Name: _______________________ Date:____________________

Create A Ballad

A ballad is a song that tells a story in verse. It is one of the oldest forms of poetry and music. During the Middle Ages minstrels wandered throughout Europe performing these types of songs.

Follow the directions below to write your own ballad. Remember a ballad is simply a story where the end word of every other sentence rhymes.

Directions:

Step 1

Choose a subject for your ballad. It can be about your life, a friend, a sport, or a topic of your choice.

Step 2

Review the rhyme scheme of a ballad:

A

B

A

B

Step 3

List pairs of rhyming words on the back of this worksheet.

road, load

course, horse

Step 4

Write sentences about your topic that end with the rhyming words from Step 3 on a lined piece of paper.

On a dark and dusty road

He carried his burdensome load

Step 5

Follow the rhyme scheme. Write two stanzas of four lines each.

Step 6

Illustrate your ballad.

Step 7

Make a Hyperstudio stack about your ballad. Include illustrations, textboxes, and recordings of your ballad in your own voice.

Step 8

Share your Hyperstudio with the class.