Reading Comprehension and Text Analysis for Teens Using Song Lyrics
Learners will explore and analyze song lyrics to enhance their reading comprehension skills. Each week, we’ll discuss themes, literary devices, and storytelling techniques used by songwriters to develop comprehension skills.
Ms Riot - Teaching Teens ELA
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5.0
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What's included
6 live meetings
4 hrs 30 mins in-class hoursHomework
1 hour per week. I can provide additional practice if requested. Please message me to let me know that you would like your learner to complete independent work.Certificate of Completion
includedClass Experience
US Grade 8 - 10
Beginner Level
🎶 Unlocking Comprehension through Song Lyrics🎶 Song lyrics are engaging, culturally relevant, and can provide rich material for analysis, making them a great way to teach comprehension skills. Ages: 13-17 Class Type: Ongoing Format: Online Interactive Sessions Level: Beginner to Intermediate Group Size: Small group for personalized attention Class Length: 45 minutes per session Frequency: Weekly (drop in and drop out as needed) In this class, students will explore the meaning behind song lyrics to enhance their reading comprehension skills. Each week, we will analyze a different song, discussing its themes, language, and the storytelling techniques used by the songwriter. 🎶 Identify Literary Devices: Discover how songwriters use metaphors, similes, imagery, and other literary tools to convey powerful messages. 🎶 Build Vocabulary and Writing Skills: Expand your vocabulary and improve your ability to write clearly and creatively. 🎶 Enhance Listening and Comprehension: Develop active listening skills that help you pick up on details, themes, and context in both lyrics and everyday reading. Who Should Join: This class is perfect for teens who: 🌈Want to improve their reading comprehension and critical thinking skills 🌈Prefer a relaxed, interactive learning environment with little pressure 🌈Find longer and dense texts overwhelming or challenging This class is best suited to teens who lack confidence with analyzing and comprehending texts. 📎This class will not be canceled for low-enrollment. I teach all classes, even if only 1 learner is enrolled. If your learner does not like to go ahead with 1-to-1 classes, please let me know.📎
Learning Goals
Learners will develop confidence with reading and comprehension skills
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Songs are chosen to be age-appropriate. Words such as 'hell' and 'damn' may be included. There may be references to romantic feelings.
Joined January, 2024
5.0
62reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Non-US Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
Bachelor's Degree in Education from University of Brighton
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👋 Hi there! I'm Ms. Riot, your certified and passionate educator with a flair for innovation and a heart for student growth. Hailing from London, England, I qualified as a teacher in 2007 with my Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) in Primary Education and certified with my Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). Here in the UK, I am certified to teach from 5-18 years old.
🌏I have taught around the world, including at a not-for-profit summer camp in New York, volunteering in Kenya and India, and completing a teaching placement in Arizona.
🏫As a classroom teacher, I developed creative classrooms where students felt safe enough to fail. My passion for reading also allowed me to develop a new career as a high school librarian, supporting teens who had not discovered that a library could be a space for them. I have also taught students English up to the age of 16 at a prestigious online school.
🖼️More recently, I have worked within the learning department in a large museum, teaching at a range of online schools and designing curriculum for education resource companies. I also deliver lectures to trainee teachers, supporting them to develop their practice.
🖥️I have been teaching online for a year, for different schools and platforms.
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🌈I am passionate about helping teens strengthen core skills to succeed. This can often mean applying the content and skills often covered in lower-grade levels, allowing teens to develop skills and confidence by meeting them where they are.
🌈I focus on building confidence and foundational skills in a nurturing and empowering environment. I help teens master core concepts, overcome academic challenges, and develop a love for learning that extends beyond the classroom.
🌈At the heart of my teaching philosophy lies a belief that learning should be an adventure, sprinkled with curiosity. We can be serious about learning without it always being too serious.
🌈I am a teacher who welcomes all students exactly as they are. I have a lot of experience with neurodivergent children and am a neurodivergent adult myself. Cameras can be turned off if preferred (after a quick hello with the camera on).
🌈I create quite low-demand classroom experiences. I encourage and welcome participation, but am very quick to adapt to learners who are unable or unwilling to partake in an obvious and active manner. This can mean only using the chat, or even only listening.Reviews
Live Group Class
$21
weekly1x per week, 6 weeks
45 min
Completed by 2 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 12-16
1-4 learners per class
