Unit 6: Golden Dragon
"Golden Dragon"
This song includes fifth grade vocabulary words that students are likely to encounter on state tests. It teaches the following words: accomplish, altitude, avalanche, excavate, guardian, monarch, pasture, resemble, route and summit. The rapper in this song has a real-life dragon that flies him around! Do you believe? Decide for yourself.
Intro
Okay,
I’ve accomplished everything; yes, I’ve done it,
You play the game, I run it.
Breakfast on Mount Everest, on the summit,
The tip-top of the mountain—son, yes, I’m on it.
I rap so loud cause an avalanche,
Snow falling down to the ground from the sound of it.
I don’t ride on sports cars or your nice bikes,
I ride a golden dragon; yeah, that’s right.
He’s my guardian, and he protects me,
Whenever enemies come to try and test me.
He flies me to Mexico just to jet-ski,
He breathes fire and it smells like Pepsi.
He resembles a plane and looks like a jet,
He gets me all the things I could not get.
He flies me overseas, over pastures,
The fields where the sheep and cows eat their grass or
Hay or whatever they eat; I can’t say,
I’m flying high above and can’t see that way.
When you fly above the clouds, every day is Sunday,
I think he’s going to fly me to the moon someday.
Don’t call it lying; I’m just braggin’,
Lying on my golden dragon,
Like Bilbo Baggins,
Ha! Y’all wish y’all had one,
Lying on my golden dragon, dragon.
Did I mention that my dragon speaks a little French? Well, he does,
With a nice accent; he says it’s because
He used to be the king of France in a past life,
The monarch, the king; yeah, kid, that’s right.
My dragon’s mad nice, he’s living the fast life,
People try to ask if I have my facts right.
Do I have my facts right? Man, just last night,
Me and the dragon snowboarded a half-pipe.
Flew to China just to get some nice rice.
We fly at the high altitudes, the high heights.
We took a path or route through some white ice,
My nose froze, but otherwise it was quite nice.
Then we excavated the ice, dug some holes,
Just to see if we could find some dinosaur bones.
And we did, we found a whole dinosaur city,
And if you don’t believe me, that’s a pity, really!
Don’t call it lying; I’m just braggin’,
Lying on my golden dragon,
Like Bilbo Baggins,
Ha! Y’all wish y’all had one,
Lying on my golden dragon, dragon.
Some people believe that we each have a "spirit animal," a creature whose spirit guides us through life. Someone who is really tough and aggressive but also sleeps a lot might have a lion as a spirit animal. Someone who is quiet and shy might have a mouse as a spirit animal. What do you think your spirit animal might be? The emcee on this song doesn't only have a spirit animal; he has a real-life dragon to fly him around. Then again, maybe he's just imagining things.
You'll learn these words: accomplish, altitude, avalanche, excavate, guardian, monarch, pasture, resemble, route, summit.
You'll learn these words: accomplish, altitude, avalanche, excavate, guardian, monarch, pasture, resemble, route, summit.
accomplish (verb)
To complete; to succeed in doing something. Because of the bad weather, we weren't able to accomplish much yard work today.
Other forms: Running the Olympic marathon in record time was one of Samuel Kamau Wanjiru's biggest accomplishments (noun).
To complete; to succeed in doing something. Because of the bad weather, we weren't able to accomplish much yard work today.
Other forms: Running the Olympic marathon in record time was one of Samuel Kamau Wanjiru's biggest accomplishments (noun).
summit (noun)
The highest part; the top. Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
The highest part; the top. Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
avalanche (noun)
A great mass of rocks, dirt, snow, or ice sliding down a mountainside. Run! It's an avalanche!
A great mass of rocks, dirt, snow, or ice sliding down a mountainside. Run! It's an avalanche!
guardian (noun)
One who protects or guards. When it came to dealing with older boys, Vinny's oldest brother Tony was his guardian.
One who protects or guards. When it came to dealing with older boys, Vinny's oldest brother Tony was his guardian.
resemble (verb)
To look like or be similar to. Have you ever noticed that a paper clip kind of resembles a trombone?
Other forms: Robby and his brother share a strong resemblance (noun).
To look like or be similar to. Have you ever noticed that a paper clip kind of resembles a trombone?
Other forms: Robby and his brother share a strong resemblance (noun).
pasture (noun)
A field of growing grass where animals can eat; a meadow. Wandering through the pasture, the sheep felt lonely.
A field of growing grass where animals can eat; a meadow. Wandering through the pasture, the sheep felt lonely.
monarch (noun)
A king, queen, or emperor; someone who rules a kingdom. Lili'uokalani was the last monarch of the kingdom of Hawaii.
Other forms: In France, the citizens rose up and overthrew the monarchy (noun).
A king, queen, or emperor; someone who rules a kingdom. Lili'uokalani was the last monarch of the kingdom of Hawaii.
Other forms: In France, the citizens rose up and overthrew the monarchy (noun).
altitude (noun)
Height above the Earth's surface (usually above sea level on the Earth's surface). Due to the plane's high altitude, we could see the entire island all at once.
Height above the Earth's surface (usually above sea level on the Earth's surface). Due to the plane's high altitude, we could see the entire island all at once.
route (noun)
The path that must be followed to get to a place. We took the scenic route to our cousin's house and got to see some cool cliffs.
The path that must be followed to get to a place. We took the scenic route to our cousin's house and got to see some cool cliffs.
excavate (verb)
To dig out. Digging into the rock very carefully, Leah and her team excavated the remains of a decorative vase.
Other forms: The scientists worked for months at the excavation (noun) site before finding any bones.
To dig out. Digging into the rock very carefully, Leah and her team excavated the remains of a decorative vase.
Other forms: The scientists worked for months at the excavation (noun) site before finding any bones.
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