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Alicia Keys, Songs in A Minor
Need a musical instructional activity for your drama or performing arts class? VH1 has put together a really neat instructional activity, in which learners use biographical information about Alicia Keys to write and perform a one-act...
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The Tabloid Ballad
Students explore the poetic ballad. They examine the rhythm of a typical ballad and listen to recitations of sample ballads. They choose an article from a supermarket tabloid and write a comical ballad using rhythms and structures...
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Symbolism Bookmarks
Students create a bookmark about symbolism. For this literature-based lesson plan, students study the meaning of the word symbolism. Students read and analyze the symbolism found in "The Raven" by Edgar Allen Poe. Then they choose a...
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Fun with Phylogenetic Trees
Tenth graders differentiate angiosperms and gymnosperms. In this biology instructional activity, 10th graders construct a musical phylogenetic tree from information they gathered on resource websites. They present their project in class.