Text 1: Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) by Shakira

Text 1: “Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)” by Shakira Discussion Questions: 1. How could the text be read and interpreted differently by two different readers? 2. How and why is a social group represented in a particular way?

"Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)"

Oooeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehh If you get down get up, oh oh When you get down get up, eh eh You're a good soldier Tsamina mina zangalewa Choosing your battles This time for Africa Pick yourself up And dust yourself off Tsamina mina, eh eh Get back in the saddle Waka waka, eh eh Tsamina mina zangalewa You're on the front line Anawa a a Everyone's watching Tsamina mina, eh eh You know it's serious Waka waka, eh eh We're getting closer Tsamina mina zangalewa This isn't over This time for Africa

The pressure's on [Zolani sings] You feel it Ame la mejole biggi biggi mubbo wa A to Z But you got it all Asi tsu zala mejole biggi biggi mubbo from Believe it East to West Bathi waka waka ma eh eh waka waka ma When you fall get up, oh oh eh eh If you fall get up, eh eh Tendency suna tsibuye 'cause this is Africa... Tsamina mina zangalewa 'Cause this is Africa [Voice:] Tsamina mina, Anawa a a Tsamina mina, eh eh Tsamina mina Waka waka, eh eh Tsamina mina, Anawa a a Tsamina mina zangalewa This time for Africa Tsamina mina, eh eh Waka waka, eh eh Listen to your God Tsamina mina zangalewa This is our motto Anawa a a Your time to shine Tsamina mina, eh eh Don't wait in line Waka waka, eh eh Y vamos por todo Tsamina mina zangalewa This time for Africa People are raising Their expectations [2x] Go on and feed them Django eh eh [2x] This is your moment Tsamina mina zangalewa No hesitation Anawa a a

Today's your day [2x]s I feel it This time for Africa You paved the way Believe it [2x] We're all Africa Text 2: “Persepolis” by Marjane Satrapi Discussion Questions: 1. How and why is a social group represented in a particular way? 2. Which social groups are marginalized, excluded or silenced within the text? Text 3: “America the Beautiful” – Coca Cola Commercial Discussion Questions: 1. How and why is a social group represented in a particular way? 2. How does the text conform to, or deviate from, the conventions of a particular genre, and for what purpose?

O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed His grace on thee, And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea!

O beautiful for pilgrim feet, Whose stern impassion'd stress A thoroughfare for freedom beat Across the wilderness! America! America! God mend thine ev'ry flaw, Confirm thy soul in self-control, Thy liberty in law!

O beautiful for heroes proved In liberating strife, Who more than self their country loved, And mercy more than life! America! America! May God thy gold refine Till all success be nobleness, And ev'ry gain divine!

O Beautiful for patriot dream That sees beyond the years Thine alabaster cities gleam, Undimmed by human tears! America! America! God shed His grace on thee, And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea! Text 4: Two Political Cartoons. (Don’t forget the second one) Discussion Questions: 1. How could the text be read and interpreted differently by two different readers? 2. How and why is a social group represented in a particular way? 3. Which social groups are marginalized, excluded or silenced within the text?