Take Action Project: Songwriting
Summary:
Students will learn the art of songwriting from professional music educators, JuanMa Sanchez and Kelsey Rodriguez. They’ll learn three strategies professional songwriters use: coming up with a great song idea, structuring a song, and coming up with catchy lyrics that compel others to take action. Students will exercise their writing skills while creating an original song that educates the listener about a topic, or compels them to take action.
Final Project
Create an original song that educates others about a topic or compels them to change their behavior.
Connections to Other Resources
This Take Action Project is used in the Stop the Spread full project.
Overview & Materials
Subject: ELA, art, science
Grade: 3-5
Student Handouts (Download)
Materials Needed:
- Songwriting graphic organizers and template
- Writing tool
Project Materials
Student Lessons
Project Notebook
Aligned Standards
Common Core Reading (CCSS):
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.2, 5.2
Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.5
Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W. 3.4, 4.4, 5.4
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W 3.5,4.5.5.5
With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.5, 4.5, 5.5
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.3.4, 4.4, 5.4
Report on a topic or text or present an opinion, sequencing ideas logically and using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace.
National Arts Standards:
- Anchor Standard #1. Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.
- Anchor Standard #2. Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.
- Anchor Standard #3. Refine and complete artistic work.
- Anchor Standard #5. Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.
- Anchor Standard #6. Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work
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