercise in creativity.
    Nice shirt.
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    PJ Fan est. 1990PJ Fan est. 1990 Posts: 1,788
    present tense
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