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11th grade writing-expository songs
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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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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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
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
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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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
Grades:
7th - 12th
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Life is a Highway
Use the song "Life is a Highway" to teach metphors, get student to examine their philosophy of life, and encourage reflective writing.
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Grades:
6th - 12th
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