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Middle school informational text song microsofts
Vietnam War: Musical Reactions of the 60s and 70s
In this Unit, students examine how Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young’s “Ohio,” Merle Haggard’s “Okie From Muskogee” and Edwin Starr’s “War” articulated the divisive feelings Americans had about the war in the late 1960s and early 1970s. To supplement these songs, students will also watch clips from CNN Soundtracks and analyze polling data, news articles, and photographs from the era. By the end of the unit, students will know seminal events during the Vietnam War, including the Gulf of Tonkin Reso
Grades:
8th - 11th
Also included in: Vietnam War Unit
HANUKAH STORY
Powerpoint tells the story of Hanukah. Includes:Religious Freedom, Feast of Lights, Special Foods, Hanukah Gelt and lyrics to "I Have a Little Dreidel" with link to you tube video piano music so students may sing along.
Slide 11 has six summary questions that check for understanding. Slide 12 has extra pics for students to discuss and/or write about.
Matching quiz available as freebie:
Hanukah Quiz Freebie
Additional Hanukkah resources:
Happy Hanukkah Coloring Banner
Hanukkah Coloring
Happy
Grades:
7th - 12th
Beatlemania, Mass Hysteria, and the Commercial Machine - Unit Bundle
We all love the Beatles, we can all sing along to their songs...but this lesson is much more than an excuse to listen to great music in the classroom. The timeline, video clips, article excerpts, analysis questions, photographs, magazine covers, writing tasks, and activities embedded throughout this slideshow, force students to think deeply about the causes of Beatlemania, of mass hysteria in general. Students will think about the intense power of the "Commercial Machine" that was responsible fo
Grades:
7th - 10th
Text Structures Rap (Iggy Azalea Parody)
Many of my students were struggling with learning and recognizing the differences between the six nonfiction text structures. So, I rewrote Iggy Azalea's "Fancy" to include information about cause and effect, question and answer, description, problem and solution, compare and contrast, and chronological order/sequence. Enjoy!
Also, I changed "I.G.G.Y." to M.U.L.E because our school mascot is the mule. You could change that part to any four letter word or team you'd like.
Grades:
5th - 12th
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AIDS Epidemic of the 80s and 90s - Art, Music, and the LGBTQ Community
The Essential Question for students during this unit is: How did the LGBTQ community creatively respond to the AIDS crisis in the 1980s and 1990s, and protest government inaction in addressing the epidemic? First, students will share what they already know about AIDS - do a KWL chart if you are familiar. Review the Overview slide with students to provide background information and front load before beginning videos and activities. Students will watch a video clip and look at documents that expla
Grades:
8th - 11th
Also included in: English 8 - Entire Year: Activities, Projects, Rubrics, Exams, Homework
Comprehension Through Song Lyrics.. Common Core-type questions
I hope you will enjoy this as much as my students have. I compiled a list of songs popular during the time I was growing up in the 1960's and 1970's. Students analyze the lyrics to answer Common Core-friendly comprehension questions. Afterwards, they listen and watch 1-2 videos of the song. For most songs, there is one video with just lyrics and one with the actual artist performing. The links to all the songs are at the end of the file. If you come across a link that is broken, please let me k
80s Heavy Metal and the Censorship Debate
In this lesson, students will investigate the connection between the popularity of Heavy Metal and the emergence of the parental advisory system. They will consider who should have the power to declare a song “offensive” and whether or not access to such material should be regulated. They will debate the merits of the labeling system, which is still in place, and consider whether or not labeling certain recordings is censorship.The Essential Question for students is: How was Heavy Metal involved
Grades:
8th - 10th
Also included in: English 8 - Entire Year: Activities, Projects, Rubrics, Exams, Homework
Beatlemania - Hysteria and the Commercial Machine
We all love the Beatles, we can all sing along to their songs...but this lesson is much more than an excuse to listen to great music in the classroom. The timeline, video clips, article excerpts, analysis questions, photographs, magazine covers, writing tasks, and activities embedded throughout this slideshow, force students to think deeply about the causes of Beatlemania, of mass hysteria in general. Students will think about the intense power of the "Commercial Machine" that was responsible fo
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in: English 8 - Entire Year: Activities, Projects, Rubrics, Exams, Homework
Honey Bees Everywhere I Look !!!
Packet includes: Craft Projects; Patterns; Reading Comprehension; Song; Books to Read; Word Search; and Recipes.This packet can be adapted to many ages and learning levels.-Bees-Honey-Nature
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1st - 9th
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ITALIAN SONG LYRICS: Ci Vuole Un Fiore
These are the lyrics to the traditional Italian childrens' song "Ci Vuole un Fiore " by Gianni Rodari. Word document has the full lyrics as well as pictures of key vocabulary from the song to help comprehension.
This song is great to review or introduce Physical Environment (Spring time vocabulary),Global Awareness and/or Environmental Issues depending upon the level of Italian class. Includes link to youtube video. GREAT FOR FLES or other classes that would enjoy a singing activity.
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PreK - 8th
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Slavery Overview - 7 STATIONS with videos, song, poem, law, pictures, and texts
These stations are perfect for pre-reading for a text like Frederick Douglass or Harriet Jacobs. They could also be used as an activity to go in a unit on slavery. There is a 3-page worksheet that students record their answers for the stations on. It's a Word document, so if you need to change anything to meet your goals, you can. All you need to do for this is print or post online!There is a 1 page direction sheet for each station. You could pass folders around or post them around the room. Thr
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6th - 12th
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Heavy Metal, Parental Advisory Labels, and the Censorship Debate UNIT
In this Unit, students will investigate the connection between the popularity of Heavy Metal and the emergence of the parental advisory system. They will consider who should have the power to declare a song “offensive” and whether or not access to such material should be regulated. They will debate the merits of the labeling system, which is still in place, and consider whether or not labeling certain recordings is censorship.The Essential Question for students is: How was Heavy Metal involved i
Grades:
8th - 11th
Vietnam War: Mini-Unit w/ Close Reads, Speeches, Music, Research Project, + HW
To be used for a close study of the Vietnam War - provided in this unit are:1. Close Read - John Kerry's address to the Senate 1971 (speech transcript also provided)2. Close Read - Nixon's Silent Majority 1969 (speech transcript also provided)3. Homework - Interview questions4. Song Analysis - Fortunate Son5. Research Project - protest songs
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in: Vietnam War Unit
Nonfiction and Fiction -All About Summary!
You will be introduced to a new strategy for Nonfiction summary! There are jingles for fiction and nonfiction to share with your students as well as examples to use for practice! You will be able to use this strategy/activity right away and again year after year.
Grades:
2nd - 6th
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Chromosome Song (Telephone by Lady Gaga Parody)
This song, a parody of Telephone by Lady Gaga, can be used to introduce new vocabulary and processes, or at the middle/end of a unit to put everything together.
When using, I had students sing it first (or read along while I sang terribly), so we could work on word pronunciation. Then we would underline key words and processes.
On the second page, we would go through and illustrate (in guided form if some of the words were new, or independent/with a partner if most of the content had been cove
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8th - 10th
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Research Report Rock Song
This download is two songs which are reworded to remind students of formatting and writing style in research papers. Oftentimes, research is regarded as 'boring'. Not this time! Bring a toy guitar and wow your students with your musical ability. Once downloaded, you will need the insturmental background music of Papa Roach's "Last Resort" and The White Stripe's "Seven Nation Army". After purchase, you could assign this as extra-credit opportunities to sing or create their own versions of res
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Grades:
7th - 12th
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Cloze Exercise, Song: Airport, Artist: The Motors-
Cloze exercise. Use the song Airport from the band The Motors. Useful for working on English related to travel or vacations.
Grades:
7th - 9th
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Ramadan Presentation
This presentation can be shown to students and it contains teacher notes for the Ramadan Song (for sale separately). Students will learn about how Muslims fast, learn a little about how the sighting of the new moon is important for the start date of Ramadan, and they will be able to relate words they probably know with words from Arabic.
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Writing Workshop: A Semester of Weekly Writing Prompts
Currently Unavailable due to upload malfunctionThis is a semester of weekly writing prompts that combine a variety of skills. Students will be required to analyze literary and informational texts and respond. They will also be required to read and analyze songs and quotes and respond appropriately. These prompts mix narrative writing, literary analysis, and free writing. It would be most easily used printed in a workbook form. I have my Word margins set to .7 and .8. If you download, and the pag
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8th - 11th
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Sneeze and Cough Song
This simple Kinesthetic song teaches students to cover their mouth when coughing or sneezing.
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PreK - 6th
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Text Dependent Question Song
As a special education teacher, my students struggle with answering a text dependent question. I wrote this song to teach my students the steps involved. It follows the tune of "We Will Rock You". My students keep the beat with their hands as we sing this tune. I have seen an improvement in their understanding of how to respond to text dependent questions.
Grades:
6th - 7th
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