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High school Martin Luther King Day creative writing songs
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
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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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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SUFISM( MYSTIC POETRY/RELIGIOUS POETRY) : (COLLECTION OF TWENTY SUFI POETS)
Dear Readers:This book revolves around my personal favorite collection of inspirational verses contributed by Arabic, Persian, Punjabi, Sindhi and Pashtun Sufi poets, belonging to diverse cultural and geographical traditions. In order to pursue the authentic translations of the aforementioned verses, the contributions made by scholars and academics like Vraje Abramia, Daniel Karlin, Margaret Smith, A.J. Arberry, Reynold Alleyne Nicholson, Lochan Singh Buxi, Harjeet Singh Gill, Coleman Barks,
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10th - 11th, Higher Education
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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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Lyrical Analysis of Taylor Swift's "Teenage Love Triangle" (PDF & Digital)
This lyrical analysis assignment requires students to analyze the songs Betty, August, and Cardigan from Taylor Swift's album Folklore. Swift has stated that there are three songs on the album that are connected by telling the story of a teenage love triangle from three different perspectives at different times in their lives. Students will analyze these three songs and make interpretations to determine which song is told from Betty, James, and the other woman's perspective. The resource include
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9th - 12th
Bob Dylan: Music as Poetry with "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue"
This is a wonderful way to introduce the blurred lines between genres, as well as a great way to engage in the learning process—for all students of all ages love music. They may be reluctant poets, but once the connection is made that some songs are indeed poetry (or, heaven forbid—the acronym R.A.P. stands for Rhythmic American Poetry!), the sky is the limit for a renewed appreciation for poetry. This can be a nice addition to any poetry unit, or, it stands alone as an extension activity, a c
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6th - 12th
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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Figurative Language Task Cards, Song Lyrics, Poetry, Valentine's Day
Want to get your students engaged in finding figurative language? Try these task cards that use lyrics from popular love songs!
Each of these 40 task cards included an excerpt of a popular love song (from many genres - pop, country, rock, etc.). In the lyrics is an example of figurative language. Use to have students identify and explain each example, or as a writing prompt for creative writing practice.
Students love task cards! Check out some of my other sets:
Reading Response Task Card
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7th - 12th
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Lent Journal - Song of the Day - Long Version
This is a journal to use during Lent made up of Christian songs, lyric completion followed by a reflection question to answer. I use this during Lent to not only inspire my students to become closer to God but introduce them to popular Christian music.
We typically watch the music lyric video to help fill in the missing lyrics and then silently each student finished the journal reflection.
This 36 page packet allows you to do "Song of the Day" everyday during the Lenten season. I also have a
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3rd - 9th
Peacemaker (SAB/3-Part Mixed Voices)
"Peacemaker" is a beautiful, gentle song about the desire for peace on the earth and how we can help achieve it. SAB (3-Part Mixed Voices) Great for middle school and older singers with medium range voices An interlude - mid-song - is for quiet Oos or to allow time for a reading of your choice about peace. Excellent closer for performances Advanced intermediate piano accompaniment Chords included for guitars or other instrumentsPiano Accompaniment Track available on this site.
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5th - 12th
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Peacemaker (SSA/3-Part Treble Voices)
"Peacemaker" is a beautiful, gentle song about the desire for peace on the earth and how we can help achieve it. SSA Great for middle school and older singers with treble voices An interlude - mid-song - is for quiet Oos or to allow time for a reading of your choice about peace. Excellent closer for performances Advanced intermediate piano accompaniment Chords included for guitars or other instrumentsPiano Accompaniment Track available on this site.
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5th - 12th
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We Speak Peace (SAB)
WE SPEAK PEACESABThis beautiful, flowing piece tell us that if we encourage and speak peace, maybe others will get the message and pass it on as well. Your choirs will love the beautiful harmonies and comfortable range. SAB (or may be sung as 3-part mixed voices) Excellent for concerts, Martin Luther King celebrations, Memorial Day or Veterans Day. Advanced Intermediate piano accompaniment Chords included for other instruments Piano Accompaniment Track available on this site.
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4th - 12th
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We Speak Peace (SSA/3-Part Mixed Voices)
WE SPEAK PEACESSAThis beautiful, flowing piece tell us that if we encourage and speak peace, maybe others will get the message and pass it on as well. Your ladies will love the beautiful harmonies and comfortable range. SSA (or may be sung as 3-part mixed voices) Excellent for concerts, Martin Luther King celebrations, Memorial Day or Veterans Day. Advanced Intermediate piano accompaniment Chords included for other instruments Piano Accompaniment Track available on this site.
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4th - 12th
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Peacemaker (SAB/3-Part Mixed Voices) Piano Accompaniment Track
Piano Accompaniment Track for octavo. Piano only. Includes piano and vocal parts exactly as written in score. No voices.
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5th - 12th
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Peacemaker (SSA/3-Part Treble Voices) Piano Accompaniment Track
Piano Accompaniment Track for octavo. Piano only. Includes piano and vocal parts exactly as written in score. No voices.
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5th - 12th
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We Speak Peace (SSA) Piano Accompaniment Track
Piano Accompaniment Track for octavo. Piano only. Includes piano and vocal parts exactly as written in score. No voices.
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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We Speak Peace (SAB) Piano Accompaniment Track
Piano Accompaniment Track for octavo. Piano only. Includes piano and vocal parts exactly as written in score. No voices.
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4th - 12th
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CST Resource Hub! 30+ FREE Catholic Social Teaching Resources
Don't feel like spending hours scouring Youtube and the internet for the perfect CST engaging video or lesson for your class? I did it for you! This resource includes more than 30 digital resources for you to use to teach Catholic Social Teaching, in both K-5 and 6-12. Included: -Videos-Songs-Lessons-Activities-Art-Social Media Accounts-BooksAnd the best part... they are all FREE! Check out the teachersmarchingFOURTH store for more great religion resources!You may also like:Catholic Social Teach
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PreK - 12th
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Also included in: Catholic Social Teaching Unit BUNDLE!
Lent Journal - Song of the Day
Middle & Highschool VersionThis is a journal to use during Lent made up of Christian songs and their music videos, lyric completion followed by a reflection question to answer and bible verse. I use this during Lent to not only inspire my students to become closer to God but introduce them to popular (2017-2020) Christian music. I have provided links to the videos I use.I have also used it throughout the year instead of during lent.We typically talk about the journal question, watch the musi
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7th - 12th
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W. H. Auden - Funeral Blues - Bruno Mars - When I Was Your Man - Comparison
♫♫♫ Add music and engagement to poetry lessons ♫ ♫ ♫Get students talking, collaborating and having fun while analysing and drawing comparisons between the words of W. H. Auden (Funeral Blues) and Bruno Mars (When I Was Your Man). The lesson concludes with a humorous creative writing exercise.What's included:- Teaching Guide- Common Core Standards- Pre-reading Questions- Funeral Blues Poem- Poem Analysis Questions- Poetic Techniques Hunt- Song Analysis Questions- Venn Diagrams (Tone and Theme)- S
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6th - 12th
Anti Racism | Civil Rights Song
This song will inspire your students to stand up for their beliefs. It's a great way to incorporate history into discussions of more recent events. It begins by talking about how Abraham Lincoln, Rosa Parks, and Martin Luther King, Jr. "stood up" (or sat down) to make a difference. At the end of the song, I challenge children:Your chance to make a difference in the world is here. Stand up for your beliefs. Make your dreams clear.Ask yourself, "What problems do I see?" Do you feel there is some i
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1st - 12th
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Continents & Oceans Facts
This is a PDF that includes facts about the 7 continents and 4 major oceans that I used with my students to help them learn about both topics. A fun activity my students used these facts for was creating songs, raps, poems, cheers, and posters in small groups about the continents and/or oceans and presenting them to their class.
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2nd - 12th
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Figurative Language in "Karma" by Taylor Swift
In this assignment. Students annotate Taylor Swift's "Karma", looking for figurative language (metaphor, personification, simile, and idiom). Students then write their own figurative language for karma. This comes with the handout and answer key. It's in google docs, so you can edit it how you want. I use this with my continuation high school students and they enjoy it.
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7th - 10th
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