Using music videos to prompt writing is a great way to engage students. They are usually very familiar with the songs and videos, but you are asking them to engage in a new way. The best videos to use have narrative storylines which are open to interpretation. I used “Faded” by Alan Walker. The students watched it twice, noting down words and phrases as they watched, sharing these with the group between viewings. They then chose how they would respond in writing: a poem, news report, narrative?
http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60ItHLz5WEA
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Weaving magic with words in the classroom