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Writing Fix: An I Pod Inspired Poetry Lesson: Poems vs Lyrics
After listening and analyzing song lyrics and, subsequently, doing the same analysis with poems, students will discover how similar song writing and poetry writing can be. Students will get their own chance to write a small version of...
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Pbs: American Roots Music: Lesson One: Finding the Story in the Song
In this lesson, students will identify and discuss themes expressed in song lyrics, analyze the social use and historical meaning of a song, and write a verse of a song drawing on contemporary events.
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Writing Fix: Ain't That America
Students think that classic literature and historic events have little in common with life today, right? Think again! In this instructional activity, students get a chance to compare themes from classic novels or from American history to...
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Writing Fix: An I Pod Inspired Poetry Lesson: Favorite Things Poetry
Using the song "My Favorite Things" from the musical, The Sound of Music, as inspiration, students will create their own song or poem (to the same tune) that lists their favorite things. Each verse will focus on their favorite things...
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Writing Fix: An I Pod Inspired Writing Lesson: Boogie Woogie With a B
Using a famous World War II propaganda song, students will explore alliteration by changing the lyrics to create a new version of the song. After discussing what alliteration is and why this particular song was used and enjoyed by the...
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Pbs: Off the Charts Web Karaoke
This online karaoke machine, developed for "Off the Charts," an episode about songwriters that aired on the award-winning PBS series "Independent Lens," lets you try out your songwriting talents. First you write the lyrics for a song set...
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Writing Fix: An I Pod Inspired Writing Lesson: Itsy Bitsy Math Songs
This is a great writing activity for math teachers. The picture book Take Me Out of the Bathtub by Alan Katz demonstrates his love of familiar songs and nursery rhymes by writing new lyrics that can be sung to them. For this assignment,...
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Writing Fix: An I Pod Inspired Writing Lesson: The Dust Bowl Blues
The 1930's Dust Bowl era was about the grueling times of people suffering in the drought-stricken region of the Oklahoma pan handle. This lesson will help students to gain an understanding of the plights of the people. Using Woody...
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Musical English Lessons
Learn English vocabulary and grammar through songs from a wide range of famous pop artists from the Beatles and Elvis to contemporary standouts like Avil Lavigne, Good Charlotte, and James Blunt. Find an exercise by grammar or vocabulary...
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Writing Fix: Color My World Grey and Blue
After listening to the song "Grey Street" by the Dave Matthews Band, and the song "Blu is a Mood" by Blu Cantrell, students will explore the lyrics and discover what role color can play when combined with a particular setting. Students...
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Jeff Mallett's Songwriter Site
thinking about becoming a songwriter? Look here to get advice, find organizations, get writing tips, even a little business advice.
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Irene Jackson's Songwriting Tips
Numerous postings from this Canadian song writer. Maybe they will inspire you to write an award winning song.
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The Confederation Poets: Bliss Carman (1861 1929)
A great resource on Confederation poet Bliss Carman. This site provides numerous primary texts and essays on Carman's writing style.
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The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1913
Read about the Rabindranath Tagore, the Indian writer honored for his "profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse." This Nobel Prize-winner profile includes a brief overview of Tagore's life and published works, as well as the...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Anglo Saxon Literature
This lesson focuses on Anglo-Saxon Literature including the importance of the monks who listened to the stories and poems and wrote them down and the two nonfiction pieces that had an impact on creation of the written language: The...
Luminarium
Luminarium: "Sleep, Baby Mine" by Sir Philip Sidney
Full text of Sir Philip Sidney's lyric poem and lullaby, "Sleep, Baby Mine."
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Schoolhouse Rock: Fireworks
This site from Schoolhouse Rock, History Rock, provides the lyrics to the song, "Fireworks" about the Declaration of Independence. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence for the Continental Congress? When did they write it? What does...