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High school critical thinking ELA test prep songs
Song Analysis Bundle - Identity and Social Change
This bundle includes my song analysis resources Songs For Social Change, and Songs to Explore Identity, which both contain a PDF and digital student notebook and Google Slides with clickable links to all of the music videos for the songs. Resources: (Linked below - please check out the individual product listings for more information and previews)- Songs For Social Change- Songs to Explore Identity****************************************Customer Tips:Be the first to know about my new discounts,
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7th - 12th
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Encanto & Moana Mock STAAR 2.0 EOC w/ Google Form (all 3 essay types included)
This product is a MOCK EOC English STAAR Exam. It includes 45 questions that are from 1 song from Moana, 1 song from Encanto, 1 paired selection, 1 Non Fiction Opinion Piece, 1 revise & edit section, 1 persuasive prompt, and 1 expository prompt. Both STAAR versions are included in the pdf. STAAR 1.0 and 2.0 have their separate ready to go exam with answer keys included. Both also come with a link for each version for a Google form for online or virtual testing.
Grades:
7th - 12th
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Poetry Compare and Contrast - Used To Love You and i carry your heart - Sub Plan
Compare and contrast poetry and song lyrics! Teach students to compare and contrast for state test assessment as they compare poetry and song lyrics. Gwen Stefani’s song lyrics “Used To Love You” and e.e. cummings’s poem “i carry your heart with me (I carry it in my heart)” take a different perspective on love. Both are written with voice and passion. Students will compare and contrast content, language, tone, structure and theme to prepare them for the short answer response questions on end-of-
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6th - 12th
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Robert Frost Poetry Compare and Contrast Analysis Activity and Essay
Analyze Robert Frost's classic poem "The Road Not Taken" with close reading annotations and questions. Discusses message, tone, and figurative language. Then, compare and contrast the poem with country singer Lauren Alaina's hit song "The Road Less Traveled"! Students will explore music as poetry and discover if two poems with similar titles are really the same. Answer key and essay rubric provided! My students LOVED this activity and I hope yours will as well! The song is catchy and has a p
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5th - 9th
Peace Song - empathetic to all - timely and powerful
This powerful and timely peace song - penned in Jerusalem years ago - encourages empathy for not only all those suffering in the Israeli Palestinian struggle, but for anyone praying for peace in their own world. 'Enough' has a long history of touching the hearts the of students, gently leading them to a more tolerant point of view. It is a huge student, parent, and teacher favorite - our second most popular song.General ed teachers: Use this song to enhance any bullying prevention and social ski
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5th - 9th
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Reading Test Attack: Reading Test-Taking Strategies Song and Video
Lyrics
Chorus:
Before you read:
1. Directions
2. T.I.Q.
3. Prediction
While you read:
4. Strategies
5. Star the clues from the questions
After you read:
6. Examine the questions
7. Keep or eliminate
8. Evidence and then answer
Before you read:
Here’s how you start it right
Read the directions
And circle the type of passage
That you’re about to read.
Is it informational or literature?
If it’s a story, say “Yay!”
‘Cause it’s easy for your brain to process.
Informational is great.
Just reme
Grades:
2nd - 12th
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TEMA LOS DESAFÍOS MUNDIALES - LOS TEMAS ECONÓMICOS
An different and entertaining way of working your lesson of economic issues Through the rhythm of merengue with the theme THE COST OF LIFE by singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra, you will immerse your students in the topic of economy and cost of life. Giving them the opportunity to compare a situation that was happening over 30 years ago in a complete different country and their own country in the present. The lyrics of this song has a very rich vocabulary that you will see in your lesson of econ
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8th - 12th
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Propaganda and Media Literacy Complete Unit and Group Project
This is a complete mini-unit on specific Propaganda techniques and ways to spot them in media and advertising. Students see examples, discuss questions with a partner, write down their ideas, and take guided notes. Included in this package:Complete presentation "Lesson 1: How to Spot Fake News"Complete presentation "Lesson 2: Propaganda Techniques"Printable Student Guided Notes for Lesson 2 presentationSong lyrics: "Can't Trust This Source Yet" (to the tune of "Can't Stop the Feeling" by Justin
Grades:
6th - 12th
Learning English Through Music
This Powerpoint presentation contains 30 current songs to help students practice figurative language, poetic devices, literary elements, and grammar. Students are presented with a link to the song, and the lyrics of that song on each slide. Along with those items is a set of directions telling the student what they are looking for in each specific song.
We complete this activity as a class, and I give the students the time of the song playing to fulfill the assignment for each song. When t
Grades:
8th - 10th
Text Structures Rap (Iggy Azalea Parody)
Many of my students were struggling with learning and recognizing the differences between the six nonfiction text structures. So, I rewrote Iggy Azalea's "Fancy" to include information about cause and effect, question and answer, description, problem and solution, compare and contrast, and chronological order/sequence. Enjoy!
Also, I changed "I.G.G.Y." to M.U.L.E because our school mascot is the mule. You could change that part to any four letter word or team you'd like.
Grades:
5th - 12th
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Principled Music series: popular music and social justice
Music and social justice have always had close ties. Music has been used for centuries to pass on important life lessons and to motivate change. Many artists have recorded songs that seek to empower the listener to make social change. In addition, pop culture can help youth to discuss important social issues with peers; talking about social issues with peers can be daunting, particularly if the youth lives and goes to school in an atmosphere in which they know that their viewpoint is not necess
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Grades:
9th - 12th
Battle of Yorktown Song Analysis and WebQuest from the musical Hamilton
Students will analyze the Hamilton song "The World Turned Upside Down" to learn more about the key figures and details of the Battle of Yorktown. What it Includes:- Background Biography research- Description of battle- Photo analysis of the battle - Song lyrics and questions - It is in the form of a "webquest" where students have a link to the song and other websites that give them information to complete the activity. The final page, students use their knowledge to create a newspaper article ab
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6th - 11th
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Interactive Notebook: Change, Peace of Wild Things, Compare and Contrast Poetry
Arm your students with valuable compare and contrast skills for song lyrics and poetry! Teach poetic terms included used in state assessment tests using an interactive notebook. Students will compare and contrast content, language, tone, structure and theme to prepare them for the short answer response questions on end-of-the-semester tests. Compare and contrast Christina Aguilera’s “Change” and “The Peace of Wild Things.”Compare and contrast Kate Perry’s “Rise” and Warsan Shire’s poem “what th
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Fake News gossip classroom community song, lesson, lyrics
This poetic and timely bully busting song covers important territory. Lyric lesson; gossip and false information shared freely can cause great damage. What happens when a third party gets in between two friends with a negative point of view?
Verse two takes the message to a universal level. It addresses alternative facts - nowadays also known as "fake news." Should we really believe everything we read or hear without carefully considering the source?
Song lyrics are based on the quote "Barn's
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4th - 9th
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Racism: popular music and social justice
Music and social justice have always had close ties. Music has been used for centuries to pass on important life lessons and to motivate change. Many artists have recorded songs that seek to empower the listener to make social change. In addition, pop culture can help youth to discuss important social issues with peers; talking about social issues with peers can be daunting, particularly if the youth lives and goes to school in an atmosphere in which they know that their viewpoint is not necess
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Grades:
9th - 12th
Also included in: Principled Music series: popular music and social justice
Making Social Change: popular music and social justice
Music and social justice have always had close ties. Music has been used for centuries to pass on important life lessons and to motivate change. Many artists have recorded songs that seek to empower the listener to make social change. In addition, pop culture can help youth to discuss important social issues with peers; talking about social issues with peers can be daunting, particularly if the youth lives and goes to school in an atmosphere in which they know that their viewpoint is not necess
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Grades:
9th - 12th
Also included in: Principled Music series: popular music and social justice
Song Analysis Worksheet: 99 Red Balloons - Nena
Engage your students in song analysis with this innocent-sounding song with a deeper anti-war message. Analyze the words and the music together. An artistic exercise is included (drawing, collage, writing).
Grades:
9th - 12th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Song Analysis: Social Issues
Verb Song lyrics by Kathy Troxel/Audio Memory
Verb Song lyrics by Kathy Troxel/Audio Memory copyright 1984
This is a reproducible page for your classroom.
The free downloadable MP3 song is available on teacherpayteachers.com.
A new poprap version of the song is available for $1. It has the same lyrics and melody but different music background. Performance tracks are also available. This is the first of 16 Grammar Songs.
The Grammar Song CD Kit, Grammar Songs DVD, Grammar Songs CD, Grammar Songs book and Grammar Songs Teacher's Guide by Ka
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2nd - 12th, Adult Education
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"Over There" WWI Song Analysis Activity
This activity has students examine the famous WWI-era song "Over There," examining how it reflected U.S. feelings of nationalism as the country entered the Great War. Students are given the opportunity to think about how songs influence public sentiment about a war and make comparisons with songs from other period of U.S. history. This is a great activity for possibly teaching synthesis.
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7th - 12th
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Social Awareness Pop Song
This haunting mean girls prevention song reminds students it's our differences that make us special. Why bully and judge? Let's celebrate and honor our differences.
This special song makes a PERFECT addition to any classroom playlist!
Listen to a sample of the studio recording in our PREVIEW.
General ed teachers:
Writing prompt, playlist, to support any anti bullying and social skills lessons and program already in place in your classroom, to spark meaningful classroom discussions, to send
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4th - 12th
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War: popular music and social justice
Music and social justice have always had close ties. Music has been used for centuries to pass on important life lessons and to motivate change. Many artists have recorded songs that seek to empower the listener to make social change. In addition, pop culture can help youth to discuss important social issues with peers; talking about social issues with peers can be daunting, particularly if the youth lives and goes to school in an atmosphere in which they know that their viewpoint is not necess
Grades:
9th - 12th
Also included in: Principled Music series: popular music and social justice
Income Inequality: popular music and social justice
Music and social justice have always had close ties. Music has been used for centuries to pass on important life lessons and to motivate change. Many artists have recorded songs that seek to empower the listener to make social change. In addition, pop culture can help youth to discuss important social issues with peers; talking about social issues with peers can be daunting, particularly if the youth lives and goes to school in an atmosphere in which they know that their viewpoint is not necess
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Grades:
9th - 12th
Also included in: Principled Music series: popular music and social justice
Homophobia: popular music and social justice
Music and social justice have always had close ties. Music has been used for centuries to pass on important life lessons and to motivate change. Many artists have recorded songs that seek to empower the listener to make social change. In addition, pop culture can help youth to discuss important social issues with peers; talking about social issues with peers can be daunting, particularly if the youth lives and goes to school in an atmosphere in which they know that their viewpoint is not necess
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Grades:
9th - 12th
Also included in: Principled Music series: popular music and social justice
Gender Stereotyping: popular music and social justice
Music and social justice have always had close ties. Music has been used for centuries to pass on important life lessons and to motivate change. Many artists have recorded songs that seek to empower the listener to make social change. In addition, pop culture can help youth to discuss important social issues with peers; talking about social issues with peers can be daunting, particularly if the youth lives and goes to school in an atmosphere in which they know that their viewpoint is not necess
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Grades:
9th - 12th
Also included in: Principled Music series: popular music and social justice
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