ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS – “Sing, Sing a
Story”
By Connie Casserly
Grades 6-12
To add a little sweetness to December, here is a brand new FREEBIE to
keep kids tuned in and turned on to learning, Comprehension
and Writing - "Sing, Sing a Story".
This FREE Middle and High School ELA activity, focuses on the food that
feeds students' minds, hearts and souls- Music. Students choose one of two
projects to complete in pairs, and if need be, one trio.
For "Option 1: A Lyrical Conversation," each duo/trio chooses
a situation from the story that presents clear characters and conflict. After
summarizing the circumstance, they create a dialogue that is formed from 90%
existing song lyrics that show the conflict and characters. The narrative
elements should be in regular prose. A detailed Example of a dialogue is included.
For "Option 2: A Song Story," students-again in pairs and one
trio, if uneven class numbers exist, summarize the whole story-or novel- and
then create a song-story, like Bon Jovi's "Livin' on a Prayer,: Queen's
"Bohemian Rhapsody,or Tracy Chapman's, "Fast Car".The story that
the students spin must clearly, yet succinctly, show the whole story-its
characters and conflict.
Students should have time in class to work on this activity, such as 30
to 55 minutes, depending on their skills and abilities. To finish this
activity, students may work in class the next day, and/or complete it as a homework assignment. Teachers select their desired option, depending on
their students’ skills and abilities and their objective(s) for the activity. Two
to three days for the students to present their projects in front of the class
will complete this activity.
With "Sing, Sing a Story," students will be thrilled to keep
tuned in to their music and turned on to showing their comprehension, writing
and higher level thinking skills. Teachers will want to dance to the music of
their students' learning.
Download this FREEBIE from http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Comprehension-and-Writing-Sing-Sing-a-Story-1583237
Happy Teaching,
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