Lesson 2: Writing chorus lyrics

Using suitable words and phrases for the chorus of a song and turning the ideas into lyrics

Learning objective

  • To write lyrics for a song

National curriculum

Pupils should be taught to:

  • Appreciate and understand a wide range of high-quality live and recorded music drawn from different traditions and from great composers and musicians

Success criteria

Cross-curricular links

Before the lesson

Attention grabber

Main event

Differentiation

Pupils needing extra support: Put pupils in groups in which they will be supported and their ideas listened to. Provide a teaching assistant or other teacher support if possible.

 

Pupils working at greater depth: Challenge pupils to demonstrate some features of their writing from English, such as simile, metaphor, personification, etc.

Wrapping up

Assessing pupils' progress and understanding

Vocabulary

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