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8th grade ELA test prep songs
Encanto & Moana Mock STAAR 2.0 EOC w/ Google Form (all 3 essay types included)
This product is a MOCK EOC English STAAR Exam. It includes 45 questions that are from 1 song from Moana, 1 song from Encanto, 1 paired selection, 1 Non Fiction Opinion Piece, 1 revise & edit section, 1 persuasive prompt, and 1 expository prompt. Both STAAR versions are included in the pdf. STAAR 1.0 and 2.0 have their separate ready to go exam with answer keys included. Both also come with a link for each version for a Google form for online or virtual testing.
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7th - 12th
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Poetry Compare and Contrast - Used To Love You and i carry your heart - Sub Plan
Compare and contrast poetry and song lyrics! Teach students to compare and contrast for state test assessment as they compare poetry and song lyrics. Gwen Stefani’s song lyrics “Used To Love You” and e.e. cummings’s poem “i carry your heart with me (I carry it in my heart)” take a different perspective on love. Both are written with voice and passion. Students will compare and contrast content, language, tone, structure and theme to prepare them for the short answer response questions on end-of-
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6th - 12th
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Robert Frost Poetry Compare and Contrast Analysis Activity and Essay
Analyze Robert Frost's classic poem "The Road Not Taken" with close reading annotations and questions. Discusses message, tone, and figurative language. Then, compare and contrast the poem with country singer Lauren Alaina's hit song "The Road Less Traveled"! Students will explore music as poetry and discover if two poems with similar titles are really the same. Answer key and essay rubric provided! My students LOVED this activity and I hope yours will as well! The song is catchy and has a p
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5th - 9th
Reading Test Attack: Reading Test-Taking Strategies Song and Video
Lyrics
Chorus:
Before you read:
1. Directions
2. T.I.Q.
3. Prediction
While you read:
4. Strategies
5. Star the clues from the questions
After you read:
6. Examine the questions
7. Keep or eliminate
8. Evidence and then answer
Before you read:
Here’s how you start it right
Read the directions
And circle the type of passage
That you’re about to read.
Is it informational or literature?
If it’s a story, say “Yay!”
‘Cause it’s easy for your brain to process.
Informational is great.
Just reme
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2nd - 12th
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Figurative Language in Taylor Swift Songs (22 songs)
This activity is so fun for students! In the activity, students are asked to identify figurative language in Taylor Swift songs. They will analyze 22 different songs. While doing this, you can play the lyric music videos for students or play snippets from the songs. Students will be engaged while also getting great figurative language practice. Below are the types of figurative language students will need to know for this activity:1. Simile2. Metaphor3. Personification4. Alliteration5. Allusion
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7th - 8th
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Learning English Through Music
This Powerpoint presentation contains 30 current songs to help students practice figurative language, poetic devices, literary elements, and grammar. Students are presented with a link to the song, and the lyrics of that song on each slide. Along with those items is a set of directions telling the student what they are looking for in each specific song.
We complete this activity as a class, and I give the students the time of the song playing to fulfill the assignment for each song. When t
Grades:
8th - 10th
Text Structures Rap (Iggy Azalea Parody)
Many of my students were struggling with learning and recognizing the differences between the six nonfiction text structures. So, I rewrote Iggy Azalea's "Fancy" to include information about cause and effect, question and answer, description, problem and solution, compare and contrast, and chronological order/sequence. Enjoy!
Also, I changed "I.G.G.Y." to M.U.L.E because our school mascot is the mule. You could change that part to any four letter word or team you'd like.
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5th - 12th
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Interactive Notebook: Change, Peace of Wild Things, Compare and Contrast Poetry
Arm your students with valuable compare and contrast skills for song lyrics and poetry! Teach poetic terms included used in state assessment tests using an interactive notebook. Students will compare and contrast content, language, tone, structure and theme to prepare them for the short answer response questions on end-of-the-semester tests. Compare and contrast Christina Aguilera’s “Change” and “The Peace of Wild Things.”Compare and contrast Kate Perry’s “Rise” and Warsan Shire’s poem “what th
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6th - 12th
Verb Song lyrics by Kathy Troxel/Audio Memory
Verb Song lyrics by Kathy Troxel/Audio Memory copyright 1984
This is a reproducible page for your classroom.
The free downloadable MP3 song is available on teacherpayteachers.com.
A new poprap version of the song is available for $1. It has the same lyrics and melody but different music background. Performance tracks are also available. This is the first of 16 Grammar Songs.
The Grammar Song CD Kit, Grammar Songs DVD, Grammar Songs CD, Grammar Songs book and Grammar Songs Teacher's Guide by Ka
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2nd - 12th, Adult Education
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Text Structure and Parts of a Story Using Songs
Teach your students about text structure by showing them that just as novels have chapters, poems have stanzas, and articles have sections, songs are organized into verses, choruses, etc. Also, use songs as a way to teach the parts of a story: setting, character, plot, conflict, theme, and point of view.Included in Google Drive Folder: Intro to Song StructureLyrics to 5 song examplesGoogle Slides with Learning Targets, Key Terms, and Opening ActivitiesParts of a Story questions to follow along w
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6th - 12th
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Self Grading Taylor Swift Mystery Picture Literary Device Find!
This highly engaging self grading google sheet has students identify literary devices in 10 lines from Taylor Swift lyrics. Each correct answer will reveal one piece of the puzzle picture until the whole picture is revealed!ANSWER KEY:1 anaphora2 metaphor3 allusion4 paradox5 simile6 metaphor7 allusion8 simile9 simile10 metaphor
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Linking Verb Song
Your kids will be able to remember the linking verbs by singing this song!
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1st - 8th
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Poetry: Compare & Contrast "what they did yesterday afternoon" & "Rise" Sub Plan
Compare and contrast poetry and song lyrics! Teach students to compare and contrast for state test assessment as they compare poetry and song lyrics. Kate Perry’s “Rise” and Warsan Shire’s poem “what they did yesterday afternoon” take a different perspective on life. Both are written with voice and passion. Students will compare and contrast content, language, tone, structure and theme to prepare them for the short answer response questions on end-of-the-semester tests. Students will also take a
Grades:
6th - 12th
Testing Songs (Current hits our students listen to!)
I teach in the Bronx and although testing pep rally songs to Michael Jackson and Taylor Swift are fun...that is not what my students are listening to today! Included in this bundle are popular songs I have remixed for our state test pep rallies such as: Juju on that Beat, Finesse (Cardi B & Bruno Mars), Hit the Quan, and Walk it Out! We have used these at our testing pep rallies and they have been a huge success!Check out our Juju on that Beat remix music video here!:https://www.youtube.com/
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6th - 8th
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PARCC Prep with Pop Songs!
Are you looking for a creative way to weave PARCC-Language questions into your classroom without it being boring and dull?
In this editable document, there are six popular pop songs with 4-8 multiple choice or short answer questions that are similarly designed to PARCC questions. This is ideal for a Do Now, or just as quick PARCC questioning practice before the big day!
Making PARCC Prep fun will also make the students more confident and excited to tackle the test :)
The songs in the docum
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Grades:
5th - 11th
Figurative Language using Lyrics
Using the lyrics to known songs, the students will break the song apart to find the true meaning behind the writer's words.
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4th - 8th
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Pronoun Song
This song will help students remember the subject, object, and possessive pronouns and the definition of a pronoun.
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1st - 8th
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Helping Verb Song
This song can help your students remember the helping verbs!
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1st - 8th
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Close Reading Printable(s)
Helpful printable tools for close reading! Print these out and hand them to your students- this can serve as a small group or center based learning opportunity. Can work with many different types of literature: Fiction, non-fiction, short stories, poetry, songs, etc.
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K - 8th
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Driver Middle School "Everyone's Passing ISTEP"
For my fellow educators at Driver Middle School in Winchester, IN!
ENJOY!!!
Eric
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6th - 8th
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