❗ Students often disengage from poetry.

They see it as abstract and disconnected from their lives.

✅ This unit changes that.

🧠 What makes this resource powerful

Students explore poetry through:

✔ music they already love
✔ lyrics as literary texts
✔ real emotional expression

📚 What’s included

✔ 6 structured sections:
• introduction (Are lyrics poetry?)
• literary devices
• 5 original song-style texts
• analysis tasks
• creative writing
• final project (create your own song)

✔ step-by-step progression from analysis → creation

🎯 Learning outcomes

Students will:

✔ analyze lyrics like poetry
✔ identify literary devices
✔ write their own song lyrics
✔ reflect on creative processes