Higher+Order+Level+Questions


 * Identify the organizational pattern of the song “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” by Billy Joel.**

The organizational pattern of this song is a sequential timeline. The song refers to events that have happened from1949 through 1989 from pop culture to political events.

The mood of “We Didn’t Start The Fire” is angry because in the song Billy Joel uses events that are not happy ones. The events are about death, sicknesses and disaster. He also uses rhymes and articulates every syllable (ex: Red China and Johnnie Ray). The purpose of this song is to note some the events that happened during that time period and inform people of the past America and world history.
 * Identify and explain the mood of the song.**
 * Explain the purpose of this song.**
 * Explain how the title of the song relates to the topic of the song.**

The songs title relates to the topic of the song because it was said that the people started problems for the whole world. These problems spiraled out of control and lead to long term problems that we need to deal with today.
 * What can you conclude about this song?**

By listening to this song you can concluded that Billy Joel intended for this song to draw the attention of America and remind them of all the things that they went through as a country. Also by listening to this song you can concluded that this song was made to inform the people about some of America’s history and world history so that people don’t forget our roots.