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High school english language arts songs in English (UK)
"Firework" by Katy Perry Poetry Terms Figurative Language Activities
Figurative Language and Poetic Devices/Poetry Terms Identification using Katy Perry's "Firework"Use Katy Perry's popular song "Firework" to teach figurative language, sound devices, and other poetry terms. You can decide how many and which devices you'd like your students to find.Updated to include additional exercises for more in-depth learning and making connections to the text! Those I've pointed out in this exercise include:alliteration, anaphora, simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Colourful Semantics Starter Pack - updated!
Video lessons are now available on YouTube for this resource!A complete starter pack to begin using colourful semantics in your classroom! The pack covers stages 1-4 of the programme. A separate pack to teach stages 5-8 is available here.This is an expanding pack. After downloading, you will be notified of any updates! The current update now includes past, present and future tense verbs.Colourful semantics is an approach created by Alison Bryan. It is a great way to support children who struggle
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K - 10th
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End of the Year Playlist - Fun Writing Activity - Printable & Digital - Spotify
Wrap up the school year with a bang! Make those final days memorable and meaningful for your secondary students: MUSIC! Let the rhythm of music carry your students through reflection and celebration as they select 5 songs to encapsulate their school year journey:✅ A song for my friends✅ A song for my teachers✅ A song for my favorite class✅ A song for my favorite memory this year✅ A song to motivate me for next yearStudents can even get creative and craft their own categories using the handy blan
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6th - 9th
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Music Lyric Analysis FOR ANY SONG!
This resource can be used with ANY SONG and is great for a review or test prep!No doubt students love music. As teachers, we know one of the bestways to engage students in learning is teach with their interests in mind.Music offers an engaging and exciting way to cover many Common CoreStandards. What makes this resource stand out is that it can be usedwith ANY SONG! This gives you the choice to use one that your studentsare currently enjoying or one that you enjoy yourself. Students are asked to
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3rd - 10th
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Sonnet 18 Comic with Shakespeare
One of the best ways to introduce students to Shakespeare is to begin with Sonnet 18. This comic teaches students Sonnet 18 (or "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day") one of the most famous poems in the English language. Included in this resource:-a comic that teaches the poem-a prereading activity in which students try to find words to fit blanks in the poem-questions about the poem-a lesson about sonnets, including the sonnet form and iambic pentameter. If you teach other Shakespeare plays,
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Intro to Shakespeare Activity Bundle
All about me Social Media Character profiles
Get to know your students in a fun way they can relate to with these "get to know me" Social Media Profiles: EDITABLE Templates! They also work great as a character analysis! Simply add text boxes and type straight into them, for distance learning.The use of social media is very much a part of students’ lives in this day and age. Use this to your advantage in your lessons by encouraging them to tell you and their peers all about themselves at the beginning of the year or writing about a famous p
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3rd - 12th
The Odyssey / O Brother Where Art Thou Movie Activities, Lyric Analysis, CCSS
The movie O Brother Where Art Thou is the perfect pairing to add fun and depth of learning to The Odyssey! These activities foster comparison skills as students analyze the similarities and differences between the two mediums. As a bonus, I've included two song-lyric analysis activities in which students apply Odysseus' travels to the lyrics from two different tunes that make an appearance, including "I Am A Man of Constant Sorrow"! I find this adds just a splash of extra fun! ♪INCLUDES: ★2 page
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7th - 12th
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Songs To Explore Identity: Critical Thinking Question Slides & Digital Notebook
When our students look through mirrors that offer experiences that are similar to their own, it can boost self-esteem and a sense of belonging. When we teach students to look through mirrors that have perspectives different than their own, it creates empathy and acceptance. Using music to create these "mirrors" provides a safe, inclusive learning environment where students can feel comfortable reflecting and sharing.These slides and printable or digital student notebook are ideal for bell-ringer
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Song Analysis Bundle - Identity and Social Change
Schoolhouse Rock Bundle (Grammar and America) Fill-In Activities
This is a bundled pack of both my Grammar Rock and America Rock Fill-In-the-Blank worksheets. In this resource, you get all 9 Schoolhouse Rock Grammar Rock songs and 11 America Rock in an easy to print (PDF), fill-in-the-blank style format to use with your students to make listening to the songs more interactive!You will get from Grammar Rock:A Noun is a Person, Place or ThingBusy PrepositionsConjunction JunctionInterjections!Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here!Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla (Pronou
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4th - 12th
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Figurative Language: Music Through the Decades
Take a journey through the decades while identifying figurative language in music specific to each era. The set includes music from the 50s through the millennium. Great for station work or small group activities.
Each decade handout includes a short summary of the music of the period, six sample lyrics of music popular in the era, and a chart for identifying the figures of speech found in each sampling (simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, and idiom).
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4th - 9th
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Hamilton the Musical Lyric Analysis
Students will fall in love with Hamilton and with history! The musical Hamilton is a great way to engage students in U.S. History. Students love the music, connect with the characters, and history comes to life. This unit comes with 7 songs, 4 of which have been translated into Spanish! Each song includes the lyrics, instructions to annotate the text, and thought-provoking questions. Songs included are:Alexander Hamilton (also in Spanish)Farmer Refuted Right Hand Man (also in Spanish)Guns a
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8th - 12th
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Poetry & Song Lyrics Comparison Activity w/Key
Students have a hard time understanding poetry, but put the words into a song & they seem to get it. This exercise pairs up songs with poems that have similar literary elements and/or themes to make it easier for students to understand difficult concepts.
See the free download for a listing of all the songs & poems included in this lesson.
Teacher's guide/answer key included!
Created by Tracee Orman
www.traceeorman.com
This IS included in my mega bundle: ALL of my POETRY RESOURCES G
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Taylor Swift Lyrics Coloring Page Bookmark Set {VERSION 1}
There are 8 unique bookmarks in this set. Each one features lyrics from Taylor Swift songs. They are fully black and white so that students can color them! Version 2 can be found here.Click here to follow me!
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3rd - 12th
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Also included in: Taylor Swift Lyrics Coloring Page Bookmark BUNDLE
"Where I am From" poem template
Students fill in the template to write a poem about themselves. This is often used to create a video/slideshow. Search "Where I am From poem" on youtube for examples.
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6th - 12th
Analyzing Fahrenheit 451 Through Music Unit - 20+ Songs, Analysis Activities
What better way to connect students with literature than through the music they love? In this novel study for Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, students will be able to analyze each part of the novel by listening to, annotating, explaining, and presenting different songs that closely correlate with the novel on many levels. Beat the boredom of study guides and chapter quizzes, and instead engage your students through music to help them analyze—and appreciate—this classic Bradbury work.This engagin
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8th - 11th
Editable Blog Templates for ANY TOPIC
Technology and blogging is very much a part of students’ lives in this day and age. Use this to your advantage to engage them further in your lessons, by getting them to write information on any topic using these awesome and realistic looking blog templates! They come in PowerPoint so can be edited straight on screen or printed off for writing on - flexible to suit your needs!
In this pack you will get 2 blog planning iPad/tablets: one to plan designing their blog, and another to plan their blo
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4th - 12th
Bosquejo para Ensayo Argumentativo Hamilton Satisfied - SPANISH Argument Essay
Si te cuesta motivar a tus estudiantes a argumentar, ¡déjaselo a Hamilton! La canción Satisfied del popular musical histórico modela perfectamente la estructura del ensayo. Esta unidad enseña a los estudiantes las características de un buen texto argumentativo, y luego los guía en la redacción de un ensayo argumentativo. Tras analizar la situación a la que se enfrenta Angelica Schuyler en la canción, los estudiantes tomarán una postura a favor del amor o la razón, y pasarán por el proceso de esc
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7th - 11th
Nothing Gold Can Stay by Robert Frost — Poem Analysis, The Outsiders Activity
This lesson is a poem analysis of "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost. This is a perfect side activity for the novel The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton!This activity also works on its own if you are looking just to teach about the poem itself. Your students don't have to be reading The Outsiders.In Chapter 5 of The Outsiders, Ponyboy recites the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay." This poem plays a major role in the novel as it represents the universal message to stay gold and stay pure. Have your stud
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6th - 10th
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Also included in: The Outsiders Novel Study | Complete Unit Plan
Schoolhouse Rock! Grammar Rock Lyric Fill-In-the-Blank
In this resource, you get all 9 Schoolhouse Rock Grammar Rock songs in an easy to print, fill-in-the-blank style format to use with your students.You will get:A Noun is a Person, Place or ThingBusy PrepositionsConjunction JunctionInterjections!Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here!Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla (Pronouns)The Tale of Mister Morton (Subject/Predicate)Unpack Your AdjectivesVerb! That's What Happenin'My students watch the video first. Then, I gave them the paper to fill in the blanks as t
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4th - 12th
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Also included in: Schoolhouse Rock Bundle (Grammar and America) Fill-In Activities
Harry Potter Readers Theater Comedy Mash Up Drama Script Unit With Activities
A very funny Harry Potter and Lord Of The Rings mash-up short script unit. A great fantasy-themed script unit that's suitable for large group junior and high school readers theater, staged readings, or full performances. **Script pack unit includes*** Full production notes for staging, costumes, set design, lighting, sound, props and furniture;* Photocopiable script with clear characters, scenes and stage directions;* Linked drama and performance activities;* Linked art and design tasks;* Linked
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4th - 11th
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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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Poetry Made Easy: Teach 5 Songs as Poems with Figurative Language Activities
Use songs as a bridge to analyzing traditional poetry. Start with the bonus figurative language activities, then teach the 8 Steps for Annotating Songs as Poems, and finally move to analyzing 5 full songs as poems.This product includes:(1) Bonus Resources for Teaching Literary Devices and Figurative Language *** web links *** student cheat sheet *** 2 worksheets (with answer keys) *** 2 shortened songs for practice with answer keys (“Mean” by Taylor Swift and “Firewor
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7th - 12th
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Shift in Verb Voice and Mood Print and Digital 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th Grade Grammar
SAVE MONEY with this bundle of digital and printable worksheets, an assessment, cut and paste activities, and a board game to practice recognizing and correcting inappropriate shifts in verb voice and mood (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.8.1.D).Inappropriate shifts in verb voice and mood confuse the reader, but with this pack your students will gain a thorough understanding of verb voices and verb moods, and know how to keep them consistent so that their writing is clear and consistent.What's included in t
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7th - 10th
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Argument Writing Sentence Starters
Students are often times left without knowing how to begin their argument writing. To help guide your students in citing their evidence and elaborating further, provide them with these "They Say, I Say" templates from Graff, Birkenstein, and Durst, 2012. Equipped with these sentence frames, students will build their argument more eloquently and fully. Great addition to any debate class or criminal justice class that encourages evaluation of argument with proof and evidence.
Foldable brochure
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8th - 12th
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