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Common Core RL.6.10 songs
National Poetry Month Middle School Music as Poetry Song Activity Worksheets
Do your middle school students find poetry boring? Engage them with the music of Green Day with this low prep figurative language practice and song lyrics analysis activity. Your students will connect the song lyrics with background information and context to find deeper meaning, practice annotating figurative language, and answer thought-provoking discussion questions. Perfect for an individual class assignment, partner or group work, as an assessment, or on substitute days!✨Includes:Song Back
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5th - 8th
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Tim Burton - Vincent - Poem Study (+ BONUS Michael Jackson Thriller Activities)
Explore Tim Burton's creepy animation 'Vincent' as well as Vincent Price's terrifying excerpt from Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' in our ELA lesson plan. Students build towards creating and performing their own spoken word poem.What's included:- Common Core Standards- Teaching Guide- Pre-activity Questions- Poem Analysis Questions- About the Author- Vincent Price Thriller Excerpt- Excerpt Analysis- Scary Spoken Word Poem Guide- Spoken Word Rubric- Answer Keys
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6th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Halloween ELA Bundle - Games, Short Story, Creative Writing, Poetry, & More!
Icebreaker: What makes you "roar"? Based on the lyrics Roar by Katy Perry
This is the perfect icebreaker to get to know what is important to your students, assess their comprehension, writing, and speaking skills, plus introduce them to Close Reading all while enjoying the popular song "Roar" by Katy Perry! Perfect for language arts, reading, social studies, debate, or speech classes! This icebreaker can be used to kick off a unit on argumentative writing and research or a debate!
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-Teacher directions in the "Notes" section of the powerpoint
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6th - 12th
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National Poetry Month Lesson Song Lyrics Middle School Activity Music as Poetry
Looking for a fun middle school figurative language poetry activity with song lyrics and poetry close reading practice? This NO PREP music as poetry activity features lyrics with background information and context, strong figurative language, and thought-provoking discussion questions for the song "Carnival" by Natalie Merchant. Can be used as a class assignment, homework, or as an assessment. Includes:Pre-reading questionsSong Lyrics Video link for listeningAnnotation instructions printable Voc
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6th - 8th
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National Poetry Month Song Lyrics Middle School Activity Music as Poetry Lesson
Looking for a fun middle school figurative language poetry activity with song lyrics and poetry close reading practice? This NO PREP music as poetry activity features lyrics with background information and context, strong figurative language, and thought-provoking discussion questions for the song "Time" by Hootie and the Blowfish. Can be used as a class assignment, homework, or as an assessment. Includes:Song Background InfoSong Lyrics Video link for listeningAnnotation instructions printable D
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6th - 8th
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National Poetry Month Music as Poetry Analysis and Worksheets Middle School
Looking for a fun middle school figurative language poetry activity with song lyrics for close reading? This folk music activity features a writing prompt students can connect to, lyrics with strong figurative language, a vocabulary element, and thought-provoking discussion questions. Can be used as a class assignment, homework, or as an assessment. Includes:Reflective pre-listening journal promptSong Lyrics Video link for listeningAnnotation instructions printable Discussion QuestionsWant more
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5th - 7th
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Animals of Eden: A Story of Teamwork in the Wild (eBook Version)
In this poetic children's verse, woodland creatures learn to work together and save their precious land from forest fires. A lyrical tale that encourages hard work, persistence, and "watchful balance" with nature. "Teamwork and quick wit saves us all!"This eBook text allows for several layers of differentiated learning as the poetic stanzas and literary devices include varied levels of complexity. Younger students will enjoy the suggestive images that go along with the story while older studen
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Not Grade Specific
A Litany in Time of Plague by Nashe Close Reading Poetry Analysis for students
Close Reading Poetry Analysis of "A Litany in Time of Plague" by Thomas Nashe. Analyzing poetry is an art. How do you get better at it? Practice. Here is an easy way to teach close reading with self-guided questions that help the student gain understanding of breaking down lines of poetry.This poem pairs well with a using short stories and poems from Christina Rossetti or even Emily Dickinson for their sad/death themed poems. "The Dirge" by Rossetti or "A Litany in Time of Plague" by Thomas N
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6th - 10th
Also included in:Â A Study in Historical Epidemics Through Poetry Paired Texts Thematic Unit
Annotating Poetry Through Song
Make poetry fun and relatable again! In this freebie handout students can annotate stanza by stanza. Students can answer questions at the bottom of the handout or teacher can use them as discussion questions. Recommendations are that teacher plays the song while students are annotating to make it a truly interactive experience!
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4th - 6th
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