Writing your song lyrics

What is your subject?

________________________________________________________

Write your subject in the circle below and write as many words related
to the subject around it

Write a very basic story about your subject as a group (maximum 4

sentences)
1.________________________________________________
2.________________________________________________
3.________________________________________________
4.________________________________________________

Writing your Chorus

Use the words from around your circle (above) to make sentences
relating to your story. Order these so they make sense and then make
line 2 and line 4 rhyme

Line 1_______________________________________________
Line 2_______________________________________________ (rhyme)
Line 3_______________________________________________
Line 4_______________________________________________ (rhyme)
Writing your Verses

Each verse tells one line from the story you wrote. Expand each line of
your story into 4 lines, making lines 2 and 4 rhyme. Line 1 of your story
should make verse 1 and so on.

Verse 1
Line 1_______________________________________________
Line 2_______________________________________________ (rhyme)
Line 3_______________________________________________
Line 4_______________________________________________ (rhyme)

Verse 2
Line 1_______________________________________________
Line 2_______________________________________________ (rhyme)
Line 3_______________________________________________
Line 4_______________________________________________ (rhyme)

Verse 3
Line 1_______________________________________________
Line 2_______________________________________________ (rhyme)
Line 3_______________________________________________
Line 4_______________________________________________ (rhyme)

Verse 4
Line 1_______________________________________________
Line 2_______________________________________________ (rhyme)
Line 3_______________________________________________
Line 4_______________________________________________ (rhyme)

IMPORTANT: If you write an MC or rap as part of your

song, you will need to do 3 times as many lines for that
part of the song!!!!!