Declaration of Independence Music Video Response Worksheet

Declaration of Independence
Music Video Response
Worksheet
Tina
Brunson
Too Late to Apologize:
A Declaration
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!!
Copyright © 2014 Tina Brunson
Too Late to Apologize:
A Declaration Lyrics
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
Copyright © 2014 Tina Brunson
Too Late to Apologize:
A Declaration
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
Explain the meaning of the lyrics “Screaming ‘cross the waves, you can’t hear a sound” in your own words: 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
Copyright © 2014 Tina Brunson
List specific laws or events they are referring to when they say there are no fair trials, trade, liberEes or tea: In what historical document do the italicized words come from? What do the words ‘unalienable rights’ mean? Name: _________________________________________
Date: ________________ Too Late to Apologize:
A Declaration
1. Who is the first person we see in the video? How do you know?
___________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What symbols or references to the American revolution do you see? List as
many as you can.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Who is the lead singer of the band? How do you know?
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. What other historical figures are being represented in the video?
___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. What is your favorite line(s) from the song? Why?
___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 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?
___________________________________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2014 Tina Brunson
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