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- 3rd - 12th
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Students analyze the lyrics of Peter, Paul and Mary songs that express themes of tolerance. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students examine the effect of musicians' public images as they relate to the work of the artists. They present to the class research on an artist including biographical and lyrical information, and the persona or image the performer projects. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students analysize a song from the Sheet Music from Canada's Past website. They examine and compare the historical context with Canada today. They write song lyrics on the same themes. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students discuss the lyrics to You Raise Me Up, sung by Josh Groben, and identify the structure and markings in the song that show expressive qualities. They explore how composers use musical concepts to show meaning and mood in a piece of music. Full Review »
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- 12th - Higher Ed
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Students examine the poetic elements of a piece of music. They discuss favorite songs, select a song, and write a persuasive essay identifying the poetic qualities of the song lyrics. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 12th
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Students participate in a variety of activities surrounding Rock & Roll music, lyrics, drama and visual art and how they all help demonstrate examples of literary terms. They use Rock & Roll as an effective aid to stimulate their literary vocabulary and to broaden their knowledge about the art of writing. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students study Shakespeare's lyric form, plot and characterization in the play romeo and Juliet. They read and act out portions of the play and, in groups, find and examine similar moments in the play where Shakespeare spotlights the action through lyric form. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 6th
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Students select a song they like and in small groups create original lyrics to the tune of the song they have chosen. They discuss rhyme, rhythm, and tune, write their lyrics on a large chart, and perform the song for the class. Full Review »
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- 1st - Higher Ed
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Students rewrite the lyrics to a popular tune and sing their creation. They write out the lyrics to "Are You Sleeping?" and sing it. Students write their own lyrics to the same tune and sing it for the class. They listen to different popular songs during class. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students discover how a song about Eleanor Roosevelt became "Mrs. Robinson" in the film, "The Graduate." From this introduction, they examine song lyrics as forms history and biography. Once they have compared an actual people's lives to the lyrics of songs about them, they report their findings in the form of television news stories. Full Review »
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