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8th grade creative writing songs for ESL-EFL-ELL
Song Parody Writing Unit for Music or ELA print or digital
Getting buy-in from upper elementary and middle school students can be a challenge! This parodies and piggyback songs unit is NO PREP and includes everything you need to engage those reluctant musicians in composing their own lyrics. This unit works perfectly in music or ELA classes, and includes both printable and Google Slides(TM) versions.This is designed as a cross-curricular activity that could be implemented easily by a music teacher OR an English teacher. I’ve supplied you with an example
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6th - 8th
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Teaching Figurative Language with Taylor Swift Songs - Grades 3-6
If there’s one thing I love about Taylor Swift (other than her dance moves!) it is her use of figurative language. If you have ever listened to her songs you know she uses a lot of similes and metaphors in her writing. She is a major pop star today, and I guarantee your students can (and will!) sing along to any one of her songs! With this product you will be able to teach and have your students practice identifying and writing seven types of figurative language using Taylor Swift songs.
Beginn
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3rd - 8th
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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
Bilingual Christmas Carols / Villancicos Navideños ~ Spanish-English Songbook
Add to your Christmas Around the World unit with this Spanish and English Christmas Carols (Villancicos de Navidad) Song Book: These bilingual Christmas carols are perfect for Spanish or ESL classes to get in the holiday spirit! We have chosen the most popular and common Christmas carols, so that most kids will be familiar with the tunes. The song book contains 10 traditional songs in both Spanish and English, and 4 additional songs in Spanish, for a total of 14 songs:
Rudolph the Red Nosed Rei
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1st - 12th
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Holidays - Reader's Theatre Play
This is an 11 page HOLIDAY PLAY that can be used with a class or theatre group to put on a performance to both small and large audiences. It is based loosely on the story 'Scrooge.' It centers around a student that wants to quit the Holiday play out of selfishness. After visits from Spirits the main character learns the errors of his ways. The play teaches a moral about how others depend on us even though we don't realize it. For adventurous teachers, there are also some recommendations for s
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education
Songs to teach The 6 Traits of Writing
This is a collection of six songs that I developed to help my students understand the 6 Traits of Writing. These songs will help your students understand Ideas, Organization, Word Choice, Voice, Sentence Fluency, and Conventions. You may also print out each page and create a poster to display in your classroom.
Songs to teach The 6 Traits of Writing by Lindsay Stark is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
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PreK - 12th
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ESL - ESL Activities Package of Popular Songs
This a great package of ESL activities correlated to more than 10 popular songs. ESL activities include vocabulary, lyric read-alouds, clozes, and discussions. Play the songs in your class to spice things up while students learn with these song activities!
Correlated Activities Included for the Following Songs:
“A Little Bit Stronger”, By Sara Evans……………………..pg 4
“Ain’t No Sunshine”, By Bill Withers………………………pg 8
“Call Me Maybe” By Carly Rae Jepsen……………………pg 11
“Firework”, By Katy Perry……………………
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Zombie Apocalypse Figurative Language in Songs Middle School - FUN!
Get that lesson out of the way with all the prep done for you (or your sub)! Students use these figurative language worksheets in an engaging way by reading and/or listening to music lyrics along the zombie / death theme. They'll be tapping their feet and enjoying themselves, reducing the anxiety often associated with figurative language and poetry. The materials include examples of figurative language in songs, including similes, metaphors, onomatopoeia, alliteration etc. These activities build
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5th - 8th
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Touch Alphabet Sounds
Here are a total of 28 pages geared to helping autistic and SDC (Special Day Classes) students learn and master the alphabet sounds. I have my 28 pages placed in plastic sheets and in a binder. Students touch the alphabet letters and items as they sing the song Alphabet Sounds (By Barbara Milne). Students will be engaged in this multisensory approach on auditory, visual and tactile/kinesthetic levels. I have created a letter song for each page so my students can easily focus on the item associa
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PreK - 12th
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Write Your Own Song (Music Appreciation)
This assignment has students use their creativity, experience, and imagination to write their own basic song. They will learn about how a generic song is structured then use an easy-to-follow formula to come up with their own song. The assignment is broken into 3 different steps that can all be put together to complete a generic song that also rhymes! Once the worksheet is completed, students and/or the teacher can sing through them using karaoke backtracks online or a live piano/guitar. It is s
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4th - 12th
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La Historia de Juan by Juanes - Spanish Song Lyrics & Activities Unit
"La Historia de Juan" tells the story of a lonely child who is abandoned by his parents and must live in the streets to survive. "La Historia de Juan" by Juanes is a moving and thought-provoking song that teachers can use to teach students about the problems faced by those that live in poverty such as street children and by abused children. This song is easily comprehensible and uses the preterit tense throughout. The included cultural lessons have readings and comprehension questions about s
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Juanes, Social Justice, World Problems & Solutions Bundle in Spanish
John Lennon - Song "Imagine" with pictures. Lyrics with blanks to fill in.
It's a popular song by John Lennon and the best-selling single of his solo career. The download includes 5 sheets: the lyrics of the same song IMAGINE by John Lennon, but with 2 levels of difficulty EASY - the lyrics with blanks to fill in and WORD BANK of 7 words (some are repeated twice) + the adapted answer key DIFFICULT - the lyrics with blanks to fill in but without any WORD BANK + the adapted answer key. the complete song (without numbers)Great for ESL stu
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3rd - 12th, Adult Education
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Juanes, Social Justice, World Problems & Solutions Bundle in Spanish
This Latin American Culture, Social Justice & World Problems mega bundle includes detailed lesson plans, cultural readings about TEN topics, comprehension questions, related songs with music activities, Juanes information, Colombia Power Point, tons of Colombia videos and resources, and student survey to assess prior knowledge. It is an excellent resource to teach about social justice issues in Spanish-speaking countries.This MEGA Bundle includes cultural readings, comprehension activities,
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Juntos by Juanes- Spanish Song Unit & Activities - Migrant Workers
"Juntos" conveys a strong message about overcoming challenges and working together in order to succeed. Thus, this wonderful music unit with cultural information about migrant workers in the United States is great for students of all levels including native speakers classes. This "Juntos" song unit for this song by Juanes teachers biographical information about Juanes the actor, musician, and humanitarian. This song also highlights the present tense and the related videos, information, and
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Juanes, Social Justice, World Problems & Solutions Bundle in Spanish
ESL Bundle on Eurovision - Lesson Plan + Reading Comprehension + Songs Activity
ESL Bundle on Eurovision - Lesson Plan + Reading Comprehension + Songs ActivityThis Bundle offers 3 ESL-EFL-TESOL Teaching Resources for English as a Second or Foreign Langauge on Eurovision Song Contest (Lesson Plan + Reading Comprehension Activity + ESC Songs Activity). Ideal participants for this Activity are Foreign Languages Students at High School. These teaching toolbox can also be Great for ESL Centers Abroad and ESL-EFL-TESOL Tutors (online/offline) or private teachers around the world.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Rap Music for the English Language Arts Classroom - growing bundle
This is a growing bundle of all my rap resources for bringing hip hop into the English Language Arts classroom. I will also add any resources I create on this theme.It includes the following:Hip Hop comprehension unit - 40 clean rap songs and 40 question sets.Eminem to teach inference and language devicesCommon -I have a Dream -Using rap to teach inference and analytical skills.Macklemore -Glorious- Teaching Inference and tracing language choicesValentines Day Songs and poetic devices with John
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7th - 12th
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DINAMIC & INTERACTIVE LANGUAGE LYRIC SONGS WITH BRUNO MARS
This pack contains two wonderful lyric activities of Bruno Mars (Talking to the moon and Count on me) for ESL students with several educational and dynamic activities that will help them engage in poetical expressions, lexical understanding and critical thinking (Listening skills, vocabulary acquisition, antonym words, sentence structuring, word search games, riddles, etc.) These lyrics activities come with answer key. Undoubtedly, teaching lyrics in schools not only enhances language and analy
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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ESL Teaching Resources on Taylor Swift - Song Activity + Reading Comprehension
ESL Teaching Resources on Taylor Swift - Song Activity + Reading ComprehensionThis Bundle offers 2 ESL-EFL-TESOL Teaching Resources for English as a Second or Foreign Langauge on Taylor Swift (Song Activity + Reading Comprehension Activity Worksheet).Ideal participants for this Activity are Foreign Languages Students at High School. These teaching toolbox can also be Great for ESL Centers Abroad and ESL-EFL-TESOL Tutors (online/offline) or private teachers around the world.These two ESL Teaching
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Music Appreciation Writing Prompts
Music appreciation 101! Use these musical writing prompts to cover writing in music class. Clue kids into the production, lyrical, and musical quality of songs they're exposed to daily. Included vocabulary: arrangement, chord progression, melody, harmony, background vocals. Important to note: Please make sure your students understand these musical terms before using this product. Uses: critical thinking in the music classroom, music appreciation, covering writing in music class standards, subs,
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4th - 8th
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William the Conqueror Song
How about studying William the Conqueror and the Battle of Hastings in a fun and engaging way? Have your students sing this song and work on the lyrics!Your William the conqueror Song in detail:You will find a slideshow and a worksheet to study:❑ the complete lyrics❑ the lyrics with blanks❑ activities about the people mentioned❑ numbers and dates to remember,❑ a timeline of events❑ an exercise dedicated to the Bayeux Tapestry.How to use this resource:This resource is also available in a bundle .
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: William the Conqueror Bundle
28 Songs. Ed Sheeran, Robbie Williams, Justin Bieber, Bruno Mars, Katy Perry...
This bundle with 28 songs for ESL lessons is a must-have!Songs are a good opportunity to improve pronunciation, enlarge vocabulary as well as to learn culture in a joyful way.What would you find after downloading?-26 pop songs + 2 Christmas songsWorksheets to enlarge the song lesson where children will have to find out information about the singer and country. The songs include a variety of activities: - Fill in the gaps - Unscramble the letters - Find the
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Rockin' Rhythms and Rhymes- Musical Chants, Rhythms and Rhymes for ESL Classes
Rockin' Rhythms and Rhymes- Musical Chants, Rhythms and Rhymes for ESL Classes These musically accompanied ( Jazz, Reggae, Rockabilly, Bluegrass, Calypso, Funk, ragtime, Irish jigs, ...) rhythmic recitations (chants) help you teach grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and general fluency to your ESL students of ANY age. The 21 MP3s are all the recordings of the chants used in the Rockin' Rhythms and Rhymes program. Each chant has a PDF packets which includes the scripts, cloze sheets, workshee
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3rd - 10th, Adult Education
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Spanish Greetings Song With Feelings, Origin and Age - Los Saludos
Get your students up and moving! This simple song is sung to the tune of a familiar children's song. It has 4 verses and each has 4 lines. Students will practice greetings, feelings, stating and asking age and name and will learn 4 different ways to say farewell. This song is fun for students of all ages, from the very young all the way to high school. Students stand, face a partner and do the actions for each line of the song. Included:One page with the Spanish and English translationOne p
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PreK - 8th
Also included in: Spanish Songs Bundle - 9 Original Spanish Children's Songs
Christmas Ode Writing Activity — Poem and Creative Writing
This activity requires students to read and analyze the 1824 song "O Christmas Tree" and learn about the ode poem. Then you'll have your students write their own ode! Lastly, take students' poetry writing to the next level by having them perform or illustrate their odes. This activity is a simple and silly way to get students thinking creatively before the holidays. It also makes for a fun display of student work!Included in this product:Powerpoint presentation with definitions of Ode and academ
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5th - 12th
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