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This is a short lesson that asks 8th graders to apply their knowledge of poetic elements and figurative language to song lyrics. I love using song lyrics when talking about poetry, and this seems like a fun way to combine the two.

I was looking through the resources and also stumbled upon this one, since I enjoy music, I decided to include it. Well, that and the fact that one of the last inquiry units I worked on with some elementary students last year focused on the Depression and one group looked at its culture in California with migrant workers, etc. This would have been a great resource for them! The resource comes from the LOC and allows students to explore the culture and ethnicities of folk music during the 30s. There are audio clips to explore, sketches for instrument design and a lot of other cool things here.  I could see students easily using this resource for a history unit or a music class to better understand what life was like during the 30s. In a history class, students might investigate the outlook on life through the lyrics in some of the songs. In a music class, students might trace the development of the music and its instruments. With other resources, students could look at the way the music here has had an influence on what we listen to today. Just some thoughts.

I kept getting error messages for this and I did not get any luck even typing in phrases. It is to serve as an on-line rhyming dictionary for poets, songwriters, and so on.

I kept getting error messages for this and I did not get any luck even typing in phrases. It is to serve as an on-line rhyming dictionary for poets, songwriters, and so on.