per class

English, Gamified - Lyrical Literacy - "Fearless" by Taylor Swift

New class

Ages 8-13

Live One-Time Class

In this class, students will dissect a song (with clean lyrics) together and uncover the meanings and descriptive language behind the words.

Allie! BA English, BA History, TESOL Certified

Average rating:

5.0

Number of reviews:

(96 reviews)

Live video meetings

Meets once

3-6 learners per class

25 min

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What's included

1 live meeting

25 mins in-class hours

Mastery Evaluation

1 hour per week. I can provide feedback directly to parents about their learner's participation upon request.

Certificate of Completion

I will provide a certificate of completion package for any class that a learner attends.

Class Experience

Have you ever wondered what the singer is singing about?

In this class, we will learn the structure of a song, and the types of descriptive language that is used to help the listener feel emotions. 

Several "Lyrical Literacy" classes are available. The song for this class is called "Fearless" by Taylor Swift.

PLEASE NOTE: It is highly recommended to listen to the song before class. You can watch music videos, or videos with lyrics at YouTube.com.

We will take a look at each line of the song and uncover the parts of speech, descriptive language, metaphors, and other techniques used by the songwriter. We will discuss how the words make us feel, and what we think the author was trying to tell his/her audience.

Each member of class will have the opportunity to share their opinions and thoughts on the song. I hope to see you there!

Learning Goals

Students will improve their cognition of parts of speech, descriptive language, metaphors, and other techniques using song lyrics. They will learn to socialize with others in a safe environment.

Other Details

Supply List

PLEASE NOTE: It is highly recommended to listen to the song before class. You can watch music videos, or videos with lyrics at YouTube.com.

External Resources

In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:

"Fearless" by Taylor Swift

Sources

We will refer to music videos using Youtube.com

Meet the teacher

Allie! BA English, BA History, TESOL Certified

Joined August, 2021

5.0

96reviews

Profile

Teacher expertise and credentials

Non-US Teaching Certificate in English to Speakers of Other Languages

2 Degrees

Bachelor's Degree in History from Brock University

Bachelor's Degree in English from Brock University

I have been a librarian for over a decade. In this time, I have worked with students of all ages (college to elementary) on their reading, organization, and grammar skills. I have also been teaching English online for the last three years. I have been with VIPKid, an online ESL teaching program, for 3 years, and I have been with Magic Ears (another ESL teaching program) for the last year. In this time, I have learned to elicit total physical response while engaging young learners, teaching curriculum based on learning English as a second language. I have worked in both one-on-one and four-on-one virtual settings. I am comfortable with all ages and larger groups of children.