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Music Common Core CCRA.W.3 resources
INTERVIEW with a MUSICIAN RESEARCH PROJECT for Middle School General Music
Give your middle school general music students a deeper understanding of the lives and careers of musicians. Students will research their subjects, collect interesting facts about them, and write a script of an interview with the subject that incorporates their research. As the instructor, you can assign all types of musicians as interview subjects, making this activity a great addition to any music appreciation unit.Some possible themes include:Classical musicians throughout history Famous Jazz
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7th - 8th
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Also included in: MUSIC RESEARCH PROJECT BUNDLE for Middle School General Music
Broadway Musical Unit And Study Guide For The Prom
The Prom is a new engaging, fun musical--with important themes of inclusion plus how a Broadway musical goes from a germ of an idea to the stage. This one or two day lesson and study guide can stand alone or be combined with one of my Famous Artist Biographies (Lin Manuel Miranda) or other musical lessons (Wicked, Dear Evan Hansen). Need a quick emergency lesson plan? Or one for a substitute? Everything is provided for the busy teacher. This Product includes:Letter to TeacherWarm Up--MY Versi
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10th - 11th
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Conversation Starters Package on Music
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on music.What's included:A list of 10 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of musicActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and transitional
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Broadway Musical Unit And Study Guide For Peter Pan
This one or two-day lesson and study guide focuses on the Tony award winning musical Peter Pan! This Broadway musical Peter Pan tells the classic J.M. Barrie tale of a young boy who refuses to grow up. On a quest to find stories with which to entertain his young cohorts in Neverland -- an island refuge for “Lost Boys” -- Peter returns to the real world and meets Wendy, Michael, and John Darling. Students have an opportunity to study its journey to Broadway, composers, plot, trivia, etc. The l
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7th - 8th
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Hamilton: The Musical + Comprehensive Packet + Auto Graded Movie Guide + Slides
I spent a week creating, sampling, testing, then revising this curriculum in my 7th-12th grade public school classrooms. As a 13-year veteran California educator I wanted to make sure this was a quality and actually useful resource in the real-world-classroom. It's tailored to highly engage Generation Z students. I focus on themes and topics that matter to them, such as: social justice, climate change, and equal rights. I promise you this resource is leaps and bounds above the other offering
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7th - 12th
Advent Unit For Primary - Lessons, Worksheets, Crafts, Songs, Prayers, and More
Advent Unit For Primary - Lessons, Worksheets, Crafts, Songs, Prayers, and More is everything you need for a phenomenal Advent Unit for your Primary Learners (Kindergarten - Grade 3). This Advent Unit Bundle includes two of Advent downloads activities: Advent Booklet - Advent worksheets, prayers, passages and crafts for Primary and Advent Mini Book for Primary - 3 templates, lesson and song for Primary. All Advent resources are perfect for your elementary students and are 100% print and go ready
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PreK - 6th
Grease Movie Guide + Activities | Answer Keys Inc
This 11 page movie guide with handouts is for the musical film "Grease (1978)". ★★ Check out the full preview! ★★This guide may also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.PART 1 – Comprehension questions in chronological order. I have made three sets for differentiation. The multiple choice questions may also work well with ESL/ELL students. Answer keys included.36 questions requiring full sentence answers.36 multiple choice questions with 3 possible answers PART 2 – Storyboard and
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8th - 12th
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NEW! I've Got the Blues! Blues Writing Activity
Teach your students about the blues! This is a very important American musical style! The blues is a form of music that started in the United States during the start of the 20th century. It was started by former African slaves from spirituals, praise songs, and chants. The first blues songs were called Delta blues. These songs came from the area near the mouth of the Mississippi River.In this activity, your students will learn the blues form and how to write their own blues. This activity is pe
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: General Music Teaching and Learning Resources Super Bundle!
Modern Poetry Music History Unit
Examine 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s modern music lyrics, meanings and literary devices through the historical contexts of Woodstock, Kent State shootings, the evolution of the music video and MTV. Analyze music from The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Don McLean, Michael Jackson, Prince, Soul Asylum, Nirvana and more. Unit comes complete with lesson plans, hand outs, lyrics and links to YouTube videos for viewing. Unit is great for high school students, but could be modified to junior high level. Perfect in
The Weary Blues and Sonny’s Blues: Narrative Perspective and Tone Analysis
Students learn about the context for Langston Hughes’ poem, “The Weary Blues” and James Baldwin’s short story, “Sonny’s Blues.” This lesson encourages students to write a comparison rhetorical analysis essay on the portrayal of piano players in two pieces of literature. Students will read, listen to and view supporting video and audio clips while learning the necessary elements to analyze fiction. Students will show mastery of the standards at the end of the lesson through a plot diagram, SIFT
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9th - 12th
Music Short Story Prompts - Narrative Writing Inspired by Song Lyrics Activities
Do you want to be the best teacher? Would you like to spark the creativity in your bored students every single day of the year by using Music Short Story Prompts? Is one of your goals to help developing creative writing skills through innovative writing activities? Would you be interested in having a ready-made curriculum packed with narrative writing inspired by song lyrics activities?If you found something that gave you all these benefits, would you want to get started with it right away?Think
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6th - 8th
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50% OFF Music Activity Packet - Middle School ELA Worksheets, Projects Bundle
Do you want to be the best teacher? Would you like to use music as an engaging theme in your English class? Is one of your goals to encourage learning English with the help of music activities and relate to a topic that young people love?Would you be interested in having a memorable ELA class with a complete pack of worksheets related to music, including reading activities, research project and poem writing?If you found something that gave you all these benefits, would you want to get started wi
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6th - 8th
Third Grade St Patricks Day Activity | Virtual Field Trip | Google Slides
Join Aly on an adventure to learn about St. Patricks Day and the island of Ireland. This adventure can be completed as a class or individually and contains reading comprehension questions (see the preview). It is completed in edit mode and contains a video-free version (great for schools who can't use YouTube) and a version including 2 short videos.Includes:Google Drive folder2x Google Slide presentations33 slide version - no video36 slide version - with video➯ Make sure to follow me to be the f
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2nd - 4th
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Fictional Character Theme Soundtrap Project
Fun and engaging music project! Students create a fictional character, a fictional world, and a musical character theme. In this packet, students will complete guiding questions to help design a plan for everything from location to characters to stories and musical form.Once students have gathered their information and made decisions about their character, they will use Soundtrap to create their fictional character musical themes. Don't have Soundtrap? Consider using this assignment with Chr
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5th - 8th
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Penelope by Carol Ann Duffy: Practice with Poetry
Carol Ann Duffy, poet laureate of England, wrote the poem “Penelope” as part of her book, The World’s Wife, which presents a new a look at women that were previously obscured behind the men. Students will show mastery of the standards at the end of the lesson through a SIFT Analysis, short response assessments, a Socratic seminar, and a written timed essay scored on the updated 6-point analytical AP English-style rubric.Some of the lesson's curated resources are:Students will read, listen to, an
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9th - 12th
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Broadway Musical Unit and Study Guide Graphic Novel | Fun Home
This two-day lesson and study guide focuses on the Tony award nominated musical Fun Home based on Alison Bechdel's Pulitz Prize winning book, Fun Home: The Family Tragicomic. Students learn about the origination of the musical, plot, themes, creative team, journey to Broadway, trivia and end with one of several enrichment assignments one being a writing your own graphic novel. Note: Fun Home is the story of Alison's coming of age while grappling with her lesbian gender identity and the way th
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10th - 11th
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Figurative Language Through Song | Language Arts & Music | Poetry | Songwriting
If you’ve ever wondered how to fit songwriting into your Language Arts classes or your Music classes, there is a resource for you to do both! Figurative Language Through Song is for music teachers trying to incorporate songwriting into their classes, or for Language Arts teachers exploring figurative language, song lyrics, and new ways to explore language. It is also for music teachers who find themselves teaching English Language Arts learners in addition to their music classes. This resource i
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Wicked - Lyric Study for ELA Classroom
Looking for a way to shake things up in your ELA classroom? Want to incorporate more arts and theater but don't know where to start? Look no further than Lyric Study with Wicked! You don't have to know anything about Wicked or theater to teach it!Lyric Study is a program introduced to me by Anthony Lombardi and my colleagues at PS/IS 49 in Queens. It is the study of a song's lyrics for 5-10min at the beginning of each ELA class - like a Do Now, but a musical one! Students answer questions based
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: LYRIC STUDY BUNDLE - Wicked + Into the Woods + Hairspray
Broadway Musical Theatre and Study Guide for Six
Be the cool teacher and teach Six, the Broadway musical! This one to five-day unit focuses Henry VIII's wives. Save yourself time and effort by teaching this unit instead of spending countless hours creating it yourself. Six is a modern retelling of the lives of the six wives of Henry VIII presented as a pop concert, as the Queens take turns singing and telling their story to see who suffered the most due to Henry and should, therefore, become the group's lead singer. Students have an opportu
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8th - 10th
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Also included in: Customized Theater Units for High School
Bunny Literacy Activities & Song "Funny Little Bunny": Preschool, K-2
"Funny Little Bunny" action song with Literacy and Movement activities will ensure that your students keep "hopping" along developing reading and writing skills in the springtime. The sing a long Video will have them hopping, running, munching and hiding. Students will write about their "Funny Little Bunny" using the tree map and writing activities. Finish up the unit with the craftivity and bulletin board activities. Best for Pre-K through 1st grades.USE FOR: Literacy CentersBrain BreakCreative
Trolls World Tour Free Movie Guide | Worksheet | Google Formats (PG - 2020)
Trolls World Tour Free Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (PG - 2020) explores the concepts of diversity, friendship, and musical genres. Evaluate Poppy's eternal trust and whether or not it is a strength or a weakness. Compare and contrast Poppy and Barb's plans for the trolls. Challenge students to research musical genres and create a graphic organizer to show their relationships to one another.Check the preview file for high resolution sample questions to see if this movie guide is suitable
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4th - 8th
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Passion for Puerto Rico: Practice with Rhetorical Analysis
Lin-Manuel Miranda is the visionary behind the Broadway musicals "Hamilton" and "In the Heights." His love for his Puerto Rican culture shines through in his music and activism, particularly after Hurricane Maria which devastated the island. This multi-day set of lessons provides writing, analysis, discussion and viewing opportunities. The central text is The Miami Herald op-ed, “This is what Puerto Ricans need from the government. Now” penned by Miranda. Students will complete an evaluation on
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9th - 12th
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Music Listening with Creative Writing Worksheets Bundle
This bundle includes four story generator worksheet resources plus a character development resource. All resources in this bundle are cross-curricular. They use music listening to inspire students in creative writing and combine music, art, and writing. Students listen, imagine, write and/or draw. A variety of worksheets let you choose the appropriate format/difficulty for your students. All 5 resources are printable PDFs with printable pages & worksheets and have some worksheets that includ
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4th - 7th
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Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights: Argument Practice
In the Heights is a musical with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and a book by Quiara Alegría Hudes. The story is set over the course of three days, involving an ensemble cast of characters in the largely Dominican-American neighborhood of Washington Heights in New York City. The show opened in a Broadway production in March 2008, which was nominated for thirteen Tony Awards, winning four: Best Musical, Best Original Score, Best Choreography, and Best Orchestrations. It won a Grammy Award
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9th - 12th
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