Lesson Plan: Language Arts: Poetry/Song: Ballads
Lesson Plan: Language Arts: Poetry/Song: Ballads
Lesson Plan: Language Arts: Poetry/Song: Ballads
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Suggested Answer Key<br />
Worksheet 1<br />
Part One<br />
Listen to the song and fill in the blanks to complete the lyrics.<br />
A Dear John Letter<br />
* Dear John,<br />
A Dear John Letter<br />
*<br />
Oh, how<br />
Dear<br />
I<br />
John,<br />
hate to write!<br />
Dear<br />
Oh,<br />
John,<br />
how<br />
I must<br />
I hate<br />
let<br />
to<br />
you<br />
write!<br />
know tonight<br />
That my<br />
Dear<br />
love<br />
John,<br />
for<br />
I<br />
you<br />
must<br />
has<br />
let<br />
died<br />
you<br />
away<br />
know tonight<br />
Like the<br />
That<br />
grass<br />
my love<br />
upon<br />
for<br />
the<br />
you<br />
lawn.<br />
has died away<br />
And tonight<br />
Like the<br />
I wed<br />
grass<br />
another,<br />
upon the<br />
dear<br />
lawn.<br />
John.<br />
And tonight I wed another, dear John.<br />
(Repeat * twice)<br />
Repeated * twice<br />
I was overseas in battle,<br />
When the postman came to me.<br />
He handed me a letter<br />
And I was as happy as I could be.<br />
„Cause the fighting was all over,<br />
And the battles have all been won.<br />
But then, I opened up the letter,<br />
And it started: Dear John…..<br />
Won‟t Won‟t you you please please send send back back my my picture picture<br />
My My husband husband wants wants it now. it now.<br />
When When I tell I tell you you who who I‟m I‟m wedding, wedding,<br />
You You won‟t won‟t care, care, do you, do you, anyhow anyhow<br />
And And it hurts it hurts me so me to so tell to you tell you<br />
That That my my love love for for you you is gone, is gone,<br />
And And tonight tonight I wed I wed your your brother, brother, Dear John.<br />
Dear John.