What’s Included:
10 songs from various music genres for lyrical analysis

10 standard-based questions and 1 writing prompt per song that promote critical thinking- great for test prep and text-dependent analysis
Printable PDF version with lined pages for written responses
Google Slides & PowerPoint formats for digital and distance learning
General lyric analysis questions focused on poetry elements (can be used with any song)
Links to lyrics and songs for student access

Whether you’re teaching in person or online, this high-interest, genre-diverse poetry activity will help your students connect with literary elements in a fresh and memorable way.

Some of the standard-based questions include:

★  Rhyme Scheme

★  Author’s purpose

★  Different Types of Figurative Language

★  Mood/Tone/Feelings

★  Meaning of the Lyrics

★ Theme/ Message

★ Text Connections

★ Context Clues

★ Inference

★ Repetition

★ Setting

★ Visualizing

I like to teach one a month and my students beg for me to do more! I download the song for them to listen to as well! At the end of the year, they get to bring in their own lyrics to analyze with their peers. We jam out!

Links are provided for lyrics and songs. *If you are in Google or PowerPoint, take out this slide if you don’t want students accessing YouTube or AZLyrics.

Questions are included for:

1. Fly Like an Eagle – Steve Miller Band

2. Killing Me Softly- Roberta Flack

3. Rock in the U.S.A.- John Mellencamp

4. Never Grow Up- Taylor Swift

5. Beautiful Day- U2

6. Hero- Mariah Carey

7. Dance with My Father- Luther Vandross

8. It’s My Life- Jon Bon Jovi

9. Happy- Pharrell Williams

10. Automatic- Miranda Lambert

11. Questions for any lyrics

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Pam

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