SPH 106

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Choose ONLY ONE of the two


CRITICAL ANALYSIS AND SELF-REFLECTION PROJECTS to complete: Song Analysis or Personality Type Analysis. Follow the instructions for the one you choose and upload your documents here.

Song Analysis Documents

Step 1: Choose a song

Step 2: Upload completed Song Analysis Form (Make sure all items on form are completed)

CRITICAL ANALYSIS AND SELF-REFLECTION PROJECT: Song Analysis

•CRITICAL ANALYSIS AND SELF-REFLECTION PROJECT: PART 1A

SONG ANALYSIS

Directions

 Choose any song you like that’s about a relationship or relationships (e.g., friendship,

family, romantic partners, business, etc.)

 Complete the following sheets below:

o Sheet 1: Copy and paste the entire lyrics to the song. Include the name of the artist

and song title.

o Sheet 2: Find 5 words from any of the chapters listed Chapters 7, 8, 9 or 13 that

relate to what the song discusses.

Title of Song:

Name of Artist(s):

lyrics

•SONG ANALYSIS SHEET 2

Note: You must use 5 different terms/concepts; however, for any particular song lyric, you can

apply multiple key terms. For example, for “Used to go to dinner almost every night…Now it

seems your dancing feet are always on my couch” (Janet Jackson’s song “What Have You Done

for Me Lately?”) we stated that this related to social exchange theory, but you can also say the

relationship is in the deterioration phase because the artist feels a weaker bond to her significant

other.

Term/concept

from textbook

found in song

(page #)

Definition of

term or

explanation of

concept in your

own words

Lyric from

song that

represents

term/concept

Explain how the

line from the

song specifically

relates to the

term

EXAMPLE Social exchange

theory (pp. 183-

184)

Social exchange

theory basically

states that

people consider

going into

relationships

where the

benefits

outweigh the

costs.

“Used to go to

dinner almost

every

night…Now it

seems your

dancing feet are

always on my

couch”

Early in the

relationship she

had the benefits

of going out to

eat with her

boyfriend, but

now he only

stays at home. It

appears that

she’s seeing

more costs than

benefits and

wants to end her

relationship.

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Directions

• Choose any song you like that’s about a relationship or relationships (e.g., friendship, family, romantic partners, business, etc.)
• Complete the following:
  • Sheet 1: Copy and paste the entire lyrics to the song. Include the name of the artist and song title. Sheet 2: Find 5 words from
    
    Chapter 7, 8, 9 and/or Chapter 13
    
    that relate to what the song discusses.

Assignment Objective

• analyze how interpersonal communication affects everyday interactions
• apply concepts relevant to relationships and conflicts to different contexts through the analysis of creative art (song)