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Activity Description
by These Lyrics Don't Exist (License: Protected by Copyright (c) [i.e. screenshot])
Students create a song with AI to use as source material for a grammar activity.
Preparation
Check the website to ensure it is not blocked at your site.
Read through the lesson plan.
Print and make copies of any handouts.
Practice using the site before demonstrating with students to be able to anticipate any challenges.
Decide what the focus of the lesson will be (one or all parts of speech, a particular verb tense, synonyms and antonyms, etc.) and prepare the warm-up, presentation, and practice stages of the lesson plan, which could include lyrics of a well-known song or lyrics generated with the site.
Open a web browser and navigate to the site https://theselyricsdonotexist.com/.
Type a song topic word or even an emoji.
Select a genre (country, metal, rock, pop, rap, electronic).
Select a mood (very sad, sad neutral, happy, very happy).
Select the "Generate My Lyrics" button.
If the lyrics are satisfactory, select "Download." The file will be a .txt file. If not, select "Regenerate Lyrics."
These are sample lyrics generated with the site using the word "summer," pop music as the genre, and happy as the mood:
Verse 1 The birds sang funny songs in the summer skies You could feel the magic in the atmosphere And I love to dance like you High on the roof with the feel of summer air
Pre-Chorus Set your body against mine Into the sun of summer
Chorus I love the smell of summer I smell it as I walk in the park Lookin out the leaves under the summer sky Counting all of the stars one by one
Verse 2 Cause you make it hotter than a summer tonight Me and you together is feeling so right Boy you make me feel great A hot summer, the air was filled with magic
Pre-Chorus She showed me where we would go Through lazy summer days
Chorus I love the smell of summer I smell it as I walk in the park Lookin out the leaves under the summer sky Counting all of the stars one by one
Bridge Picture the summer of love We were young and serious
Chorus I love the smell of summer I smell it as I walk in the park Lookin out the leaves under the summer sky Counting all of the stars one by one
Created by TheseLyricsDoNotExist.com generation number #11518966
Teacher Tips
The site has ads. As you demonstrate using the site with your class, point out that students shouldn't select the ads.
More Ways
Students can use the site to write a song about themselves, an experience, the class, something they learned in class, a hobby, an interest, a goal, etc.
Program Areas
ESL: English as a Second Language
Levels
Intermediate High
Advanced
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Warm-up
Engagement Enhancement
The warm-up will depend on what you decide to focus on for the lesson. In this case, the focus will be on adjectives.
Show an image with a lot of detail, such as the following:
Elicit words that describe the items in the picture and the room overall in a graphic organizer or table.
Introduction
Engagement
Tell students that these words are called adjectives. They can describe a person, place, or thing, or a subject pronun (I, you, he, she, it, we they). This lesson will cover identification of adjectives.
Presentation
Engagement
Have students tell where the words from the list generated to describe the room in the warm-up fit into the following categories:
Number
Opinion
Size
Age
Shape
Origin
Material
Purpose
Teach students that describing words (adjectives) typically go in three possible positions in a sentence and elicit sentences for each of the following about the image of the room:
1. After the verb "to be" - The room is...
2. After a state of being verb (look, appear, seem, sound, smell, taste, feel) - The room seems/looks ... It sounds ... etc.
3. In front of a noun -- This is a ______ room.
Then teach students that if there are more than one adjectives in front of a noun, the adjective order typically follows a particular organization, which can be memorized with the mnemonic "NO SAS COMP" - number, opinion, size, age, shape, color, material, purpose (usually another noun or a gerund - verb+ing). Elicit a few examples from students with the image.
Practice
Engagement Enhancement
Ask students if they like music and if so, what genres. Tell students that they are going to practice identifying adjectives in song lyrics.
Open the site These Lyrics Do Not Exist (or prepare song lyrics ahead of time using the site) and ask students for a topic (or use a current class topic), genre, and mood. Generate the lyrics. If the lyrics do not contain many adjectives, regenerate until they do. (You could also ask students to tell what their current favorite song is in English and locate the lyrics online.
Model and then elicit from students locating the adjectives and determining which nouns or pronouns they describe.
Then have students individually, in pairs, or in small groups use the site to generate their own song lyrics. These could be printed or copied onto a shared Google Doc. Teams can work together to identify the adjectives in the lyrics they generated or in other team's songs. This could be done by highlighting, underlining, changing color, or annotating the adjectives.
Evaluation
Enhancement
Create an original song using the site for an adjective identification "quiz."
Application
Extension
Students will be able to identify and use adjectives to be more descriptive.
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Language
CCR Anchor 1 - Demonstrate command of the conventions of English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
CCR Anchor 2 - Demonstrate command of the conventions of English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
CCR Anchor 3 - Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening.
CCR Anchor 4 - Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases by using context clues, analyzing meaningful word parts, and consulting general and specialized reference materials, as appropriate.
CCR Anchor 5 - Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
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Grammar, Reading, Writing, synonyms, These Lyrics Don't Exist, verb tenses, word choices, lyrics, AI, antonyms, Artificial Intelligence, creativity, song, parts of speech, grammar, song generator
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