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Free high school literature songs
Poetic Devices with Taylor Swift
This worksheet provides examples of alliteration, assonance, consonance, rhyme, and repetition using lyrics from Taylor Swift songs.
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5th - 11th
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THEME PowerPoint: Notes & Activities using Songs
This PowerPoint presentation on THEME includes notes on theme as well as engaging activities that help students identify themes in literature. I have included the lyrics of three songs, as well as the short story, "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs," by Jon Sciezska.
This could be used as an introduction or refresher lesson for students on the topic of THEME.
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7th - 10th
Figurative Language in Music
This is a fun and engaging way to review figurative language devices and sound devices. It also helps students understand why writers use figurative language to enhance their songs. It includes a series of figurative language questions over songs from different genres: You will need to provide song lyrics for students.
Literary devices covered: Metaphor, Simile, Allusion, Symbolism, Theme, Assonance, Rhyme scheme, Internal Rhyme, Hyperbole, Alliteration
BONUS!! Follow up activity included! T
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8th - 11th
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Taylor Swift Literary Terms Posters
As a Swiftie, I felt it was necessary to share my love of Taylor Swift with my students and add some sparkle to my classroom!Included are 4 8.5 X 11 inch (copy paper size) posters to deck your walls with all the best! These can be printed with any printer and resize with high-resolution if using a poster printer.Literary terms included: Juxtaposition, Hyperbole, Repetition, and Personification.I hope you enjoy these free posters! The full collection is available for purchase!
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6th - 12th
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Lyrics to "Mean" by Taylor Swift
These are the lyrics to 'Mean' by Taylor Swift. It is a great song to use during bullying awareness week. I had students listen to the song while highlighting different words that stuck out to them. We then discussed how we think Taylor was feeling when she wrote this song.
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4th - 12th
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Theme Song Assignment/Mini Project (Extra Credit)
A great extra credit literature assignment or project opportunity! Focuses on close reading and analysis by having your students assign a theme song to a character of their choice in your book. Example provided.
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4th - 12th
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AWESOME Greek mythology song (superb "hook")
This is the best and most engaging "hook" for any unit involving teaching Greek mythology to teenagers that you will ever find. SAMPLE PREVIEW VERSES:
For instance, the story of Cronus is strange:
He murders his father and becomes deranged.
After marrying his sister Rhea for fun,
He eats all his children – all except one.
Zeus escapes swallowing and one day comes home –
Cronus pukes up the five kids, now fully grown –
Then Zeus kills his dad, sealing Cronus’ fate.
Murder, incest, and cannibalis
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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0:23
Figurative Language: Idioms Chant Lyrics and Video by L2TB with Rita Malone
Unleash the Power of Chants: Achieve 100% Student Engagement! Are you ready to transform your classroom into a dynamic hub of learning where every student is not just present but actively engaged? Look no further! With my proven teaching resource, you can achieve a remarkable 100% student engagement rate using the magic of chants.Free Resources: To get you started, this FREE resource for learning idioms in under 30 seconds will be a hit in your classroom! Experience firsthand the power of chant
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3rd - 12th
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Also included in: Figurative Language Chant Lyrics & Video Bundle by L2TB with Rita Malone
Kendrick Lamar Music Analysis
This lesson is a part of a larger unit on music as literature. The purpose is to help students understand how music can be viewed as serious literature. This lesson will eventually segue into a unit on poetry; however, this unit does not focus on “music as poetry.” Through this lesson, students will understand Kendrick Lamar’s music (specifically his album To Pimp A Butterfly, and several songs from his latest album DAMN.) to represent a serious work of African-American literature. This lesson i
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9th - 12th
3:05
Walt Whitman. O Captain! My Captain! Performed as a Rap to beat.
O Captain! My Captain! by Walt Whitman Performed as a Rap to a backing beat.
Background video features the sea and Abraham Lincoln.
Engage your class and make this poem memorable.
Poems performed as raps and plot raps added frequently to store.
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7th - 12th
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Taylor Swift Free Ebook for Swiftie Readers! - "The Last Great American Dynasty"
Dear Reader, Inspired by the collision of characters, imagery, and lore of Taylor Swift’s song lyrics, this coming-of-age story is for every Swiftie who can relate to the unbearable feelings of love and loss - all too well.Thirteen-year-old Betty has just lost her grandma, got dumped by her best friend, was ghosted by her summer crush James, and suddenly finds herself all alone in her new high school. Seeking refuge in the approval of her favorite teacher, Betty reluctantly agrees to help write
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
Never Home: Personal Narrative & Song to Explore Cross-cultural Identity
Mi tierra–Homeland is a multimedia project designed to engage your students in informed discussions on immigration, cultural identity, Spanish in the United States, and human dignity through music, narrative, and innovative classroom activities.The work consists of 8 chapters, each containing a personal narrative by writer and singer-songwriter David Lindes that explores a facet of his experience as a first-generation Guatemalan immigrant. Each chapter is included in both Spanish and English, a
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Oxymoron Song to the Tune of "Royals" by Lorde - Use What Works!
Students love music, and as teachers, we must use what they love to help us teach! This song is all about oxymoron, and it's sung to the popular tune of "Royals" by Lorde.
Impress your students by singing the song to them, or have your students sing along with you. You may even try finding an instrumental or karaoke version of the song online to sing along to. Once you’re done, challenge students to find each oxymoron in the song. There are 17 of them in the song! As an enrichment ac
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6th - 12th
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Strange Fruit, Systemic Racism, and the Roots of Racist Violence
In this Google Slides compatible lesson, your students will analyze the lyrics of the iconic "Strange Fruit" and discuss what the song has to say about systemic racism. There are a few multiple-choice questions after the reading (with answers in the notes). After viewing a TED Talk featuring Megan Ming Francis, students will complete a thesis paragraph answering the question, "How does Strange Fruit reveal the roots of racist violence." This unit includes a template for the kids and a sample pa
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8th - 12th
2:48
The Road Not Taken performed as a rap to a backing beat
The Road Not Taken performed as a rap to a backing beat.Bring the poem into the 21st century with this free resource. Youtube link for student access https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOa5XMApUf0
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6th - 12th
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Finding Allusions with Coldplay
Students will view and listen to the song "Viva La Vida" by the group Coldplay. The song contains many Biblical allusions. Students pay careful attention as they listen to the song and begin to piece together a puzzle using the allusions. The teacher will provide slides that correlate to some of the students found allusions. There are several links to videos found in the ppt. In the end, students discuss who they believe the song is about. This is a great way to practice seeing any kind of allu
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Grades:
9th - 12th
2:48
Sonnet 73 William Shakespeare - Rapped
Sonnet 73 William Shakespeare - RappedEngage your class with this rap version of the sonnet which uses the original language, a rap delivery and a hiphop backing beat. Images used to support the vocals. A great way into the text through rap delivery students will be familiar with.
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5th - 12th
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Romeo and Juliet Soundtrack Project
This project gives students a chance to pair their knowledge with their passion: music. Students are to choose songs that link thematically, textually, and conceptually to Romeo and Juliet. This product can be edited to fit with almost any text!
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6th - 10th
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The Great Gatsby song analysis- Jazz Age and present eras
Students love the new Great Gatsby movie (2013) not only because Leonardo diCaprio, but because the soundtrack is novel and wonderful and unique and modern. Given that it is so easy to grab the students in with the modern tunes, comparing the themes and issues with those lyrics along with the primary sources of songs of that time have turned out to be a fun lesson using evidence from the text as a secret bonus.
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9th - 12th
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"Be Prepared" Figurative Language Identification
This activity requires students to search for figurative language as they listen to the Disney song “Be Prepared” from The Lion King and is a fun way to introduce or review figurative language!
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7th - 12th
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"The Jagged Maggot (A Red Ribbon Week Resource)" [*New Book Trailer]
Check out the New Book Trailer (+13 Rating): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE7yE0KDIeo&t=4s
[All profits from this work go to the Homeless.] This is a poem/song that discusses the pitfalls and dangers of hard drug use. It would be quite relevant for Red Ribbon activities, discussions regarding drug abuse, etc. ["Aids Orphans Remembered"]
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7th - 11th
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Close Read and Theme in "Waterfalls" by TLC
This download includes the lyrics to "Waterfalls" by TLC along with guiding questions that allow students to do a close read of the song. The questions focus on theme and citing evidence. I omitted the verse that deals with HIV.
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6th - 9th
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Create a Playlist for Macbeth
Students are asked to create a 5 song playlist which corresponds with Shakespeare's Macbeth. Each entry must include bits of the song's lyrics and a 4-5 sentence analysis to explain how the lyrics are relevant to a specified scene in Macbeth. Students can present their work in the form of a physical booklet or a Powerpoint, with either option containing graphics which visually support the analyses presented.
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11th - 12th
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6:00
Casey at the Bat -Rap Version
Casey at the Bat -Rap VersionPerformed to a Hip Hop backing track with words. Also on youtube for student accesshttps://youtu.be/A19r1-gV4Nk
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4th - 11th
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