CREATIVE WRITING VIDEO MUSIC ASSIGNMENT - SOUNDTRACK OF MY LIFE

Use this engaging back to school video writing assignment as a way to learn more about your students through music while also helping to improve their writing. In this assignment, will create a mix-tape for their life by choosing ten songs that they connect with or that represent them. The best part is that your purchase comes with a hand-drawn video, created by the talented John Spencer, that introduces the assignment to hook students in! Watch the preview video above to get a sneak peek of the video included and download the preview to get a closer look at the instructions, student planning sheet, graphic organizers, & teacher rubric. There is absolutely no prep required to implement this lesson/assignment!

HOW DOES IT WORK?  

• Students watch a hand-drawn video that introduces the assignment to students to help them get ideas on how they might structure their mix-tape (lots of examples included). This video is highly engaging and will hook your students immediately. Watch the video preview on the product page to get a sneak peek.

• Use the eye-catching PowerPoint presentations to introduce the assignment in more detail to your class and guide you through each element of the assignment/lesson. 

• Use the instructions, student planning sheet, graphic organizers, & teacher rubric to implement the writing lesson.

WHAT IS INCLUDED IN MY PURCHASE?  

→ Introductory video (included in PowerPoint presentation – 40 sec)

→ Teacher instructions

→ PowerPoint to guide the lesson

→ Pre-writing planning page

→ Double-sided final copy page (spaces for each side of the mix-tape and spaces for illustrations)

→ Teacher rubric

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The videos and resources in this resource are for single-classroom use and are not to be uploaded to the Internet in any format without permission from the creators. Please contact prestoplans@gmail.com if you require more information.