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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Lesson 43: Screening Coleridge's Fantasies

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students are often hesitant to speak out with their own explications of literature, but usually have no qualms when asked to offer interpretations of popular musical lyrics. In fact, they seem quite eager to defend a lyrical explanation...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Ain't That America

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Young scholars think that classic literature and historic events have little in common with life today, right? Think again! In this lesson plan, students get a chance to compare themes from classic novels or from American history to...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Stairway to Heaven Examining Metaphor in Popular Music

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Contains plans for two lessons that ask learners to make connections between literary texts and popular culture texts like song lyrics. After checking popular culture texts for literary elements, these elements are then examined in...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: The Sound and Sense of Langston Hughes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners investigate poetry form as they research the life of Langston Hughes. They perform the lyrics of his poetry, participate in a distance learning program from Cleveland Institute of Music, and produce computer-generated brochures...
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Alfred, Lord Tennyson

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Have you ever studied Lord Tennyson's work? This site features information on the life and work of this famous Victorian writer.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Right Brained Lesson: Serendipitous Love Metaphors

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Based on its title, student writers predict what Benatar's song means when it says that "Love Is a Battlefield." After discussing Benatar's extended metaphor as a class, young scholars will create an original extended metaphor about love...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: c.s.i.: The Cory Crime Scene

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Your Glorious Gene Pool

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students read the books like I Am the Dog. I Am the Cat by Donald Hall and Joyful Noise by Paul Fleischman and read the lyrics while listening to the song "Shallow End of the Gene Pool" by the Austin Lounge Lizards. Then students learn...
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: William Wordsworth

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Delve into the world of William Wordsworth's work. This site provides links to biographical information on the author and lesson plans and activities for a few of his works.

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