Analyzing Song Lyrics | Back to School or End of the Year Music Activities

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

Subjects

Reading, Writing, Poetry

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PowerPoint Presentations, Activities

Standards

CCSSCCRA.R.1

CCSSCCRA.R.2

CCSSCCRA.R.3

CCSSCCRA.R.4

CCSSCCRA.R.5

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105 pages

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My students really enjoyed this resource. It was a good support for the lessons that we had already done. It was the perfect amount of challenge for them.

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I loved this resource. I taught summer school in June 2022. I wanted to make sure my students studied material that would meet the state standards. This was great and engaing, I hope use during the regular school year

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Analyzing Song Lyrics Back to School Music as Poetry Activities with TOP 10 MUSIC HITS. Use lyrics and music videos of 2020 - 2021 popular music to teach figurative language, literary device and poetic device (rhyme, meter) analysis and EVERY reading and writing common core skills (Printable & Digital) - Product includes lesson plan, student printables, PowerPoint slides, Google Slides, Google Doc, ANSWER KEY and grading rubric, for no prep music as poetry activities, Google Classroom or distance learning activities for first day of school, last week of school or any day of the year.

Product Includes (Printable & Digital):

Lesson Plan
Student Printables
PowerPoint slides
Google Slides
Google Doc
Effortless 3-Point Grading Rubric
ANSWER KEY
Bell Ringer Activity
Mini-Lesson
Guided Practice
Independent Practice
10 Popular Songs: Lyric and Music Video Links
TP-CASTT Poetry Analysis Guide
Figurative Language Analysis Graphic Organizers
Common Core Aligned Reading Response Questions
Persuasive Writing Prompt
Comparative Writing Prompt
Literary Analysis Writing Prompt
Narrative Writing Prompt

DISCLAIMER: Preview all lyrics and music videos before buying this product as some songs include references to sex and other adult themes. I chose to include these lyrics precisely because my students are listening to these songs anyway. It is extremely valuable to teach students to always listen to music through an analytical lens. After these activities, students will never listen to music the same as they make a habit of interpreting the deeper meaning behind seemingly superficial words and themes. This is what creates life-long learners.

Pop Songs - Lyric and Music Video Links Included:

Circles by Post Malone
Blinding Lights by The Weeknd
Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi
The Bones by Maren Morris
Adore You by Harry Styles
Levitating by Dua Lipa (feat. DaBaby)
Heat Waves by Glass Animal
Intentions by Justin Bieber
Cardigan by Taylor Swift
Dynamite by BTS

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Why wait? Use these analyzing song lyrics back to school music as poetry activities with TOP 10 MUSIC HITS. Use lyrics and music videos of 2020 - 2021 popular music to teach figurative language, literary device and poetic device (thyme, meter) analysis (Printable & Digital) - Product includes lesson plan, student printables, PowerPoint slides, Google Slides, Google Doc and grading rubric, for no prep music as poetry and analyzing song lyrics activities, Google Classroom or distance learning activities for the first day of school or any week of the year.

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105 pages

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CCSSCCRA.R.1

Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.

CCSSCCRA.R.2

Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.

CCSSCCRA.R.3

Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.

CCSSCCRA.R.4

Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.

CCSSCCRA.R.5

Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.

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