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Free higher education english language arts songs

Poe's The Raven - Using Music to Better Understand Literary Terms

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Guiding Question: What do poetry and music have in common? Edgar Allan Poe's famous poem, “The Raven,” is noted for its lingering rhythms, sonorous rhymes, and Gothic themes. Sounds musical, doesn't it? But these are literary devices that were used in creating the mood in his poem. Note that both writers and composers have similar guidelines to follow and techniques to use. Poe declared in his essay, "The Poetic Principle": "It is in Music, perhaps, that the soul most nearly attains the

Subjects:

Music Composition, Poetry, Vocal Music

Grades:

6th - 12th, Higher Education

Types:

Study Guides, Activities, Songs

Christmas songs crossword puzzle

Created by

MsvdEnde's Creations

Solution in another document

Subjects:

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, English Language Arts, Other (Music)

Grades:

6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff

Types:

Songs, Cultural Activities

ESL Listening: "Shake it Off" by Taylor Swift Lesson Plan, Worksheet, and PPT

Created by

Everyday Interactive ESL

This is a fun ESL listening activity for an intermediate class. Students will listen to Taylor Swift, complete a gap fill worksheet, and discuss or write about the meaning of the lyrics. Detailed lesson plan included, printable worksheet, answer key, and optional PPT. Everything you need for a 60 or 90 minute lesson is included. The length of the lesson depends on how much you and your students want to dig into the discussions and writing.I love to do these on Fridays with my college students. T

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, English, ESL / ELL / EFL

Grades:

7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Activities, Songs

Stressed out by Twenty One Pilots - Listening, speaking and writing time!

Created by

Melisa Zimarino

This is a very popular song that students really like. Therefore, it is a good chance to use it to practise some listening comprehension activities. Besides, the lyrics of this song are very interesting to discuss and debate in groups. In it, the singer discusses what it is like to become an adult. Thus, it is a great opportunity to use it to discuss different topics such as growing up, adulthood and societal expectations, which could be really meaningful to students. You may also teach grammar

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing

Grades:

8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Songs

AWESOME Greek mythology song (superb "hook")

Created by

Epicurean306

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

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Social Studies - History

Grades:

8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Songs

Auld Lang Syne Lyrics | Original & Translated

Created by

TeacherComp

Original and translated, modern lyrics to Auld Lang Syne in PDF form!This resource contains three different versions of Auld Lang Syne:1. A single page with the original and translated lyrics2. A single page with just the translated lyrics, centered on the page3. A single page with just the translated lyrics, centered on the page, but aligned right.If you'd like a resource to use to teach the history and meaning of Auld Lang Syne to your students, please check out our lesson "Teaching Auld Lang

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Music, The New Year

Grades:

5th - 12th, Higher Education

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Songs

Word Attack Song

Created by

Rescues by Ruby

Word identification is an important part of learning to read. This song teaches children the three things you can do when you don't know a word: sound it out, look for small parts, and look around for clues. See the YouTube video at http://youtu.be/WxM195TcoWc

Subjects:

Education, Reading Strategies

Grades:

2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Songs

Two Fish Themed Finger Play Songs

Created by

Early Childhood Activities and Information

Two fish themed finger play songs - "1,2,3,4,5 Once I caught a fish alive" and "Gertie the Goldfish" with clip art pictures to create props, felt board activities and puppets. The pictures and song lyrics included will enhance your circle or gathering time and encourage development of early literacy skills.Two fish themed finger play songs by Linda Parker is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

Subjects:

Child Care, Early Intervention, English Language Arts

Grades:

PreK - 1st, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff

Types:

Songs, Printables, Centers

Andas en mi cabeza (fill-in) by Chino y Nacho

Created by

Profe RaRa

A student favorite! Students will listen to song and fill in the blanks using the wordbank. Lyrics are included. Great to use with all levels of Spanish.

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, Spanish

Grades:

6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Handouts, Songs, Printables

Stronger: Song Activity to Teach Comparatives

Created by

English and Spanish Language Teaching

This is an activity based on the song Stronger by Kelly Clarkson. I designed it to teach and review the comparative form with short adjectives. English grammar can be though but with fun activities like this one your students will get it easier. Brought to you by English Language Teaching: Materials for EFL/ESL teachers. http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/English-Language-Teaching

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, ESL / ELL / EFL, Grammar

Grades:

11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Songs

song Adele - Someone like you (Past simple)

Created by

Mariia Mariia

Practice using Past Simple (regular and irregular verbs) with the song Adele - Someone Like You

Subjects:

Grammar, Music, Vocabulary

Grades:

6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff

Types:

Songs

Never Home: Personal Narrative & Song to Explore Cross-cultural Identity

Created by

David Lindes

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

Subjects:

Literature, Other (Social Studies - History), Spanish

Grades:

11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Songs, Cultural Activities

ASMR and Ambient Music Audio/Video

Created by

SlayAllDayDownloads

I've reviewed 6 ASMR videos and 16 music tracks/videos on YouTube for your classroom! Some include changing images that are relaxing and visually pleasing. All music is calm and perfect for centers time, independent work time, or study time. I have played all of these for my third graders and use them myself as well. Disney and Harry Potter inspired music included! This is a PDF that you can put on your Smart Board, or just click the links from your laptop/preferred audio source.

Subjects:

Classroom Management, English Language Arts, Math

Grades:

PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff

Types:

Songs

CCSS:

SL.K.6

Teenage Dream by Katy Perry - Perfect ESL CLOZE activity for Valentine's Day!

Created by

MapMates

This is a music activity perfect for Valentine's Day in any beginner-intermediate to intermediate-advanced ESL/EFL classroom! It would probably be especially enjoyable for students in junior high school/middle school and/or high school given the topic of the song!2 pages included:Page 1: Cloze activity (lyrics with blanks), Album Art, Song and Artist Name and InfoPage 2: Cloze activity KEY (Full lyrics including missing words from CLOZE on p1)I recommend the following lesson sequence:1. Listen t

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, Music, Valentine's Day

Grades:

7th - 12th, Higher Education

Types:

Songs

Summer of '69: Simple Past Tense Worksheet

Created by

Verbatum Worksheets

Review the simple past tense with a well-known song, Bryan Adam's "Summer of '69." Also work on listening comprehension with a "find the errors" exercise.Includes Listening Comprehension ExerciseSimple Past ExerciseExplanations of some of the vocabularyAnsewr Key

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, English, English Language Arts

Grades:

8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Worksheets, Songs

Fun song lyrics worksheet: listen, speak, interpret, vocab, all you need!!

Created by

SpeakUpYa by KikiDocet

Looking to expand your English vocabulary and improve your listening skills with a classic, yet haunting song? Look no further than The Police’s “Every Breath You Take”. With this worksheet, you'll be able to deepen your understanding of the lyrics while challenging your vocabulary and comprehension abilities.Sounds intriguing? Well, other than the mystery behind the song this is a pretty straight-forward lesson plan / worksheet with gapped-text lyrics of a very well-known Police song combining

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, EFL - ESL - ELD, Vocabulary

Grades:

9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Songs

ESL Adults-Happy song used to sort vowel sounds

Created by

ESL Adults

Using some of the Happy song lyrics by Pharrell, esl students can sort vowel sounds-this one is for short a, short o and long u. You can decide which sounds the student must look for and modify that.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, ESL / ELL / EFL

Grades:

4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Songs

2:47

Nothing Gold Can Stay - Rap version

Created by

Raps For The Inspired Classroom

Nothing Gold Can Stay by Robert Frost, performed as a rap. Useful as a different way to engage pupils with this poem. There is a link for pupil access attached https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpyKPD6cuiM&t=3s

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Poetry, Reading

Grades:

6th - 12th, Higher Education

Types:

Songs

Spanish 2 Cloze Passage "Échame la Culpa" by Luis Fonsi & Demi Lovato

Created by

Sonya Cater

Reinforce the regular preterit tense in Spanish with this song by Luis Fonsi & Demi Lovato. Answer key included. Links for lyrics and video are in document.

Subjects:

Grammar, Spanish

Grades:

7th - 12th, Higher Education

Types:

Activities, Songs, Cultural Activities

Word Attack Song Lyrics

Created by

Rescues by Ruby

Here is a pdf of the lyrics to the Word Attack song I wrote (see my other free products for mp3 and manipulatives).

Subjects:

Education, English Language Arts, Reading Strategies

Grades:

K - 3rd, Higher Education

Types:

Songs

Song listening gap fill and more activities

Created by

Material Corner Shop

Taylor Swift blank space gap fill and more activities, good for ESL classes.

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, English, ESL / ELL / EFL

Grades:

3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Activities, Songs, Games

CCSS:

CCRA.L.1

, CCRA.L.2

Instructions For a Bad Day by Shane Koyczan: Graphic Organizer #1

Created by

ELA Hwy

FREEGraphic organizer for spoken word piece "Instructions For a Bad Day" by spoken word artist and slam poetry champion Shane Koyczan.>Introspection>#1 of 4 graphic organizers"Instructions for a Bad Day" ResourcesIBD UNITGraphic Organizer #2Graphic Organizer #3Graphic Organizer #4Graphic Organizers Bundled Letter Writing Assignment All IBD ResourcesFEEDBACK IS APPRECIATED, thanks in advance! ~~Diverse, Quality Teaching Resources~~

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Close Reading, Reading

Grades:

6th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff

Types:

Songs, Printables, Graphic Organizers

Audio Classroom Management Vol. 1

Created by

Reid Volk

Ever wonder how your classroom can run more effectively? Rather than telling your kids every directive, let the musical cues do it for you! In this pack there are 14 royalty and commercial free songs that you can use for your classroom. They come in a variety of lengths and genres and work great for transitions, getting your class' attention, and giving them a quick amount of think time! These files are ready to load right on to your ipad, iphone, or able to be played directly from your comput

Subjects:

Arts & Music, English Language Arts, Math

Grades:

PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff

Types:

Activities, Songs

PDF: La historia de Juan (PRETERITE PRACTICE)

Created by

Materiales de la Profe Azevedo

This activity can be used for Spanish classes of all levels when learning the use of the preterit/past tense. It not only employs the use of the grammar tense, but exposes students to cultural distinctions with children who live in the streets of Latin America (and worldwide). This can be done collaboratively or individually. Prezi can be purchased separately to add on to this lesson plan for a 90 minute class activity.

Subjects:

Foreign Languages, Grammar, Spanish

Grades:

7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Songs, Cultural Activities

CCSS: