Big Idea:
Students are bored by grammar, but the language arts curriculum requires them to know all of the parts of speech. As a part of our big cumulative review of the parts of speech, we wrote songs.
Format: Students got into small groups and were assigned a particular part of speech. They chose the genre and song they wished to parody. Within their song, they needed to include definition, examples, and memory helpers. After they wrote their song, they also planned a performance with costumes and choreography.
Bonus: The notion of listening to themselves on their iPods was mind-blowing.
One issue: Publishing. I wanted to share the results with the students, but parents got very nervous when students implied that I was putting their work on YouTube.
For next time: Opt-out permission from parents.
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