Help students take another look at Shakespeare by comparing Sonnet 130 to a song they probably know (as of 2011, anyway). This lesson compares Bruno Mars' hit song "Just the Way You Are" with Shakespeare's Sonnet 130 (My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun). Show students two different types of love poems while also teaching them to identify poetic elements of imagery, rhyme, rhyme scheme, rhythm, and the form of the sonnet. This file is a 6-page document including teacher guide/lesson proce
This quiz/handout accompanies the 28 slide "Theme and Figurative Language through Song Lyrics: Review Quiz/Powerpoint" product I posted.
The powerpoint is a 28 slide powerpoint containing 10 songs/lyrics of various genres. Artists include Ke$ha, Coolio, Taylor Swift, Maino, Jay Sean/Lil Wayne, and other artists of high interest to students.
Students must assign an appropriate THEME to each song after hearing the song played and reading along with the lyrics. Students must also pull out at le
This activity is so fun for students! In the activity, students are asked to identify figurative language in Taylor Swift songs. They will analyze 22 different songs. While doing this, you can play the lyric music videos for students or play snippets from the songs. Students will be engaged while also getting great figurative language practice. Below are the types of figurative language students will need to know for this activity:1. Simile2. Metaphor3. Personification4. Alliteration5. Allusion
Using the song lyrics from "Champion" by Carrie Underwood and Ludacris, this lesson is a great attention getter. Students will get to read and annotate the song lyrics while identifying figurative language terms. The figurative language terms are identified using SHAMPOO+II's. The annotations are made using a chart included in the answer key. Watch the music video either before or after annotations, teacher choice! I prefer to read over the lyrics with the students, give them about 15 minute to
Unit includes: Reading Comprehension, Mathematics, Word Search, Create Words, Acrostic Poem, Matching Game, Writing Prompts, Patterns, Coloring Pages, Dot-to-Dot sheets, Activity Ideas, and Songs to enjoy.A great unit on transportation that can be adapted to many ages and learning levels. -cars-trucks-planes-movement-travel
Need some relevant activities for your students to do as you all prepare for Thanksgiving break, but don't want to bog them down with meaningless busy work? Well, this is the assignment for you! This 10-slide Google Slides Presentation gives students a chance to show off their personal interests while keeping them engaged as you grade, finish units, and prepare for the end of the semster! This assignment requires no prep, can be adapted to fit your classes needs, and gives students an opportunit
17 Songs, lyrics dealing with the 3 themes of Loneliness, Friendship, and The American Dream in conjunction with teaching Of Mice and Men.
Artists include John Mellencamp, The Beatles, Journey, Queen, Green Day, and more.
This is a great project to assign once you begin teaching poetry to your middle schoolers. It allows them to express themselves through their music choice, as well as draw the connection between music and poetry. I usually give two weeks to complete this project at home, but feel free to modify it according to the needs of your students.
This EDITABLE download includes 6 songs that you can use to review and practice IMAGERY and ADJECTIVES along side your poetry, grammar, writing, and reading connection units. Songs included will allow students to think deeply using the questions that are based on each song, as well as to further their understanding of how to pick text apart.Each song contains the lyrics, questions focusing around adjectives, imagery, and tone/feelings of the song. Linked to Common Core.The lyrics, the grammar co
This worksheet is useful for students to identify the figurative language found in lines from the song "New York State of Mind" by Alicia Keys.
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This editable resource contains the lyrics to the song, "Self Inflicted" by Katy Perry which includes multiple types of figurative language including: simile, metaphor, personification, and hyperbole.
This would be an excellent guided or independent practice after having taught these figurative language concepts.
This set of products allows you to explore Four White Horses, a clapping game song from the Caribbean, in a variety of ways! Provide your students a global and cross-curricular experience in your music class by...Singing a song in Mixolydian mode (flat 7!)Coordinating movements to the steady beat in the form of a clapping gamePlaying an accompaniment for others who are doing the clapping game, or setting up instrument "rotations", allowing students to read simple rhythms or whole notes, half not
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[All profits from this work go to the Homeless.] This is poem that illustrates how poetry can have a rhythm, and creative writing can be quite fun. ["Aids Orphans Remembered"]
Used to help students make real world connections to help gain understanding about the characters in any given story and makes them describe why the song fits the character.