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Students synthesize the "textbook" definition of lyric poetry and discuss various forms (love lyric, complaint lyric, loss lyric, satiric lyric). They discover the relationship of poetry to musical selections. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students read and discuss lyrical poems. They compare different types of lyric poetry from different perspectives. They discuss the stylistic techniques used to illustrate the theme. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students interpret the lyrics of a selected song through the use of photos and a presentation program. They search for photos on Pics4Learning to illustrate their interpretation of the song. Photos are downloaded to a folder on their hard drive. Full Review »
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- 5th - 12th
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Students learn the correlation between poetry and song lyrics. They create poems/lyrics based on the different types of poems: Lyrical, Narrative, Mask, and Apostrophe. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students create new lyrics to the tune, On Top of Spaghetti, based on the book, My Brother is From Outer Space. They create a wanted poster for themselves. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students study lyrical and narrative poetry. They review suffixes and discuss the importance of studying roots and affixes for spelling, reading, and vocabulary. They read poems in small groups and identify unknown words by using syllable division and vowel sounds. They use the strategy KIM to identify ways to remember words. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students analyze lyrical poetry. They read and discuss poems and identify characteristics that make them lyrical. They locate personal pronouns and words that convey images, feelings, and emotions. They read a poem aloud to a partner and identify the characteristics of lyrical poetry. They review definitions of the words poem, lyric, and lyrical. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students examine dictionary skills and participate in a class discussion about lyrical poetry. They examine and discuss the different sections/quartiles of the dictionary, and identify which quartile a list of words would be found. Students then read the poem "Ode to a Nightingale," and identify the characteristics the poem has that makes it a lyrical poem. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students, using Leo's Lyrics, investigate common themes in popular music. They create a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet that analyzes their findings along with a 200 word paragraph stating their observations, conclusions and hypotheses about popular music. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students are introduced to several Hip-Hop artists. They discuss the influence of their religious beliefs on their lyics. Students analyze lyrics in the context of religion and diverse worldviews. They comprehend the role that religion often plays in an individual's identity. Full Review »