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\nFreedom Is Coming: Songs of Freedom, Resistance, and the Underground Railroad\n

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\nYoung historians examine song lyrics and slave narratives to uncover the realities of life for enslaved people. The six-lesson unit looks at the way enslaved people used music to provide hope, as well as to fight against oppression....\n
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\nRockin' English Lessons: Rockin' Vocab\n

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\nSupport English language development with a collection of 19 videos created by Rockin' English. Each music video adds a melodic tune to your language instruction equipped with hand-drawn animation and the song's lyrics for singing loud...\n
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\nRockin' English Lessons: Rockin' Grammar\n

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\nAdd some rockin' tunes to your grammar instruction with a collection of videos addressing the grammar needs of first to eighth graders. Each video provides the song's lyrics, so prepare your scholars to sing loud and proud.\n
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\n\"Harmony\n\n
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\nHarmony Day Lessons\n

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\nElementary school learners will love this exploration of diverse cultures and religious beliefs. There are thirteen lessons that will have kids create mosaics, analyze popular song lyrics, and learn the keys to a successful class...\n
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\nChanging One's Tune: A Music Therapy STEM Integrated Project\n

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\nA music therapy STEM integrated project combines science and language arts. Pupils listen to music, learn about music physics, build and play instruments, write songs, and share their musical creations. They study different intervals and...\n
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\nLyric Analysis: Reflection\n

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\nThe Woody Guthrie song,\"I Ain’t Got No Home in This World Anymore\" invites upper graders to engage in lyric analysis. They use the lyrics to answer five analysis questions to determine a social meaning to the song. A suggested...\n
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\nStrega Nona: Retell Song Lyrics\n

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\nNeed a fun way to retell a great story? Here are song lyrics that retell the Tomi De Palo classic, Strega Nona. There are two songs, the first tells the story of Strega Nona (sung to the tune of \"Are You Sleeping?\") and the second...\n
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\nLyrics Analysis Guide\n

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\nAssist your learners as they unravel the wonders of lyric analysis. This resource breaks down the analysis process by hook, verse, and chorus. Each is briefly defined and is used to look at any song's lyrics in a systematic way.\n
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\nPreparation for End of Unit Assessment: Making Connections between Song Lyrics and Texts, Part 2\n

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\nFive hundred schoolchildren first performed the song \"Lift Every Voice and Sing\" in 1900 to celebrate President Lincoln's birthday. Scholars listen to the historic song and discuss the lyrics with partners. They continue preparing notes...\n
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\nPreparation for End of Unit Assessment: Making Connections between Song Lyrics and Texts, Part 1\n

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\nSong 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...\n
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\nAstronomical Song Lyrics\n

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\nIn this astronomy and song lyrics instructional activity, students are given 10 lyric fragments from different artists. Students select 3 of the fragments and write short essays about each to explain their thoughts from a human and...\n
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\nMatch the Song Lyrics - \"Keep Going\"\n

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\nOh no, we're missing several lines of lyrics! Using the song, \"Keep Going,\" test the listening skills of your English language learners. They listen as you say the word lyrics aloud. Can they correctly identify the missing lyrics? \n
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\nPoetry In Song\n

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\nInvestigate poetry and song lyrics with your class. They will identify poetic elements in their favorite modern music. Then they will play their song choice aloud for their classmates.\n
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\nCompare and Contrast Poems vs. Lyrics\n

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\nCombine your pupils' love of music with their growing knowledge of poetry! First, have them bring in their favorite songs for a discussion on word choice and literary devices. Then, use a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast the...\n
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\nListen Up: Antigone Rising\n

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\nUpper graders listen to and watch a documentary about an all female group Antigone Rising. They discuss how females are portrayed in the rock world, the type of music they play, their song lyrics, and what they note in the documentary....\n
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\nGenre Lesson: Poetry\n

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\nHook kids into a study on poetry elements by asking them to bring in the lyrics to their favorite song. Discuss the elements in one or two songs (preferably that demonstrate rhyme, figurative language, or a repeating phrase). Groups do...\n
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\nEnd of Unit Assessment: Making Connections between Song Lyrics and Texts\n

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\nFor the end-of-unit assessment, scholars engage in small group Socratic seminars to connect the lyrics of two songs to texts they read and studied. They discuss how the songs \"Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around\" and \"Lift Every Voice...\n
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\nFigurative Language & Poetic Devices Activity: Firework by Katy Perry \n

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\nSure to engage your class in poetry, this resource requires them to identify, label, and explain poetic devices and figurative language used in Katy Perry's hit song \"Firework\". A well-organized page that chunks the lyrics so learners...\n
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\nMusic: \"Hearing Between The Lines\"\n

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\nThe class listens to and reads lyrics from popular songs that explore themes of self-esteem, body image, and eating disorders. The song interpretations will serve as a jumping-off point to deeper discussion on the issues, culminating in...\n
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\nPoetry in Music\n

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\nSixth graders look at poetry in music. In this language arts lesson, 6th graders listen to and read the lyrics of songs to find the poetic aspects of them. They focus on similes and metaphors and write their own songs lyrics.\n
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\nAin't Gonna Rain No More\n

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\nBorn in the U.S.A: Music as Political Protest\n

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\nThough often used in shows of patriotism, Bruce Springsteen's 1985 song \"Born in the U.S.A.\" is critical of America's role in the Vietnam war and its treatment of American veterans. High schoolers analyze the song's lyrics in an activity...\n
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\nTeach This Poem: \"In cold spring air\" by Reginald Gibbons\n

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\nReginald Gibbons' poem \"In cold spring air\" provides learners with a chance to develop their noticing skills. As a warm-up, class members watch Paul McCartney's video singing \"Blackbird\" and note words and phrases that stand out. They...\n
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\nFast Food Folk Song\n

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\nIn this song lyrics vocabulary worksheet, students complete an online exercise in which they fill in the missing words of a song. Students listen and watch a YouTube clip of two singers who sing their order at a Taco Bell drive through...\n
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