Alicia Sneddon

Rock On Wednesdays Poetry Analysis - Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen

By Alicia Sneddon

Each Wednesday in my Creative Writing class, we take a look at a different classic rock song and analyze it for poetic elements. First, we listen to the song and follow along with the lyrics. We read a background of the band, and then synthesize the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Poetry

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

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Rock On Wednesdays Poetry Analysis - Knockin' on Heaven's Door by Bob Dylan

By Alicia Sneddon

Each Wednesday in my Creative Writing class, we take a look at a different classic rock song and analyze it for poetic elements. First, we listen to the song and follow along with the lyrics. We read a background of the band, and then synthesize the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Poetry

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Lesson

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Attendance Question Cards

By Alicia Sneddon

At our school, we are required to take attendance 5+ times a day within the first ten minutes of each period. I was struggling to remember to do this each day, so to make it a fun part of my routine, I introduced "Attendance Questions." I pose a

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Classroom Forms

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Rock On Wednesdays Poetry Analysis - Don't Stop Believin' by Journey

By Alicia Sneddon

Each Wednesday in my Creative Writing class, we take a look at a different classic rock song and analyze it for poetic elements. First, we listen to the song and follow along with the lyrics. We read a background of the band, and then synthesize the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Poetry

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Lesson

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Rock On Wednesdays Poetry Analysis - Let It Be by the Beatles

By Alicia Sneddon

Each Wednesday in my Creative Writing class, we take a look at a different classic rock song and analyze it for poetic elements. First, we listen to the song and follow along with the lyrics. We read a background of the band, and then synthesize the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Poetry

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Lesson

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Rock On Wednesdays Poetry Analysis - Free Bird by Lynard Skynard

By Alicia Sneddon

Each Wednesday in my Creative Writing class, we take a look at a different classic rock song and analyze it for poetic elements. First, we listen to the song and follow along with the lyrics. We read a background of the band, and then synthesize the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Poetry

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

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Rock On Wednesdays Poetry Analysis - Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin

By Alicia Sneddon

Each Wednesday in my Creative Writing class, we take a look at a different classic rock song and analyze it for poetic elements. First, we listen to the song and follow along with the lyrics. We read a background of the band, and then synthesize the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Poetry

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Lesson

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A Christmas Memory Sensory Details Activity

By Alicia Sneddon

A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote is a well known story because the sensory details jump right off the page and make you feel as if you are there. This lesson amazes students when they see that they, too, can write the way Capote does. From the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Handouts, Lesson

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Rock On Wednesdays Poetry Analysis - Dream On by Aerosmith

By Alicia Sneddon

Each Wednesday in my Creative Writing class, we take a look at a different classic rock song and analyze it for poetic elements. First, we listen to the song and follow along with the lyrics. We read a background of the band, and then synthesize the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Poetry

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Lesson

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Rock On Wednesdays Poetry Analysis - Baba O'Reilly The Who

By Alicia Sneddon

Each Wednesday in my Creative Writing class, we take a look at a different classic rock song and analyze it for poetic elements. First, we listen to the song and follow along with the lyrics. We read a background of the band, and then synthesize the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Poetry

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Lesson

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Rock On Wednesdays Poetry Analysis - Have You Ever Seen the Rain - CCR

By Alicia Sneddon

Each Wednesday in my Creative Writing class, we take a look at a different classic rock song and analyze it for poetic elements. First, we listen to the song and follow along with the lyrics. We read a background of the band, and then synthesize the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Poetry

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Lesson

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Romeo & Juliet Soundtrack

By Alicia Sneddon

Comprehension or creative writing activity: Students will create an album cover for their Romeo and Juliet Soundtrack on side one of this worksheet. On side two, students will choose songs to represent any part of the drama, Romeo and Juliet. They

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Literature

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Handouts

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Rock On Wednesdays Poetry Analysis - More Than a Feeling by Boston

By Alicia Sneddon

Each Wednesday in my Creative Writing class, we take a look at a different classic rock song and analyze it for poetic elements. First, we listen to the song and follow along with the lyrics. We read a background of the band, and then synthesize the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Poetry

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Lesson

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Dear Blank Please Blank

By Alicia Sneddon

A popular website among my students is dearblankpleaseblank.com. It is an anonymous website where people can write open letters to anyone. Some are funny, (some inappropriate) , and some very serious and sweet. All of them involve some sort of

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Worksheets, Lesson

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Rock On Wednesdays Poetry Analysis - Sweet Home Alabama by Lynard Skynard

By Alicia Sneddon

Each Wednesday in my Creative Writing class, we take a look at a different classic rock song and analyze it for poetic elements. First, we listen to the song and follow along with the lyrics. We read a background of the band, and then synthesize the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Poetry

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Lesson

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1,000 Awesome Things Creative Writing Project

By Alicia Sneddon

After discussing Neil Pasricha's award winning blog, 1000awesomethings.com, students are challenged to create their own "awesome" calendar imitating Neil's writing style. This project challenges students to be positive individuals and to notice the

Subjects:

Writing

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Projects, Syllabi, Lesson

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Create A Nail Polish Line - Romeo and Juliet

By Alicia Sneddon

A line of nail polishes representing The Hunger Games was released earlier this month. It struck me that it might be fun for the students to create a nail polish line based on another set of star-crossed lovers: Romeo and Juliet. This activity would

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Literature

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Lesson

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The Hunger Games Parody Activity

By Alicia Sneddon

While searching Pinterest, I saw a few photos of Peeta and popular songs that had been rewritten about the "bread incident." I thought the students would enjoy creating their own parodies of popular work, so I created a worksheet to do just that!

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Lesson

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Poetry Analysis Body Filter

By Alicia Sneddon

A wise professor once told us that our bodies were like sponges and that that sponge was a filter for all of our literary analysis. Using this body outline as a discussion point before attempting to analyze poetry, this activity asks kids to think

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Poetry

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

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