Words & Music
Teach Language Arts Through Lyric Writing
Student Resources, Grades 7-12
Lessons
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Student Worksheet: Try A Song
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Homework: Songwriter Quotes
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Student Worksheet: Song Structure Practice
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Student Worksheet: Lyric Sheet, "This"
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"This"
Written by: Kara Dioguardi, Frank Rogers, and Darius Rucker
Performed by: Darius Rucker
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Lyric Sheet - "The House That Built Me"
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"The House That Built Me"
Written by: Tom Douglas/Allen Shamblin Performed by: Miranda Lambert [Time: 5:01]
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Lyric Sheet - "Man in Black"
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Lyric Sheet - "Jolene"
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Lyric Sheet - "You Aint Woman Enough"
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"Man in Black"
Written by: Tom Douglas/Allen Shamblin Performed by: Miranda Lambert [Time: 5:01]
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"Jolene"
Written by: Dolly Parton Performed by: Dolly Parton with Keith Urban and Vince Gill [Time: 3:03]
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"You Ain't Woman Enough"
Written by: Loretta Lynn Performed by: Loretta Lynn [Time: 2:21]
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Lyric Sheet - "Bridges"
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"Bridges"
Written by: Victoria Banks, Emily Doty, Mickey Guyton, and Karen Kosowski
Performed by: Mickey Guyten
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Lyric Sheet - "I Hope You Dance"
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Lyric Sheet - "Me and Bobby McGee"
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"Me and Bobby McGee”
Written by: Kris Kristofferson/Fred Foster Performed by: Kris Kristofferson [Time: 4:30]
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"Me and Bobby McGee”
Written by: Kris Kristofferson/Fred Foster Performed by: Janis Joplin [Time: 4:26]
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"I Hope You Dance”
Written by: Mark D. Sanders/Tia Sillers
Performed by: Lee Ann Womack
[Time: 5:33]
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Lyric Sheet - "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"
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"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"
Written by: Hank Williams Performed by: Randy Travis [Time: 3:41]
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Handout - Songwriting Outline
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Handout - Songwriting Checklist
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Handout - What If I'm Stuck
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Supplement - Sensory and Emotion Brainstorm
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Supplement - Brainstorm Wheel
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Supplement - Songwriting Template
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Handout - Partner Feedback
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Handout - Songwriter Feedback
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Manuscripts
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Final Lyric Assessment Rubric
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Student Reflection
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Powerpoint
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Lyric Sheet: "Cross Road Blues"
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Lyric Sheet: "Cross Road Blues"
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Lyric Sheet: "I Can't Quit You Baby"
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Worksheet: Blues Song Template
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Worksheet: Blues Songwriter Quotes
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Worksheet: Blues Styles Across the United States
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“Pony Blues”
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“Match Box Blues”
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“Beale Town Bound”
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“St. Louis Blues”
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"Trouble No More"
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“Cross Road Blues”
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“Crossroads”
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“I Can’t Quit You Baby”
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“I Can’t Quit You Baby”
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Lyric Sheet: "Check Yes or No"
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Lyric Sheet: "Coat of Many Colors"
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Supplement: Story Song Template
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"Wide Open Spaces”
Written by: Susan Gibson
Performed by: The Chicks
[Time: 4:40] -
"Bless the Broken Road”
Written by: Marcus Hummon/Bobby Boyd/Jeff Hanna
Performed by: Rascal Flatts
[Time: 4:16]
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Chuck Berry
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Otis Blackwell
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Bobby Braddock
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Johnny Cash
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Hank Cochran
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Bob Dylan
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Kye Flemming
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Woody Guthrie
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Merle Haggard
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Tom T. Hall
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Harlan Howard
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Janis Ian
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Alan Jackson
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Kris Kristofferson
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Bill Monroe
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Kacey Musgraves
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Willie Nelson
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Dolly Parton
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Don Schlitz
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Taylor Swift
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Shania Twain
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Cindy Walker
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Hank Williams