Language learners write down the words to a song as they listen to it. They then work in groups to write a love poem using the words and phrases they wrote from the song. As a culminating activity, scholars read their poems to the class.

Concepts

collaboration, creative writing, expressive writing

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Instructional Ideas

• Share a variety of poems with the class to spark ideas
• Use different genres of music and ask pupils to determine which lyrics work best for writing poems

Classroom Considerations

• Requires an audio recording of a song

Pros

• Allows for creativity
• Incorporates music and writing

Cons

• None