Worksheets -🎵 "Myself" by Edgar Albert Guest

Teach English through music, poetry, and meaningful discussion!

Bring Edgar Albert Guest’s inspiring poem Myself to life with a catchy musical adaptation and a ready-to-use ESL/EFL teaching unit designed for Junior High and High School students.

The song explores powerful themes that matter to teenagers: self-respect, honesty, personal integrity, and staying true to yourself. It encourages students to think about the person they want to become and the importance of being able to look themselves in the eye.

Listen to the song: https://youtu.be/wi7XH2KFg-Q

🎧 What’s included?

✔️ Pre-reading activities: Vocabulary exercises, personal values, and discussion questions to get students thinking before reading.

✔️Listening activities: Listen to the song, answer comprehension questions, and complete a fill-in-the-lyrics exercise.

✔️Author biography: A reading text about Edgar Albert Guest, followed by comprehension questions.

✔️Creative writing: Three post-reading writing tasks that encourage students to reflect on their goals, personal values, honesty, and self-respect.

✔️Teacher’s guide and answer key: Clear instructions and answers to help you prepare and teach with confidence.

👩‍🏫 Why teachers will love it

✅ Ready-to-use materials – save preparation time!

✅ Suitable for teenagers – meaningful content without a childish approach.

✅ A combination of music, literature, language learning, and critical thinking.

✅ Activities that encourage independent work and personal engagement.

The poem Myself is part of the English literature curriculum in various countries, making this unit a valuable way to explore a literary text through a fresh, musical approach.

Make literature memorable. Help students learn English while reflecting on who they are and who they want to be!

🎵 Created by ESL Song Lab – where English learning meets music.

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