![]() ![]() With callbacks to songs on other albums in lines like “I have this thing where I get older but just never wiser,” you can challenge students to analyze the development of a theme across multiple texts (helloooo higher level DOK and those really tricky to meet standards!). Taylor Swift’s “Anti Hero” is a fun student-friendly song to bring into the classroom to practice analysis skills. Like her or not, you can count on her to write songs that tell a story, are layered in deep meaning, and littered with Easter eggs that are fun to try and collect (even for the non-Swifties). ![]() Taylor Swift makes analyzing song lyrics in the classroom easy peasy. ![]() Here are some tips on how to teach students to analyze song lyrics so that they can gain valuable writing knowledge through a familiar medium they love! Analysis of Song Lyrics This close reading process will also help improve their vocabulary and grammar skills while they are having fun! Whether you’re teaching poetry, persuasive essays, or some other writing unit, analyzing song lyrics will give your students an opportunity to look at the different ways that language can be used to capture emotions and tell stories. English teachers, teaching your students how to analyze song lyrics needs to be a “go-to” strategy, a step toward deeper analysis of more complex texts. ![]()
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