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Writing Song Lyrics: The Patchwork Quilt method

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Debbie Deramo
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This is a super easy activity from your perspective as a teacher, and a fun little project for students. It's much like the concept of "Blackout poetry" but students will use song lyrics instead. From a list of 35 songs (on the handout) they will choose 2 lyrics from ~10 of the songs and then write their "own" song around those lyrics. This takes the pressure off of the daunting task of just writing a 100% original song, and it also challenges the students to make meanings and connections among all the varied themes in the songs. Much like sewing a patchwork quilt together, students are mashing up lyrics into their own creation. It's a lesson in both close reading and creative writing!

If you love using songs to teach ELA, click and check out some of my other published units:

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