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Free middle school creative writing songs
Figurative Language Villain Songwriting
Engage your students in reading fairy-tale classics, creating their own figurative language, AND songwriting with this collaborative, creative, and easy-to-use project!
Included:
*A sample figurative language villain song you can model for your students complete with cool fonts, images, and gifs!
*An explanation of how I used this project with my students, along with book recommendations! (Only about 15-20 minutes of a direct introduction and then you get to facilitate their learning!)
*Diff
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3rd - 6th
The Big Easy Music Book
Welcome to the Big Easy Music Book;The First 10 PagesThis is the first ten pages of 66 printable pages to be used in order or on their own, depending on the teacher's preference. Students will love how quickly they can feel confident on the piano and ukulele. Then, they can use their newly learned skills to write and play original songs. This is an excellent addition to any music class, private lessons, or self-study.I started teaching music to my children and their friends when they were 7. Dur
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K - 12th
Ocean Animals Beyond the Book Activity Pages -By Unicorn Jazz children's author
Ocean Animals</a> by award-winning children's author, Lisa Caprelli, is a fun, colorful exploration of sea life and poetry. Young readers will learn about various underwater creatures through creative haiku and beautiful illustrations. The Common Core State Standards encourage children to learn about poem structure, rhythm and patterns by Grade 4. Ocean Animals is a great resource for teaching these concepts as well as other topics such as oceanography and marine biology. Be sure to listen
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PreK - 6th
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Adjective Song
This lesson allows students to write and perform a song that teaches the class about the use of adjectives.
Students may use popular songs on the radio or classics like "Mary had a Little Lamb" as a beat.
Grades:
5th - 8th
![Preview of "The Jagged Maggot (A Red Ribbon Week Resource)" [*New Book Trailer]](https://ecdn.teacherspayteachers.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=avif,quality=70,width=525,height=525,onerror=redirect/thumbitem/The-Jagged-Maggot-A-Red-Ribbon-Week-Resource-1656583706/750f-26900-1.jpg)
"The Jagged Maggot (A Red Ribbon Week Resource)" [*New Book Trailer]
Check out the New Book Trailer (+13 Rating): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE7yE0KDIeo&t=4s
[All profits from this work go to the Homeless.] This is a poem/song that discusses the pitfalls and dangers of hard drug use. It would be quite relevant for Red Ribbon activities, discussions regarding drug abuse, etc. ["Aids Orphans Remembered"]
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7th - 11th
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End of Year RAP Writing Activity
Good for middle school students and a fun collaborative activity for the end of the year in review.
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6th - 9th
Writing Workshop: A Semester of Weekly Writing Prompts
Currently Unavailable due to upload malfunctionThis is a semester of weekly writing prompts that combine a variety of skills. Students will be required to analyze literary and informational texts and respond. They will also be required to read and analyze songs and quotes and respond appropriately. These prompts mix narrative writing, literary analysis, and free writing. It would be most easily used printed in a workbook form. I have my Word margins set to .7 and .8. If you download, and the pag
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8th - 11th
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Writing Rap - Grade 5
This mini rap covers good writing traits and processes for writing and responding to fiction as well as creating a persuasive piece of writing. I use it with my students as a warm up and once it becomes memorized, students internalize what they need to look for in good writing. Submitted by Colette Campellone - please look for my other work and thank you for rating this piece!
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States License.
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5th - 7th
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![Preview of "Music Words" Demonstrating Rhythm; [*New Book Trailer]](https://ecdn.teacherspayteachers.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=avif,quality=70,width=525,height=525,onerror=redirect/thumbitem/Music-Words-A-Silly-Poem-that-Shows-Rhythm-1657551520/750f-52195-1.jpg)
"Music Words" Demonstrating Rhythm; [*New Book Trailer]
Check out the New Book Trailer (+13 Rating): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE7yE0KDIeo&t=4s
[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"]
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Carolina by Parmalee Figurative Language Activity
Use country band Parmalee's popular song "Carolina" to teach figurative language. You can decide how many and which devices you'd like your students to find.
Those I've pointed out in this exercise include:
alliteration, anaphora, simile,hyperbole,onomatopoeia, and rhyme.
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7th - 12th
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Electricity- integrated lesson you teach once and will use everyday!
Included in this free packet is an original song that students will adore singing, mini-lesson 'ideas' for writing and literature, and a few other helpful tips. Thanks for checking out my very first product on TpT. I am hopeful and excited to share my ideas and things that have helped my kids in the classroom.
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4th - 7th
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Skin and Bones Composition Worksheet (3rd-5th grade)
Get your students to compose, and learn about literary terms, during the halloween season with a classic song, "Skin and Bones". Your administrators will love the facts that it's cross-curricular! And you will love the fact that it inspires creativity and goes perfectly with your spooky halloween lesson. Enjoy!
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3rd - 6th
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![Preview of "Wipe That Off the Floor (A Silly Song/Story)" [*New Book Trailer]](https://ecdn.teacherspayteachers.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=avif,quality=70,width=525,height=525,onerror=redirect/thumbitem/Wipe-That-Off-the-Floor-A-Silly-SongStory-1657551517/750f-53912-1.jpg)
"Wipe That Off the Floor (A Silly Song/Story)" [*New Book Trailer]
Check out the New Book Trailer (+13 Rating): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE7yE0KDIeo&t=4s
[All profits from this work go to the Homeless.] This is a folksy story about a mess that gets out of control. ["Aids Orphans Remembered"]
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4th - 12th
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Writing Process Song- That's How I Write
This is a fun, exciting way to begin any writing class! My students hated writing time and didn't understand why they needed to edit and reread their paper. Then it came to me- we will kick off our writing sessions with a song! They love Bruno Mars and even my most reluctant writers looked forward to singing this each day.
The instrumental track is hyperlinked with the title of the original tune by Bruno Mars. Click the link to sing along with the instrumental version. I hope your students are
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2nd - 6th
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Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Morning Song
Engage your students with a fun morning song! This song goes to the tune of Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
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K - 8th
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Figurative Language Song
This song can be used for grades 3-8 to help remember some types of figurative language. The lyrics are set to the song God's Plan by Drake and I will often just use the karaoke version on YouTube that doesn't say the words. I hope you enjoy this resource and that it is stuck in your kiddos heads forever, my kids never stop singing it!
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3rd - 8th
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English language/ literacy skills using songwriting
Educational consultancy RyJoLC has recently developed a new range of resources, which introduce and illustrate various parts of English language through songwriting.
This is a new, engaging and captivating way to teach the English language, so as for students to not simply learn about various devices through analysis of other texts, but rather to engage with these and learn their function firsthand. The first of these resources, available for free here, uses the structure of a song to introduc
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1st - 12th
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Common Sayings
For a video version, go to: https://youtu.be/GMGu47JDpXYWhen you’re lost for a word,for something to sayJust think of a common saying to help you find your wayround all those awkward times,all those awkward dayswhen you can’t find the right thing, the right thing tosay.The other day I was left high and dryNo one stayed aroundThey were dropping like flies bzz bzz bzzMy mother told me money doesn’t grow on treesAnd a friend in need is a friend indeed.., indeed,indeedDon’t go there it’s a wild go
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2nd - 7th
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Creative Writing Using Music
Silence the groans the students emit when they are faced with a writing assignment by approaching it from a different angle. Creative writing must not always involve a preconceived prompt. This lesson involves the use of music and is only limited by the students' imaginations.
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6th - 8th
Writer's Creed for English LA
Short rhyme for students to remember writing basics. Can recite together as a class, adding gestures. Make it an assignment to memorize.
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3rd - 10th
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