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Common Core RI.11-12.1 songs

9/11 September 11 Activities Gr. 9-12

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This packet is complete with activities honoring 9/11 for older students. What better way to encourage students to reflect on what 9/11 means to them? This packet includes three articles about the 9/11 attacks and seven songs written about 9/11 with accompanying reflection worksheets. Teacher can choose from the articles as well as seven lyrics from popular musicians ranging from Leonard Cohen, Beastie Boys and Bon Jovi to Toby Keith, Darryl Worley and dc Talk. The Toby Keith and Darryl Worley

Subjects:

Back to School, Poetry, Reading

Grades:

9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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AP Language Song/Lyric Rhetorical Analysis

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Teacher's Paradise

This is a fun activity to do with your AP Language class! Your students will look at 8 modern songs and analyze each one for how the writer/speaker uses rhetorical devices to achieve his or her purpose. All lyrics and song titles are included, as well as, complete directions. Due to copyright laws, I could not include the songs, but they are all available on YouTube.

Subjects:

Close Reading, English Language Arts

Grades:

9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff

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Main Idea and Supporting Details Activity for Middle and High School

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Rap Opera for Kids - Fun Hip Hop ELA and Reading

This main idea and supporting details activity is based on a Hamilton vs. History rap song, and includes multiple-choice, self-grading questions, a graphic organizer, and a turn-and-talk activity. Students will listen to the song then use the song lyrics as a reading practice to identify the main idea and its supporting details for various sections of the lyrics as detailed below.Clean and school-appropriate, the song for this activity explores the life of Alexander Hamilton through the musical'

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, U.S. History

Grades:

8th - 11th

Types:

CCSS:

, RI.8.2

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Also included in: Hamilton the Musical Fun End of Year ELA Reading Activities Middle and High

Holiday Song Analysis & Informational Research: "Do They Know It's Christmas?"

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McKenzie Crippen

Listening to holiday songs in the classroom can add to the spirit of the season, but often those popular songs have an interesting origin and meaning. The song “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” by Band Aid (1984) is one example of “festive” music with a meaningful history. This lesson can stretch over 3+ days and lead to great class discussions about the meaning behind song lyrics.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Holidays/Seasonal, Writing-Expository

Grades:

8th - 12th

Types:

Activities, Songs, Lesson

CCSS:

, RI.8.2