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Writing Fix: A Letter to Me
After reading song lyrics to Brad Paisley's "A Letter to Me" and the personal essay "A Letter to My Younger Self" by Brian Elroy, students write a poem, lyric, or letter from George Washing to his younger self. Then students write a...
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Guide to Writing Lyrics
A complete guide to writing lyrics for songs and jingles. Provides good advice and insight in the art of writing lyrics.
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How Anyone Can Write Better Lyrics
If you like to write lyrics or poems then you will want to look at this site. It gives good advice on how to improve your writing and suggests other resources you may want to invest in.
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Writing Fix: c.s.i.: The Cory Crime Scene
The character talked about in E. A. Robinson's poem, Richard Cory, is about a man with everything, a man that everyone wants to be like, a man who ends his own life without explanation. Singers Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel, intrigued by...