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Preparation for End of Unit Assessment: Making Connections between Song Lyrics and Texts, Part 1 Lesson PlanPreparation for End of Unit Assessment: Making Connections between Song Lyrics and Texts, Part 1 Lesson Plan
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EngageNY
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8th
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English Language Arts
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Duration
45 mins
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Year
2014
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Preparation for End of Unit Assessment: Making Connections between Song Lyrics and Texts, Part 1

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Song lyrics can help people better understand literary texts. Scholars continue listening to "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around" and discuss the connections between the song's lyrics and Carlotta Walls LaNier's memoir, A Mighty Long Way. Pupils also begin preparing notes for an upcoming Socratic seminar about the connections.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

desegregation, segregation, the law of segregation, plessy v. ferguson, jim crow laws, memoirs

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Have partners share their favorite song lyrics and discuss how music helps people through difficult times

Classroom Considerations

  • Have the proper equipment prepared for playing the song "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around"
  • This is lL3B, Unit 1 series
  • Requires returning students' mid-unit assessments with teacher feedback

Pros

  • Offers suggestions for meeting diverse learners' needs
  • Includes helpful teaching notes to ensure successful lesson implementation 

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.8.1 SL.8.1.a

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