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Music Common Core RL.6.4 resources
Read Across America Day Activity | The Grinch | Reading Comprehension
Read Across America Day ActivityCelebrate Read Across America Day with your students using this fun and educational activity. Students will read the lyrics to a popular song (You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch) while identifying different examples of figurative language and their meaning. Students will identify metaphors, similes, hyperbole, and alliteration with this fun activity. This resource includes a guided review practice activity, graphic organizer, 10 multiple choice questions, and a writing
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4th - 6th
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Analyzing Song Lyrics - Figurative Language Activity (Digital)
Analyzing Song LyricsHelp your middle school students understand the purpose of figurative language with this fun, engaging, and relevant activity.Students pick their favorite songs and analyze the figurative language in the lyrics with four digital activities.Download Includes:Google Slides Activity Sheets: 4 activity sheets that will guide students as they analyze lyrics for meaning, purpose, mood and tone.Activity 1: Students brainstorm school appropriate songs. Activity 2: Students analyze f
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6th - 8th
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BUNDLE Disney's Encanto STAAR Comprehension | PDF Google Forms & Task Cards |
Are you looking for new and fun ways to review for STAAR? Have you considered introducing STAAR/Standardized test prep with music? This bundle includes all four sets of 10 question assessment uses Encanto's songs "What Else Can I do?" "We Don't Talk About Bruno" "Surface Pressure" and "Family Madrigal" as the text, and exposes students to literature question stems which are STAAR/CCSS aligned from previous years' assessments. The assessments focus on a variety of skills such as inferencing, summ
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4th - 7th
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Figurative Language in Music
Figurative language can be a difficult topic to teach, but when you combine it with popular songs it makes learning fun. This resource contains a three-page worksheet with over 20 examples of figurative language found in songs by Panic! At The Disco, Fall Out Boy, Imagine Dragons, The Score, Shawn Mendes, Marshmello, 5 Seconds of Summer... and more! The worksheet aligns to a YouTube video I created and can be used in conjunction with the video or separately. There is also a bonus section that in
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5th - 8th
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Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour ★ Analyzing Figurative Language
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGETAYLOR SWIFT: THE ERAS TOUREmbark on the Eras Tour with Taylor Swift. Are you as obsessed with Taylor Swift as I am? What about your students? Are they awaiting the ERAS tour?Students will identify figurative language with lyrics order of all of her albums, then create their own lyrics with figurative language. They will match the lyrics with the correct figurative language through drag and drop cards.Accessible on Google Slides, this resource needs no prep. Figurative languag
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5th - 7th
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Figurative Language Introduction with Popular Songs
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Great Introduction to Figurative La
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3rd - 8th
"Thunder" A Socratic Seminar Unit of Study Featuring Imagine Dragons
Motivate your students to engage in critical analysis and collaborative conversation through the study of this popular hit song! Your students will-*explore vocabulary and figures of speech, *build background on the song's inspiration, *write their connections between the song, other texts and their personal paths, *explore the science and symbolism behind the song, *analyze lyrics, *and engage in a Socratic seminar with their classmates to deepen understanding and build speaking and listening s
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6th - 8th
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Also included in:Â An Imagine Dragons Classroom
Taylor Swift Literary Poetic Devices Scavenger Hunt Song Analysis Activity
This fully editable lesson plan and packet for all of your middle school Swifties! Use this lesson to talk about the power of music and the impact of literary and poetic devices in songs -- specifically Taylor Swift songs. Use this lesson to teach your students about the different ways that songwriters use poetic devices to add depth and emotion to their songs. Have your students learn or review various poetic and literary devices, then pick a few songs for your students to read (13 ready-to-pri
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6th - 9th
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Taylor Swift Similes Metaphors Valentines Day Love Songs Middle School Fun Swift
This fully editable lesson plan and packet for all of your middle school Swifties and perfect for Valentine's Day! Use this lesson to define or review similes and metaphors and talk about the power of music -- specifically Taylor Swift songs. Use this lesson to teach your students about the different ways that songwriters use similes and metaphors to add depth and emotion to their songs. Introduce similes and metaphors to your class through the Do Now and Notes, and then have students participat
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5th - 8th
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Rocket Man & Space Oddity
Compare and contrast the Elton John and David Bowie songs as prep for reading the short story "Rocket Man" by Ray Bradbury. There are questions and links to background information and the text. A link to the Google Slides is located on this PDF version. Slide 10 is a drag and drop activity.
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6th - 9th
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Taylor Swift Figurative Language Song Analysis Similes Metaphors Lesson Activity
This fully editable lesson plan and packet for all of your middle school Swifties! Use this lesson to talk about the power of music and the impact of figurative language in songs -- specifically Taylor Swift songs. Use this lesson to teach your students about the different ways that songwriters use figurative language to add depth and emotion to their songs. Pick a few songs for your students to read, and teach your students how songwriters use figurative language (similes, metaphors, personific
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5th - 8th
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Song Lyric Analysis For Figurative Language Mixed Melodies Grades 5-8
This mini-lesson PowerPoint will allow your students to identify different types of figurative language from a catchy pop and country songs. Animations help both the teacher and the student identify the words in the lyrics that are figurative and the student is prompted to explain the meaning. This lesson is common core aligned and just plain, old-fashioned fun!
This activity works well after an initial lesson on figurative language or review.
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5th - 8th
Taylor Swift: A Modern Poet - Understanding Literary Devices & Elements
Dear Reader, Do you love Taylor Swift? Do your students? If you answered yes to both - then maybe this is the best day.Music can change the world - it can also change and empower your classroom when you find ways to connect to your students. This bundle of worksheets includes the following:1 Cover Page1 Guide to Literary Devices and Elements found within the songs3 informational guides of different literary devices and elements observed in Taylor Swift's most recent album, The Tortured Poets Dep
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5th - 7th
Literacy Through Lyrics- Volume 1
♪An awesome, bundled collection of complete units of study centered around popular, culturally relevant song lyrics that will motivate and inspire you and your students year round!♪You will adore this approach to coaching critical literacy skills in your students- It will be the refresh button you need to make learning together meaningful and truly engaging!♪Because teaching is supposed to be fun and who doesn't love a good soundtrack to sing (and study☺) together in the process?Have fun!Liz☺♥♪P
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3rd - 8th
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"High Hopes"- An ELA Unit of Study
Set the inspirational stage for your middle school students to analyze the awesome song lyrics "High Hopes," by Panic! At the Disco☺Your students will build incredible literacy skills through meaningful curriculum and conversation with a unit you will adore teaching☺This unit plan includes-ELA StandardsSong Lyrics for Student/Teacher UseClose Reading VisualVocabulary BuildingFigurative Language AnalysisWritten Reflection InvitationsCreative Outlets for Text ConnectionsSocratic Seminar Explanatio
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Coaching Our Students' Literacy Skills Through Inspirational Song Lyrics
Beethoven in Paradise Novel Guide
This novel guide follows the HMH study guide for Beethoven in Paradise by Barbara O'Connor. This novel includes multiple choice questions, long responses (Following RACE format), and audio read-aloud. The slides have places to write their responses BUILT RIGHT IN! There are also links to images and music mentioned in the novel. These are exceptionally helpful for students who need to build background knowledge. Finally, there is an included paragraph organizer for a culminating activity.
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5th - 7th
"Christmas Lights" A Socratic Seminar Unit of Study Featuring Coldplay
Join your kids in the holiday merriment through this fun, engaging, meaningful unit of study on a unique holiday song, "Christmas Lights" by Coldplay. Students will work to analyze lyrics, build connections, explore figurative language, and engage in a collaborative dialogue through Socratic seminar. Your students will build reading comprehension, language, speaking, listening and writing skills through this unit and build classroom community through collaboration as well!
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6th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Holiday Song Lyric Analysis
Figurative Language Bundle
Save money by purchasing the bundle. This set includes:
* Figurative Language Matching 3-Part Cards
* Figurative Language Matching 2-Part Cards with excerpts from literature
* Idioms Matching
* Poem Cards and Task Cards
* Holiday Poem Cards and Task Cards
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3rd - 10th
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DIGITAL Figurative Language Song Analysis
Use this Google Slides graphic organizer to help your students analyze figurative language in a song! Students can either pick their own song to analyze or choose from five music videos included in the slides (school appropriate, with lyrics).Students will record the figurative language from the song, drag and drop the correct figurative language term, and explain the author's meaning.
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5th - 12th
Music Listening Assignment - Charlie Puth's "Change"
In a cross between music and social-emotional learning, this assignment examines Charlie Puth's "Change", first performed at the March For Our Lives rally, and tasks the students with social emotional questions based on the song and lyrics and dives into student personal responses regarding relationships and how we can be better friends and have better relationships with each other. Perfect for warm-up topics for teaching emotions in music or great use of literary elements in music. Also great f
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3rd - 12th
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Hello I'm Johnny Cash by G Neri Lesson Plan and Google Activities
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the nonfiction mentor text book Hello, I'm Johnny Cash by G. Neri and A.G. Ford. This is an excellent lyrical biography of Johnny Cash for focusing on American music, music pioneers and perseverance with connections to the Man in Black's music appropriate for elementary students. Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on:Summarizing key details (4 strategies: narrative retell, tim
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3rd - 6th
Coaching Our Students' Literacy Skills Through Inspirational Song Lyrics
Bring creativity and collaboration to your ELA lesson plans through this awesome compilation of resources♪ Certain to spark something new and exciting within your students as they delve into popular song lyrics and build reading, writing, critical thinking, speaking, and listening skills with these engaging lesson plans and units of study☺This resource includes:♪Copies of song lyrics for teacher and student use♪Reflective writing prompts♪Text dependent analysis writing♪Building background nonfic
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4th - 8th
"To Love Them, To Leave Them" A Socratic Seminar Unit of Study
Your middle school students' hearts will appreciate this unit of study, featuring popular songs "Yours" by Russell Dickerson and "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" by Taylor Swift! Activities include developing mental pictures, lyric analysis, opinion and narrative writings, text-to-text and text-to-self connection building, figurative language study, background study of song inspiration, authors' purpose writing, and collaborative conversation through Socratic seminar. The stage will be
An Imagine Dragons Classroom
Embrace this popular band within your lesson plans through this fantastic find! Inspire your students whilst building awesome reading, writing, critical thinking, speaking and listening skills through this collection of ELA resources certain to be a hit with your students☺ Set the stage for awesome analysis, beautiful reflection, and meaningful conversations through this 60 page teacher's guide♪This compilation includes:♪Copies of song lyrics for teacher and student use♪Reflective writing prompt
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4th - 8th
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