Chefs work in a small kitchen area, moving quickly. They need to keep up with a fast pace and adapt to meet the
needs of customers. Chefs face pressure to satisfy
customers, but they also get to be creative and
experiment with new foods.
Dancers work on large stages, moving around. They
constantly have to perform for an audience and need to
be comfortable in front of large groups of people. Dancers
cannot be shy.
Both careers allow for creativity and self-expression. Both
face pressure from their audience, but chefs tend to work
in one place, while dancers may perform on many stages
in many places. Chefs may not see their audiences
directly, but dancers definitely do.
What makes this paragraph an example of subject-by-
subject writing?
Being a chef is discussed, and then being a dancer
is discussed, and then they are compared.
* Dancing is discussed around one subject, and
being a chef is discussed around another,
O Dancing and cooking are compared around the
same criteria as they are discussed.
Dancing and cooking are compared, and then the
writer arrives at a conclusion.

Frequently the subject of blues songs has to do with some challenge or problem faced by the writer. everyone faces personal challenges. sometimes music us deal with these problems. do you know of times when music has you or people that you know cope with difficult situations? think about your life experiences and challenges or the experiences of someone you know. then write your own twelve-bar blues song that describes one such experience that you or another person has had. your blues song should have three verses. you may write a fourth verse for extra credit. each verse you write should have three phases and should be written in call-and-response form. the first two phases of each verse should describe the experience, challenge, or problem and should act as your “call” phrases. the third phrase should describe the solution to your challenge or problem, or the next step in your story, and should act as your “response” phrase. review “sneaker blues” to see an example of a call-and-response song with three verses. “sneaker blues” my sneakers got a hole and my feet are killing me; my sneakers got a hole and my feet are killing me; i’m gonna get my sneakers fixed just you wait and see. the man said twenty dollars; you have got to be kidding me; the man said twenty dollars; you have got to be kidding me; twenty dollars is what he said, i might have to let them be. the hole in my sneakers is getting bigger every day; the hole in my sneakers is getting bigger every day; twenty dollars is what he said, that’s what i’ll have to pay. write your song title and verses as the answers to the questions. after you have written your song, try putting it to music using one of the online music samples. original twelve-bar blues song (2 points) score 1. title(6 points) score 2. verse 1line 1: line 2: line 3: (6 points) score 3. verse 2 line 1: line 2: line 3: (6 points) score 4. verse 3 line 1: line 2: line 3: