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- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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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 »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students examine the themes and structure of a bluegrass song and identify the common themes in bluegrass music. They practice songwriting by rewriting the lyrics of "Oh! Susanna" as a bluegrass tune. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th
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Students study lyrical poems. They review locating words in a dictionary for word study. They discss characteristics of poems that are lyrical and circle personal pronouns, words, and images that convey feelings and emotions. They read the poem, "Beware of Me" to a partner and locate characteristics of lyrical poems. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 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 »
- Grade Range
- 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 »
- Grade Range
- 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 »
- Grade Range
- 9th
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Students are introduced to a poetry unit by using pop music lyrics as a means of engaging the students. They analyze the music lyrics structurally and locate literary devices used by the music group. Students write a song using various literary devices. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th
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Students listen to modern song lyrics and analyze them for poetic meaning. In groups, they choose a song and rewrite its lyrics. They discuss how this changes more than just the meaning of the song. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 9th
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Students who are learning English play a game in which they hear pop music lyrics (in English) and they must identify the song from which the lyrics come. This activity encourages students to listen to all words being said, not just the ones they recognize. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 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 »