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- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students listen to and analyze the ballad "American Pie." They utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan. They circle the appropriate descriptive words of the song's medium form, melody, tempo and dynamics, and style. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 11th
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Students study the characteristics of narratives and ballads. They examine the factors that caused the Dust Bowl migration and create a ballad that reflects their experiences in high school. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 10th
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Students write epic poems, songs, or ballads to describe adventures of their own. They discover that storytellers often told stories as epic poems, songs, or ballads. They share and discuss some of Homer's Odyssey and Iliad. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 10th - Higher Ed
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Students view the film "The Ballad of the Sad Cafe" and analyze it for stereotypes of mountain and hillbilly communities. They identify and discuss Appalachian values represented in the film and write a report on their observations. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th - 8th
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Students assess the literary quality and elements of Jackson's journey to write a ballad about his automobile adventure. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 12th
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Students create "cowboy ballads" in this interactive, multi-day lesson. The cowboy is researched using various sources and class discussions. Students evaluate individual work at the end of the lesson. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students explore the poetic ballad. They examine the rhythm of a typical ballad and listen to recitations of sample ballads. They choose an article from a supermarket tabloid and write a comical ballad using rhythms and structures studied. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 11th
- Rating
Students identify the three ideas presented in the songs "The Ballad of the Green Berets" and "Fortunate Son" and examine how one supported and one opposed the Vietnam War. They listen to each song, analyze and discuss the lyrics, and list the three ideas presented in each song. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 10th
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Students read the poem "The Ballad of Captain Super". As a class, they discuss the use of literary codes by authors and poets. In groups, they identify the relationship between the literary codes and figurative language. To end the lesson, they complete a test on context clues. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 8th
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Students study the 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner.' They study the ballad and explore style and technique. Students use the internet and search previously identified news sites for current items of interest. They use images copied and saved from these items the students then write a ballad that conformed to the accepted form of a ballad. Full Review »
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