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High school writing-essays songs under $5
Song Memoir Writing Assignment
Grades 6-12; English class OR Music class (Writing across the curriculum!)
Everyone has a song that brings them back to a special memory. This assignment requires students to write a memoir that is remembered when they hear a song. Even the most hesitant writers will enjoy this assignment, and teachers will enjoy learning about students' lives.
Included: A note to teachers about how to start this assignment, a brainstorming guide for students, an assignment guide, a peer review guide, and a g
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Literary Analysis of Lyrics - Pick a Song! - Text Analysis Response exercise
Included here is an assignment where students are directed to complete a literary analysis of a song they select that tells a story or has lyrics that employ literary elements. If they are not able to find a song of their own, the lyrics to twenty-three popular songs are included, along with line numbers. The songs cover pop, country, hip-hop, rock, jazz, r&b, soul, movie soundtrack, and musical theater genres.
Also included is an exemplar essay response that students may use as a helpful
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9th - 12th
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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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PARCC Writing Preparation and Steps: Getting Pumped Through Parody
Students learn the underdog story of Rocky Balboa (from the movie Rocky) to get pumped about PARCC! They sing a parody to "Eye of the Tiger," only these lyrics actually teach the students the different parts of a good essay. There is also a PowerPoint included that allows teachers to explain the different parts of the essay with sample paragraphs to demonstrate each piece of the writing. I recommend having students annotate their parody lyrics so they have a good set of notes and so they can
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5th - 10th
Theme Essay: “Wings” “On the Sidewalk Bleeding" and The Outsiders
"Wings,” “On the Sidewalk Bleeding,” and the The Outsiders all explore a similar theme that is related to identity. In a 5 paragraph essay, discuss the theme of these three passages. Use evidence from ALL THREE passages to show how this theme is developed throughout.
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6th - 12th
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(Nostalgia/Childhood/Stress) "Stressed Out" song journal writing prompt
If you want to find a creative way to get your students to enjoy journal writing, this is your answer. Get your students to enjoy writing mini-essays by combining it with the joy of music.I have found these song journal writing prompts to be an amazing way to start ELA or Social Studies class for the last 30 years. I do at least one a week, and for sure one on every Friday and holidays. The kids get so excited about it and love watching the youtube videos that go with the song. I show the vi
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: The Anthropocene Reviewed Bundle
Moving on - "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" - Green Day song writing prompt
This is a great song and writing prompt to end the school year with!If you want to find a creative way to teach Social Studies content and get your students to enjoy writing, this is your answer. Your students to enjoy writing mini-essays by combining it with the joy of music. This ties nicely into any curriculum. A great writing prompt to wind up the school year for any class.I have found these song journal writing prompts to be an amazing way to start ELA or Social Studies class for the last
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Over 50 Song Inspired Writing Prompts for English Class
Veterans Day - "American Soldier" - song journal writing prompt
If you want to find a creative way to teach Social Studies content and get your students to enjoy writing, this is your answer. Your students to enjoy writing mini-essays by combining it with the joy of music. This ties nicely into the Social Studies and English curriculum. This is a great avenue to open discussions about Veteran's Day with your students.I have found these song journal writing prompts to be an amazing way to start ELA or Social Studies class for the last 30 years. I do at lea
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Over 50 Song Inspired Writing Prompts for English Class
Halloween "Thriller" song journal writing prompt
This would be a great short writing for Halloween. If you want to find a creative way to get your students to enjoy journal writing, this is your answer. Get your students to enjoy writing mini-essays by combining it with the joy of music. I have found these song journal writing prompts to be an amazing way to start ELA or Social Studies class for the last 30 years. I do at least one a week, and for sure one on every Friday and holidays. The kids get so excited about it and love watching the
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Over 50 Song Inspired Writing Prompts for English Class
Relationships - "One Thing Right" song writing prompt
If you want to find a creative way to get your students to enjoy journal writing, this is your answer. Get your students to enjoy writing mini-essays by combining it with the joy of music.I have found these song journal writing prompts to be an amazing way to start ELA or Social Studies class for the last 30 years. I do at least one a week, and for sure one on every Friday and holidays. The kids get so excited about it and love watching the youtube videos that go with the song. I show the vid
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Over 50 Song Inspired Writing Prompts for English Class
Research Report Rock Song
This download is two songs which are reworded to remind students of formatting and writing style in research papers. Oftentimes, research is regarded as 'boring'. Not this time! Bring a toy guitar and wow your students with your musical ability. Once downloaded, you will need the insturmental background music of Papa Roach's "Last Resort" and The White Stripe's "Seven Nation Army". After purchase, you could assign this as extra-credit opportunities to sing or create their own versions of res
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7th - 12th
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I'm not pretty- Song Worksheet
This worksheet was designed for my FCE students. The song first became popular on Tiktok and deals with body image issues, so it is a great resource to use with teenagers.You will find:a pre-listening activity to practice infinitives and gerundsa listening activity with the song some questions to discuss (you can use them as examples of questions in Speaking Part 4 of the exam)an activity with some vocabulary related to the body-positive movementan essay writing task (Writing Part 1 of the exam)
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Writing Process Song
Help your students remember the steps of the writing process using this song written to the tune of a song that has become a well-known meme, "Never Gonna Give You Up"!
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1st - 12th
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Write an Essay Song
Beginning with the making of an outline, students arereminded about the steps in writing an essay by singinginstructions to the tune of the folk classic, "Oh My Darling, Clementine."
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4th - 10th
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Mr. Duey- Hip Hop Song Teaching Writing Essays
This song teaches how to create an introduction, the body and the conclusion of an essay. Also, it teaches brainstorming and outlining.
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Using Quotes in Essays song to the Tune of Justin Bieber's "Love Yourself"
Who doesn't love The Biebz?!
Your kids will LOVE learning how to incorporate quotations from text into their essays by memorizing this fun song to the tune of Justin Bieber's "Love Yourself".
From picking a quote that's not too wordy, to contextualizing the quote itself, to setting it up properly and remembering to include a page #, there are so many steps to quotation use! This song has it all and will have your kids hysterical over the Bieber melody. :)
Included is a PDF of the lyric sheet
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6th - 12th
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