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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: An I Pod Inspired Poetry Lesson: Poems vs Lyrics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
After listening and analyzing song lyrics and, subsequently, doing the same analysis with poems, students will discover how similar song writing and poetry writing can be. Students will get their own chance to write a small version of...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Hey, I Known That Song: Literary Analysis of Popular Music

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This PDF lesson plan uses the Lyrics to "I Was a Kaleidoscope" by Ben Gibbard and the song "I Was a Kaleidoscope" by Death Cab for Cutie to analyze the poem and determine its meaning.
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Lesson 29: Adolescent Identity Crisis

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Knowing oneself and attaining a mature identity is the developmental task of adolescence. Successful resolution of the identity crisis involves making healthy choices and personal commitments to an occupation, religious belief, and a...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Poetry and Music Fun With Chris Daughtry

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This language arts lesson grabs students' attention by incorporating a popular musician. The lyrics to "Over You" include vivid language that makes identifying figures of speech intriguing. The students will identify similes, metaphors,...
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Lesson 43: Screening Coleridge's Fantasies

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students are often hesitant to speak out with their own explications of literature, but usually have no qualms when asked to offer interpretations of popular musical lyrics. In fact, they seem quite eager to defend a lyrical explanation...
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Lesson 20: The 1960s Through Music

For Teachers 9th - 10th
By listening to and analyzing the lyrics of selected examples of popular music from the 1960s era, students will develop a greater understanding of the historical and political forces as well as the emotional climate of the decade. This...
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Lesson 38: Robert Plant and Jimmy Page

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Many adolescent boys are consumed by theLed Zeppelinsong 'Stairway to Heaven.' The analysis of this song can be used to interest students in the music of the Renaissance minstrels. It will also serve as a means of making students aware...

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