LET IT GO From Disney’s

A 4th-6th Grade Close Read

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Let it Go

Side 1

By: Idina Menzel The snow glows white on the mountain tonight Not a footprint to be seen A kingdom of isolation, And it looks like I’m the Queen. The wind is howling like this swirling storm inside Couldn’t keep it in, heaven knows I tried Don’t let them in, don’t let them see Be the good girl you always have to be Conceal, don’t feel, don’t let them know Well, now they know Let it go, let it go Can’t hold it back anymore Let it go, let it go Turn away and slam the door I don’t care What they’re going to say Let the storm rage on, The cold never bothered me anyway It’s funny how some distance Makes everything seem small And the fears that once controlled me Can’t get to me at all

It’s time to see what I can do To test the limits and break through No right, no wrong, no rules for me I’m free

Side 2

Let it go, let it go I am one with the wind and sky Let it go, let it go You’ll never see me cry Here I stand And here I'll stay Let the storm rage on My power flurries through the air into the ground My soul is spiraling in frozen fractals all around And one thought crystallizes like an icy blast I’m never going back, The past is in the past Let it go, let it go When I'll rise like the break of dawn Let it go, let it go That perfect girl is gone Here I stand In the light of day Let the storm rage on, The cold never bothered me anyway

Let it Go (From Disney’s Frozen) By Idina Menzel Answer the questions below using the song lyrics on the previous page.

1. What do you think was the song writer’s purpose? Explain using details from the text. ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

2. What lines from the song make it seem as if the singer is very alone? Cite the text. ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

3. What do you think the singer is trying to say in the 5th stanza of the song? What makes you think this? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

4. What words helps the listened understand that the narrator had problems at one time? Cite the text when explaining your answer. ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

5. Describe the singer (narrator) of the song based on the lyrics. Explain using details from the song. _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________

6.

Think about the following lines:

“It’s time to see what I can do To test the limits and break through No right, no wrong, no rules for me…” What do you think the singer is feeling based on these lyrics? Explain. _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________

7. What is the theme of this song? Remember, Theme is THE MEssage. _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________

Author’s Purpose

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To inf hor’s Pur or po enter m, to persu se ta a reaso in. Those a de, or to ns wh r y auth e three BUT... now it ors write. ’s ti to thin k deep me ly.

What words from the lyrics help you understand the author’s purpose?

Why did the song writer most likely write this song?

Prove it by using evidence from the text.

Theme

THEM THE M E is Begin Essag with i ndivid e. like: h ual ope, f riends words perse veran hip or ce.

Describe the theme using individual words.

What was the main message of the song?

Back up your theme with evidence from the text.

Analyzing Text Choose one line from the song.

What does this line mean?

Analyzing Text

Means that you are looking closely at just on e part of a text. You are pi cking it apart and finding out what the text REALLY means .

How do you know?