Declaration of Independence Music Video Response

Worksheet

Tina Brunson

Background:

The satirical video Too Late to Apologize: A Declaration is a great remake of

the original song ‘Apologize’ by OneRepublic. The clever video and lyrics

features our Founding Fathers as they write the Declaration of Independence

from England. I find that my students are able to do a great job with finding

symbols in the video and interpret the lyrics, but also laugh throughout the

entire three-minute video!

Though this is a short activity, I highly suggest watching the video a couple times with your students. On the next couple of pages, you will see lyrics to the song and a couple different versions of worksheets to give to the students.

Suggestion: A great extension or enrichment activity would be for your students to rewrite another song to fit the theme, such as Taylor Swift’s “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”. Characters featured:

Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Hancock, John Adams, Sam

Adams, King George III

You may find the video using the following links: Teacher Tube http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=198463 YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZfRaWAtBVg&feature=kp

Enjoy and Good Luck!!

Too Late to Apologize: A Declaration

Copyright © 2014 Tina Brunson

Halfway across the globe And we're standing on new ground Screaming 'cross the waves You can't hear a sound

There's no fair trials, no trade, no liberties No tea We've colonized America; we won't stand for tyranny, Oh king

And it's too late to apologize It's too late I said it's too late to apologize

It's too late

We've paid your foolish tax, read the acts And they just won't do We want to make it clear, we believe this much is true

All men were created with certain Unalienable rights Among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit Of happiness

And it's too late to apologize It's too late I said It's too late to apologize

It's too late It's too late to apologize It's too late I said it's too late apologize

It's too late I said it's too late to apologize, yeah It's too late

I said it's too late to apologize, yeah

Halfway across the globe And we're standing on new ground

Too Late to Apologize: A Declaration Lyrics

Copyright © 2014 Tina Brunson

Halfway across the globe And we're standing on new ground Screaming 'cross the waves You can't hear a sound

There's no fair trials, no trade, no liberties No tea We've colonized America; we won't stand for tyranny, Oh king

And it's too late to apologize It's too late I said it's too late to apologize

It's too late

We've paid your foolish tax, read the acts And they just won't do We want to make it clear, we believe this much is true

All men were created with certain Unalienable rights Among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit Of happiness

And it's too late to apologize It's too late I said It's too late to apologize

It's too late It's too late to apologize It's too late I said it's too late apologize

It's too late I said it's too late to apologize, yeah It's too late

I said it's too late to apologize, yeah

Halfway across the globe And we're standing on new ground

Too Late to Apologize: A Declaration

In  what  historical  document  do  the  italicized  words  come  from?  

     

What  do  the  words  ‘unalienable  rights’  mean?  

Explain  the  meaning  of  the  lyrics  “Screaming  ‘cross  the  waves,  you  can’t  hear  a  sound”  in  your  own  words:  

List  specific  laws  or  events  they  are  referring  to  when  they  say  there  are  no  

fair  trials,  trade,  liberEes  or  tea:  

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Name:  _________________________________________    Date:  ________________  

1. Who is the first person we see in the video? How do you know?

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2. What symbols or references to the American revolution do you see? List as

many as you can.  

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3. Who is the lead singer of the band? How do you know?  

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4. What other historical figures are being represented in the video?

___________________________________________________________________________________________  ___________________________________________________________________________________________     5. What is your favorite line(s) from the song? Why?  

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6.  BONUS: Can you think of any other real song titles that would be fitting in describing the relationship between the colonies and Mother England?

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Too Late to Apologize: A Declaration

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