Bob Dylan is described as the "Shakespeare of Rock & Roll". He began his career in the 1960s playing folk music but shocked fans when he switched to rock music. Throughout his career, Dylan continued changing his musical style between folk, rock, and country. He has won numerous awards including the Nobel Prize in Literature, recognizing his impact and lyrics. Dylan remains a successful and influential musician over 50 years after beginning his career.

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The Shakespeare of Rock & Roll

2. Shakespeare
 Shakespeare was a famous
writer from old England
 Many students have to
read some of his books
in school

4. Text 1
 In 2016, a songwriter won the Nobel Prize in
Literature for the first time.
 A writer of songs won an award that is usually
given to people who write books

6. Vocabulary 1
 On your sheet:
 Shakespeare, Rock & Roll, Bob Dylan, Songwriter,
Nobel Prize, Literature, first time
 Make sure you write in meaning of:
 Rock & Roll
 Nobel Prize

7. Question 1
 A musician won a prize for literature (文學), but
why? Musicians make music, not books. How
could he win the prize for literature?

8. Text 2
 But this is only the latest victory for the man
often called the greatest American poet of the
20th century. Ladies and gentlemen, meet Bob
Dylan!
 There is a poet (writer of poems) called Bob
Dylan who has many awards.

9. Information Stuffing
 Putting more information into one sentence
 This is only the latest victory for the man often
called the greatest poet
 Longer: This is only his latest victory. He is often
called the greatest poet.
 Connects with: Who is/which is grammar structure
 Should be: This is only the latest victory for the man
who is often called the greatest poet
 Sometimes who is can be erased

10. Vocabulary 2
 On your sheet:
 Latest victory, poet, 20th century

11. Question 2
 A poet is someone who makes _____
 A. Books
 B. Books or Music
 C. Music

12. Text 3
 Born in Minnesota in 1941, Robert Zimmerman
changed his name and moved to New York in
1961 to make a career in music.
 He was born in Minnesota in 1941. Then he
changed his name and he moved to New York
to live. He wanted to be a musician.

14. Information Stuffing 2
 Putting more information into one sentence
 Born in Minnesota in 1941, he changed his
name and moved to New York
 Longer: He was born in Minnesota in 1941. He
changed his name and moved to New York.
 Connection: two pieces of information about
him separated by a comma. The first part's
subject is in the second part.
 First part is called a subordinate clause

15. Vocabulary 3
 On your sheet:
 Career in music
 Make sure you write in meaning of:
 Minnesota

16. Question 3 and 4
 Born in Minnesota in 1941, Robert Zimmerman
changed his name and moved to New York in
1961 to make a career in music.
 #3: Who is Robert Zimmerman? What did he
change his name to?
 #4: How old is he?

17. Text 4
 Originally a folk singer, he played social and
political songs in coffee shops for small crowds.
 First, he sang folk songs in coffee shops for a
small number of people. His songs were about
the government and problems that the country
has.

18. Folk Singer in a Coffee Shop
playing to a small crowd

19. Information Stuffing 3
 Putting more information into one sentence
 Originally a folk singer, he played social and
political songs in coffee shops
 Longer: He was originally a folk singer. He
played social and political songs in coffee
shops.
 Connection: two pieces of information about
him separated by a comma. The first part's
subject is in the second part.
 First part is called a subordinate clause

20. Text 5
 He was soon noticed by Columbia Records,
and his first album, Bob Dylan, was released in
1962.
 A music company saw him and gave him
money to make music. He made his first group
of songs for people to buy in 1962.
 Note:his first album is the same as his name,
this is called a 'self-titled' album

21. Columbia Records

22. Bob Dylan Album Cover

23. Vocabulary 4
 On your sheet:
 Originally, folk singer, social, political, crowds, was
noticed by, soon, Columbia Records, first album,
album was released
 Make sure you write in meaning of:
 Columbia Records (write down what a record
company is)
 crowds

24. Text 6
 Although his early records weren't very big
sellers, Dylan quickly found success as a
songwriter. His famous protest song “Blowin in
the Wind” was a hit for the folk trio Peter, Paul,
and Mary in 1963. Since then, countless other
artists have covered Dylan's songs.
 Not many people bought his music. Bought
other musicians bought his words to make their
own songs. For instance, the music group
Peter, Paul, and Mary bought the words to a
song called “Blowin in the Wind” which became
a famous song.

25. A protest

26. Folk Trio: Peter, Paul, and Mary

27. Question 5
 What is he doing well? What isn't he doing
well?

28. Blowin' in the Wind
 Let's listen to a thirty second clip
 0:10-0:40
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMFj8uDub
sE

29. Vocabulary 5
 On your sheet:
 Early records, big sellers, quickly found success,
success as, protest song, was a hit, folk trio,
covered songs, artists, since then, countless
 Make sure you write in meaning of:
 Protest song (a song that wants to make a protest)
 Folk trio (a group of 3 folk musicians. Trio=3
people)

30. Question 6
 Who covered Bob Dylan's song?

31. Pictures on pg 123
 Dylan with Joan Baez during the civil rights
”March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom,”
1963
 Notes: Joan Baez=another famous person.
Washington=USA's capital city (首都)
 There was a walking protest for freedom and
jobs at the capital of the USA and many famous
people went there.
 Bob Dylan waits to receive the Presidential
Medal of Freedom, 2012
 Bob Dylan gets an award because his music
was often about freedom and other ideas
important to the USA

32. Civil Rights March
 Walking and protesting for government to be
nicer

33. Presidential Medal of Freedom

34. Vocabulary 6
 On your sheet:
 civil rights, march on Washington, freedom, receive,
presidential medal of freedom
 Make sure you write in meaning of:
 March (walking and protesting)
 Presidential Medal of Freedom (medal president
gives for being someone famous for helping people
be more free)

35. Text 7
 In 1965, Dylan shocked the music world by
switching from soft folk to hard rock. While
some of his old fans were disappointed, many
new fans were created. The single “Like a
Rolling Stone” reached number two in the
United States, making Dylan a star.
 Bob Dylan surprised people by changing his
music style. Some people were sad and some
were happy. One of his songs, “Like a Rolling
Stone,” was very popular and made him very
famous.

36. Like a Rolling Stone
 Let's listen to a 30 second clip
 0:30-1:00
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwOfCgkyEj
0

37. Soft Folk Vs. Hard Rock

38. Switching From __ to ___
 In 1965, Dylan shocked the music world by
switching from soft folk to hard rock.
 Switch=change
 Watch the teacher and make a sentence using
the switch from grammar.
 A. Front to back
 B. Open to closed
 C. The PPT to Youtube

39. While some ____, many _____
While some of his old fans were disappointed,
many new fans were created.
 While=though; although; even though
 Sentence means: don't worry, it is okay that
some were sad because many were happy and
that is what is important
 Uses non-specific amounts to convince you (說
服) : some vs many.
 Contrasts bad and good

40. Vocabulary 7
 On your sheet:
 shocked the world, switching from __ to __, soft
folk, hard rock, fans, disappointed, the single
reached number 2, making him a star
 Make sure you write in meaning of:
 Switching from __ to __
 hard rock

41. Question 7
 What did Bob Dylan play before rock?

42. Text 8
 A couple of years later he changed styles
again, writing and playing quiet country songs.
Now the rock fans were upset, but Dylan just
kept moving forward.
 Bob Dylan switched his musical style from rock
to country music. Rock music lovers were
unhappy. Dylan still had success and he didn't
mind upsetting some people.

43. Question 8
 So, now the rock fans are upset.
 Who did Bob Dylan upset before the rock fans?
 First, he upset _____
 Then, he upset the rock fans.

44. Text 9
 1969's Nashville Skyline was his fastest-selling
album yet!
 In 1969, a new music record called Nashville
Skyline was bought by many people very
quickly. No other album from 1962 to 1969 by
Bob Dylan had been bought by so many people
so quickly.

45. Nashville Skyline Album Cover

46. Vocabulary 8
 On your sheet:
 A couple of years later, he changed styles, country
songs, kept moving forward, fastest-selling album
yet
 Make sure you write in meaning of:
 Fastest-selling album yet (at that year more people
bought that album quicker than his other albums)
 He changed styles (switched from one kind of
music to another; from folk to rock)

47. Text 10
 The end of the 1960s did not bring an end to
Dylan's success. Hits such as “Knockin' on
Heaven's Door” (1973) kept him in the public
eye, and 1975's Blood on the Tracks remains
his best-selling album.
 Bob Dylan kept being successful and famous in
the 1970s. In the 1970s there was the famous
song “Knockin on Heaven's Door” and his most
popular album from 1975 till today 2019, Blood
on the Tracks.

48. Blood on the Tracks Album Cover

49. Knockin' on Heaven's Door
 Let's listen to a thirty second clip
 0:30-1:00
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm9coqlk8fY

50. Spelling
 Notice some song titles such as Knockin' on
Heaven's Door, and Blowin' in the Wind.
 They don't have the g in the -ing.
 The ' mark after the n tells the reader that there
are letters missing from the word
 This is so it can be spelled the way many
people say it
 Also some people think it looks cooler or has
more style

51. Vocabulary 9
 On your sheet:
 the end of the 1960s, did not bring an end to, hits
such as, kept him in the public eye, remains his
best-selling album
 Make sure you write in meaning of:
 The end of the 1960s (the last few years of; 1966-
1969)
 Hits (famous and popular songs)

52. Text 11
 More than 40 years later, he continues to record
and perform around the world. In addition to his
Nobel Prize, Dylan has won 12 Grammy
Awards, an Academy Award, and the US
Presidential Medal of Freedom.
 Today, Bob Dylan still makes and performs new
music. He has won many awards.

53. Grammy Award
 For music

54. Academy Award
 For movies

55. Question 9
 So, in total how many awards does he have?

56. Record vs Record
 Record can be a noun or a verb
 Record (n) is the type of big black CD they used
a long time ago. Today, it is often used to mean
'album.'
 Spoken like the e in record was e not E.
 Record (v) means to let the computer receive
your music so that you can listen to it later.
 Spoken like the e in record was E not e.

57. Text 12
 The man who began his career by attacking the
establishment is now very well established!
 He used to want to argue with the government
and country because there was not enough
freedom. Now, he lives a rich and comfortable
life and everyone respects him.

58. Vocabulary 10
 On your sheet:
 more than 40 years later, he continues to record
and perform, in addition to, grammy awards,
academy awards, began his career, attacking the
establishment, very well established
 Make sure you write in meaning of:
 Grammy awards
 Academy awards

59. Question 10
 As we can see from the pictures and after
reading, the story is about a musician named
Bob Dylan.
 The title is The Shakespeare of Rock & Roll.
 The story doesn't talk about Shakespeare. It is
about the music career (生涯) of Bob Dylan.
 Question: Why is the name of the story The
Shakespeare of Rock & Roll?

60. Questions
 Moving on to the Question Section

61. Main Idea
 Strategy: simplify answers to one key word
 A: Music
 B: A musician
 C: A prize
 D: A song
 Hint: What does every single picture have in it?

62. Subject Matter
 Vocab sheet has the words
 Family life, performances, achievements
 The question what does the writer focus on is
the same as what does the passage focus on.
 All answers have the same first two words, so
they won't help you to find the correct answer,
so ignore them.
 A: Family. B: Performances (his music). C:
Achievements (his prizes/awards). D: Fans.
 Hint: Think about the what pictures and youtube
videos were important to see for this story

63. Supporting Details
 Strategy: find the date from the question in the
story and read that sentence.
 Soft folk and hard rock are two _________.
 Switch= ___________

64. Inference
 Vocab sheet has the words
 Assume, proud
 A is about his feelings. Does the story talk about
his feelings?
 B is about Nashville Skyline. Does it say this
album is the best? What does it say?
 C is about popularity today, so look for dates
that are recent or close to today's date. What
can you find?
 D is about Minnesota, what is the sentence
about Minnesota? Why did he leave?

65. Words in Context
 Vocab sheet has the words
 Traditional ideas
 It said he began his career by attacking (fighting
) the establishment. What did he fight in the
beginning of his career? Look in paragraph 2
and 3.

66. Establishment vs. Established
 The establishment is the normal way of life or
the regular/average society. If you fight the
establishment it means you are trying to stop
the consequences or problems you get for
acting weird or different
 Being established means already having a
permanent place with a house and a job for a
long time, so every day you just do your habits
and don't have to try to improve anymore

67. Fact or Opinion
 Vocab sheet has the words
 Most successful album
 Opinion is what you think, while a fact is a
100% true thing
 Strategy: look for words like always, never, the
most, the best, the ___est. These are opinions.
 A or C which one can be proven? (哪個有證明?)