Analyzing and Comparing Medieval and Modern Ballads

Student Interactives

Printouts

Websites

Preparation

 

STUDENT INTERACTIVES

Grades   3 – 12  |  Student Interactive  |  Organizing & Summarizing

ReadWriteThink Notetaker

Useful for a wide variety of reading and writing activities, this outlining tool allows students to organize up to five levels of information.

 

Grades   K – 12  |  Student Interactive  |  Organizing & Summarizing

Venn Diagram

This interactive tool allows students to create Venn diagrams that contain two or three overlapping circles, enabling them to organize their information logically.

 

Grades   K – 12  |  Student Interactive  |  Writing & Publishing Prose

Comic Creator

The Comic Creator invites students to compose their own comic strips for a variety of contexts (prewriting, pre- and postreading activities, response to literature, and so on).

 

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PRINTOUTS

• Self-Reflection: Taking Part in a Group
  
  
• Traditional Folk Ballad Assignment
  
  
• Checklist for Ballads
  
  
• Rubric for Original Ballads
  
  
• Group Participation Assessment Sheet

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WEBSITES

• The Ballad
• Early Child Ballads
• "Hey Joe"
• “A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall”
• “The Ballad of Birmingham”
• “The Ballad of Birmingham”
• Characteristics of the Ballad
• Music in Poetry

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PREPARATION

• Familiarize yourself with ballad Websites: Francis J. Child Ballads, Early Child Ballads, and The Ballad.
  
  
• Run off copies of the Checklist for Ballads, Traditional Folk Ballad Assignment, and Rubric for Original Ballads for each student.
  
  
• Make copies of the Group Participation Assessment Sheet and Self-Reflection handout for yourself and students.
  
  
• Test the ReadWriteThink Notetaker and the Venn Diagram tool on your computers to familiarize yourself with the tools and ensure that you have the Flash plug-in installed. You can download the plug-in from the technical support page.

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