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Writing-expository songs
Poetry Analysis With Hero Themed Music / Song Lyrics
If your students love music as much as mine do they will love this music analysis activity! Students are asked to listen to / read the lyrics for songs with a Hero Theme. They must choose their two favorites and discuss the meaning of the songs and why they like it. I also allow my students to pick any other song that they can find that relates to the hero theme. Works well with a poetry unit, music study, Hero Unit or as a fun emergency sub plan! Includes:-Assignment Sheet-Hero Brainstorming
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Poetry Activity Bundle - Writing, Analysis and Review Resources
6 Traits of Writing Songs and Book
Children learn the six traits of great writing along with presentation skills, plus all parts of speech, in 27 songs. The 64-page book includes lyrics to all songs, directions for creating quality student-generated rubrics for grades K-5, and dozens of additional ideas for improving your students' writing skills. You will find that Common Core writing standards become fun and easier for students to master with this resource.As a pilot assessor in the original Six Traits study, I've used the trai
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1st - 4th
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Living and Non Living English Science Unit
This 35 page unit has all the resources you need to teach about living and non living things! Complete with a printable poster size song that teaches how to know if something is living or non living, a printable poster size chart to record information, science activities, a center activity, and writing activities, your students are sure to be engaged in learning all about living and non living things!
This unit from The Dual Language Garden includes:
-Cover page
-living/non-living song in 3 diff
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PreK - 2nd
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R.A.C.E. Song for Constructed Responses
I wrote this song to help my students remember the steps to writing a constructed response. This is a new concept to them and they need to be prepared for the new state test, Georgia Milestones. They will RESTATE the question, ANSWER the question, CITE evidence from the text, and EXPLAIN their answer.
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1st - 8th
Pumpkin Activities and Recipe Writing Mini Unit
Looking for engaging pumpkin activities with a craft? This super fun and easy mini-unit is based on the popular Peanut Butter and Jelly play rhyme and is packed with hands-on activities including making pumpkin pie in a cup. Take out pieces as needed - can be as simple as 1 day or 5. Perfect for Thanksgiving or Halloween for those who cannot celebrate or teach these holidays!Includes:*Unit breakdown*Recipe for pumpkin pie in a cup (for class and teacher) with student recipe writing template*Cla
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K - 1st
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Finding Poetic elements and figurative language in Katy Perry's "Roar"
Using Katy Perry's "Roar" song, students are asked to find similes, metaphors, and idioms as well as poetic elements such as alliteration, assonance, rhyme, and repetition. As a closure activity, students are asked what they would like to "ROAR" about and use their answers to help introduce opinion writing.
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7th - 12th
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Holiday Song Analysis & Informational Research: "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
Listening to holiday songs in the classroom can add to the spirit of the season, but often those popular songs have an interesting origin and meaning. The song “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” by Band Aid (1984) is one example of “festive” music with a meaningful history. This lesson can stretch over 3+ days and lead to great class discussions about the meaning behind song lyrics.
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8th - 12th
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Man in the Mirror Reflection
Students follow along to the lyrics as they listen to "Man in the Mirror" by Michael Jackson. Students reflect on the meaning of the song and apply it to themselves. Teachers are also presented an opportunity to discuss figurative language, grammar, and poetry as well as ample connections to the real world.
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3rd - 12th
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Essay of my Life: Song for 4th and 5th grade FSA writing
Help your students prepare for the writing FSA by teaching them this catchy song! They'll never forget to go back and use evidence from the text! Sung to the tune of "Best Day of My Life" by American Authors, it will get stuck in your head and you'll come back to it year after year!
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4th - 5th
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Expository Writing Power Point
Each slide has a verse to the song " If You're Happy and You Know It" that helps students understand writing expository essays.
Parts include- organization, hooks, transitions, details, and conclusions.
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Writing With Details - Educational Music Video Bundle (with quiz)
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We all know how difficult it can be to get our students to know how to recognize and use details in writing. Here is a song that can get them to at least think about what details are and how to use them. After playing the video and having the kids take notes on the Graffiti Sheet graphic organizer during the video, you can give them a quick 10-question quiz on main idea and details. It's great "Daily Language Practice!"
This bundle includes:
-Music V
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2nd - 5th
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Simile Chant/ Rap
This simile chant/ rap is aligned to CCSS and help students specifically do well on state tests whenwriting essays. Using similes shows those grading state tests that children have a grasp on language skills. They can be “rapped” or chanted. Trust me. They work!!!
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3rd - 6th
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Expository Writing
Innovation Education has created an Expository Writing song (rap) that is easy, fun, and catchy for students to understand how to compose an essay.
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
I Am An Excellent Writer MP3 Download
I Am An Excellent Writer is a fun and exciting educational writing rap MP3 download that will help students build their writing skills and pass standardized writing exams. The songs on this MP3 download will help remind students of the skills necessary to write an excellent paper.Instrumental versions were included on the MP3 download to inspire students to creatively write poems.1. Intro2. Excellent Writer3. Excellent Writer~Fast4. Focus~Expository5. Focus~Narrative6. P-E-R-S-U-A-S-I-V-E7. Outr
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K - 12th
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Prewriting Song Lyrics
Let Them Flow can be sung to the tune of Let It Go by Idina Menzel and encourages students to prewrite before starting their writing compositions. Great for a testing pep rally, too!The thumbnail and preview show an excerpt from the song lyrics.Music is NOT included due to copyright restrictions. Go online to listen to the original song, then search for an instrumental version of the tune to use with the new lyrics. Or just sing the new song a cappella!I’d appreciate your purchase, your rating,
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Testing Song Lyrics Bundle 2010 to Now
Hey Write a Paper! (How to Write a 5 Paragraph Essay Song) Full Demo
Music is a great way to remember facts and processes, so when my middle school students struggled with remembering the basic process and format for a 5 paragraph essay, I decided to put the information to music. What came of the experiment is to the tune of Macarena -- "Hey, Write a Paper!" This is a full demo which includes a PowerPoint version of the lyrics and slides that link from the lyrics to definitions of the terms used. This version is sung; there is an instrumental version available
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4th - 12th
Lyric Lessons- Text Structure- Educational Parody Lyrics
This Lyric Lesson download includes original lyrics that describe the seven main text structures and how to recognize them. This song (with several rap opportunities) is JAM-PACKED with great information in just a few minutes. Music can improve student retention AND boost engagement! This Lyric Lesson is sure to get your students excited to rap about text structure- yes, it's true!Each Lyric Lesson is set to the tune of a popular song that most kids are familiar with. This song is best with the
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4th - 7th
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Hey, Write a Paper! (How to Write a 5 Paragraph Essay Song) Instrumental Version
Music is a great way to remember facts and processes, so when my middle school students struggled with remembering the basic process and format for a 5 paragraph essay, I decided to put the information to music. What came of the experiment is to the tune of Macarena -- "Hey, Write a Paper!" This version includes a PowerPoint version of the lyrics and slides that link from the lyrics to definitions of the terms used and back in addition to the music that plays along with the appropriate lyrics
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4th - 12th
WRITING & CRITICAL THINKING LESSON--PERFECT FOR EARTH DAY/ARBOR DAY
This 3-part ready-to-use handout/lesson begins with a song's lyrics, "If Everyone Lived Like the Tree," presenting the tree as a metaphorical role model for humans. Links to the actual music are provided if you wish to teach the song as a lead-in to the ensuing analysis of the verses. You need not be a musician to teach the song, which is easy to follow and lead (I speak from experience). Part 2 of the lesson focuses on the double-meanings of the descriptions of how trees live, and a critical an
Grades:
5th - 8th
Redundancy Introduction "Parked out by the Lake"
Why “this” activity?I recently noticed in my 7th & 8th graders summary writing, they struggle to recognize and eliminate redundant phrases. Rather than drill and kill with redundancy examples, I was hoping to find something they might enjoy while linking to a cultural reference. Since I teach in SW Missouri, country music is an easy link to make for my kids. The song “Parked Out By The Lake” played on my favorite morning show, and I knew this would be how my kids could discuss redundancy
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6th - 12th
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Write an Essay Song
Beginning with the making of an outline, students arereminded about the steps in writing an essay by singinginstructions to the tune of the folk classic, "Oh My Darling, Clementine."
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4th - 10th
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The Paragraph Dance
Your students won't soon forget the format of a paragraph with this catchy song and dance! Dawn Rainbowstar has written a song about the four parts of a paragraph, sung to the tune of The Candy Man. Your kids will LOVE it!!!
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1st - 6th
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Poet Project for Middle Grade Poetry Unit
Need something to engage your students OUTSIDE the classroom? This is it! Attached is the outline for a poetry project that pairs each student up with a "classic" poet or songwriter. Alongside Walt Whitman and Yeats, you'll find Jimmy Buffett and Bob Marley, along with a list that includes at least one literarily significant work for each of the creators.
Grades:
8th - 12th
Shelter: Movie and Song Analysis Assignment
This FREE product contains handouts and questions for your class to watch and discuss the 6 minute movie, Shelter. Musical artist Porter Robinson first wrote the song Shelter, and worked with a Japanese Animation Studio to create a movie that told the story of the song lyrics.
Shelter tells the story of Rin, a 17 year-old girl who lives her life inside of a futuristic
simulation completely by herself in infinite, beautiful loneliness. Each day, Rin awakens in virtual reality and uses a tablet w
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7th - 12th
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