The Writing Process Song Collection

Hey! Hey! Hey!
Are you ready? Let's find some evidence!
Hey! Hey! Hey!
Evidence is on the way
Find the proof and make it fit
CSI will help with it
Connect S support I infer
Show your thinking loud and clear
Hey! Hey! Hey! Evidence is on the way
Connect support infer today
CSI will lead the way
I found a clue, I found a fact
Now I've got to connect it back
How does this evidence fit what I say?
Connect it, connect it, show the way
I have an answer
I have a thought
Now I need the proof I sought
Find a detail
Find a clue
Use that evidence to prove what's true
Now I've got the evidence
But I'm not done yet
What does it mean?
What does it show?
Read the clue, think it through
Tell what the evidence means to you
What do we do with evidence?
C means connect
S means support
I means infer
Connect support
infer
Make your thinking loud and clear
Find it, use it, think it through
Tell us what the evidence
Proves to you
Hey! Hey! Evidence is on the way
Hey!
C-S-I / WORD OVERLAY CUE SHEET (when each is SAID/SUNG)
Whole 'CSI' said:
C-S-I letters spelled (chorus 'C-Connect S-Support I-Infer'):
BREAKDOWN spell-out ('C means connect / S means support / I means infer'):
CONNECT / SUPPORT / INFER (verse moves):

VERSE 1
Every great essay has something to say,
A point with a purpose to lead the way.
Start with a thesis, make it clear,
Tell that reader why you're here!
Give me reasons, show me ways,
Build that thinking phrase by phrase.
Find some evidence, strong and true,
Then explain what that proof means to you!
CHORUS
Say it! Show it! Make it clear!
Give your reader something to hear!
Think it! Link it! Make it strong!
Every little piece belongs!
Thesis! Evidence! Explain away!
Great essays have something to say!
From the first big thought to the final line,
Make it matter every time!
VERSE 2
Don't just find it, TAP that proof!
Then use your THINKING to raise the roof!
Make an inference, connect the clues,
Show the reader the thinking you choose.
Take that meaning one step more,
Find the BIG idea worth writing for.
When your thinking reaches beyond just you,
That's when great writing really comes through!
RHYME BREAK
What's my point? THESIS! What backs it up? EVIDENCE!
What does it mean? EXPLAIN! What did I learn? USE MY BRAIN!
What's the big idea when I'm through?
MAKE IT MATTER TO ME AND YOU!
FINAL CHORUS
Say it! Show it! Make it clear!
Pull that reader close and near!
Think it! Link it! Make it shine!
Build that essay line by line!
A point with purpose, proof that's strong,
Thinking that shows why it belongs.
Then close it out in a powerful way,
EVERY GREAT ESSAY HAS SOMETHING TO SAY!
Find it! TAP it! THINK it through!
Explain the meaning, make it new!
And when that BIG idea flies away,
MAKE IT MATTER EVERY DAY!
Every great essay, has something to say!

INTRO - COUNTING BEAT
One, two, three! There's a thesis recipe!
One, two, three! Come and build it up with me!
Three little pieces, that's all we need,
Find 'em, mark 'em, then we read!
TOPIC! CHARGE! ANSWER!
ONE, TWO, THREE!
THREE PIECES TO A THESIS!
VERSE 1 - THE TOPIC
First comes the TOPIC, what are we talking about?
Find that important noun, circle it out!
Make a circle, round and round.
The noun of importance is what we found!
Topic, topic, circle me! That's piece number ONE of THREE!
VERSE 2 - THE CHARGE
Next comes the CHARGE, what must I do?
Look for the important verb that gives me the clue!
Make a box! Four straight sides!
The verb of importance is hiding inside!
Charge, charge, box me in! Piece number TWO, now we begin!
VERSE 3 - THE ANSWER
Now comes the piece that belongs to ME!
The prompt doesn't give it, it's what I THINK it should be!
The ANSWER TO THE CHARGE comes from the author's mind.
So make a triangle, there's piece number THREE to find!
Answer, answer, triangle me! Now I've got all ONE-TWO-THREE!
WHERE DOES IT COME FROM
TOPIC from the PROMPT! Circle!
CHARGE from the PROMPT! Box!
ANSWER from the AUTHOR! Triangle!
Prompt! Prompt! Author! Prompt! Prompt! Author!
First two are GIVEN, the last one is MINE!
Put all three together, AND MY THESIS WILL SHINE!
BIG CHORUS
ONE, TWO, THREE! THESIS RECIPE!
TOPIC! What's it about?
CHARGE! What must I figure out?
ANSWER! That part comes from me!
THREE PIECES! THAT'S A THESIS! ONE, TWO, THREE!
Circle the noun! Box the verb! Triangle the answer in your own words!
TOPIC plus CHARGE plus ANSWER makes a THESIS, ONE, TWO, THREE!
SHAPE BREAK
Circle! NOUN! Box! VERB! Triangle! ANSWER!
CIRCLE, TOPIC! BOX, CHARGE! TRIANGLE, ANSWER!
ONE! TWO! THREE! THAT'S MY THESIS RECIPE!
VERSE 4 - PUT IT TOGETHER
The prompt gives me two pieces, I bring number three.
It asks me what to think about, but the answer comes from me!
The TOPIC tells the subject. The CHARGE tells what to do.
The ANSWER tells my thinking, NOW MY THESIS IS BRAND NEW!
Not just copying the prompt, not just words that I can see,
I add my own answer to complete the three!
FINAL CHORUS
ONE, TWO, THREE! THESIS RECIPE!
TOPIC is the NOUN, circle it around!
CHARGE is the VERB, box the action word!
ANSWER is MY THINKING, triangle number three!
Put 'em all together, THAT'S A THESIS, YES INDEED!
Circle! Box! Triangle!
Build it up and there you go, three little pieces make your thinking SHOW!
ONE! TWO! THREE! THREE PIECES TO A THESIS!

INTRO
Ready to grow a great essay? Let's plant some TREES!
CHORUS
T-R-E-E-S, grow your essay, if you please!
Thesis, Reasons, Evidence too,
Explanation, Significance, that's what strong writers do!
T-R-E-E-S, grow your essay with TREES!
VERSE 1 - T
T is for THESIS, address the prompt first!
Say what you think in a clear, strong burst!
VERSE 2 - R
R is for REASONS, and WHY you are right!
Give strong reasons, make your essay bright!
VERSE 3 - E
First E is EVIDENCE, proof from the text!
Show me the part that comes up next!
VERSE 4 - E
Second E, EXPLANATION, don't make them guess!
Tell how your evidence proves your best!
VERSE 5 - S
S is SIGNIFICANCE, the big idea!
Why does it matter? Make it clear!
BREAKDOWN - CALL AND RESPONSE
What do we plant for a great essay? TREES!
T means? THESIS! R means? REASONS! E means? EVIDENCE! E means? EXPLAIN! S
means? SIGNIFICANCE!
FINAL CHORUS
T-R-E-E-S, grow your essay, if you please!
Thesis, Reasons, Evidence too,
Explanation, Significance, that's what strong writers do!
T-R-E-E-S, grow your essay with TREES!
OUTRO
Plant your TREES and watch them grow, a great essay, top to bottom, row by row!

Read with prosody, leave some tracks
Shape the prompt, and answer back
Write the thesis to convince
Show them proof called evidence
Bring together, signals find
From the text and from my mind
Relate it to all who read
Let my writing meet a need
CLOSING CADENCE
Read it!
TRACK IT!
Shape it!
ANSWER BACK!
Thesis!
MAKE IT CLEAR!
Evidence!
PROOF RIGHT HERE!
Text and mind!
BRING THEM THROUGH!
Relate it!
MAKE IT TRUE!
Who can write?
WE CAN WRITE!
Who can think?
WE CAN THINK!
Build that brain!
LINK BY LINK!
LEFT! LEFT! LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT!
THINK IT STRONG AND WRITE IT BEST!
LEFT! LEFT! LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT!
WRITING PROCESS, STEP BY STEP!

SPOKEN INTRO - OVER A BEAT
Got some evidence? That's a start.
Now make it matter. Do your part.
Don't just drop it. Don't just state it.
Take that thinking... EXPLAIN IT!
VERSE 1 - START IT UP
Before I explain, I know where to go.
Four little words get the thinking to flow:
THIS... THAT... THESE... THOSE...
Slide into the sentence, watch the meaning grow.
THIS... THAT... THESE... THOSE...
Point back to the evidence, then tell what you know.
This shows... That means... These details tell... Those facts help explain it well!
CHORUS
WOW! WOW! WOW! I'M EXPLAINING NOW!
Take what I know and break it on down.
Stretch that thinking, make it make sense.
Show the connection, show the evidence!
WOW! WOW! WOW! I'M EXPLAINING NOW!
One fact isn't finished till I tell you HOW!
VERSE 2 - THE FIRST FOUR
Here come the first four, ready, set, roll!
D, DEFINITION, tell what it means, clear up the word, make the idea clean.
E, EXAMPLE, show me one case, put that idea right in its place.
E, EXPERT TESTIMONY, bring in a voice who knows the stuff and backs up the choice.
P, PROCESS, step after step, what came first? And what came next?
Mean it. Show it. Quote it. Go through it.
DEEP... Now we're getting into it!
SHORT HOOK
THIS! THAT! THESE! THOSE!
That's how explanation grows!
THIS! THAT! THESE! THOSE!
Point to the proof, then tell what it shows!
VERSE 3 - FACTS, ANALOGY, COMPARE
Now we hit the middle, three more ways.
Different kinds of thinking for different days.
F, FACTS, give something true. Dates, numbers, details, bring the proof through.
A, ANALOGY, make something new feel easier to understand, connect it to something you
already knew.
C, COMPARE AND CONTRAST, line them up. What is the same? What is different? Now
look close, what does that comparison teach
us?
Facts tell. Analogies connect. Comparisons reveal what we might not expect.
CHORUS
WOW! WOW! WOW! I'M EXPLAINING NOW!
Take what I know and break it on down.
Not just evidence, tell what it means!
Build that thinking in between!
WOW! WOW! WOW! I'M EXPLAINING NOW!
I've got the proof, now watch me tell you how!
VERSE 4 - THE BIG FINISH
Two more left, and they're powerful too.
One shows what changed. One tells what happened to you.
T, TIPPING POINT, one thing happens, then something changes. Cause leads to effect, and
the whole situation rearranges.
Because THIS happened, THAT happened next. That's a tipping point, CAUSE, AND,
EFFECT!
S, STORY, tell a little moment. Show what occurred. Let an event help explain your words.

INTRO - CALL AND RESPONSE
When you read a prompt, what do you do?
Spot the clue! Know what to do!
If it asks WHY?
Reasons!
If it asks HOW?
Ways!
Spot the clue! Know what to do! WHY means REASONS! HOW means WAYS!
CHORUS
WHY, WHY, WHY? Give me reasons, tell me why!
HOW, HOW, HOW? Show the ways, tell me how!
Spot the clue! Know what to do!
WHY means REASONS! HOW means WAYS!
Then when I'm ready to have my say,
Hear ye! Hear ye! Reasons are near me!
Hear ye! Hear ye! Ways are near me!
Now I know just what to say!
VERSE 1 - LISTEN FOR WHY
If I see IMPORTANCE, Why!
If I see SIGNIFICANCE, Why!
If I see MOST LIKELY, Why!
If I see REASONS, Why!
And if the prompt comes right out and simply asks me WHY,
WHY means reasons, reasons tell why!
Get those reasons ready, here comes my reply!
Hear ye! Hear ye! Reasons are near me!
I thought it through, here's my reason for you!
CHORUS
WHY, WHY, WHY? Give me reasons, tell me why!
HOW, HOW, HOW? Show the ways, tell me how!
Spot the clue! Know what to do!
WHY means REASONS! HOW means WAYS!
Hear ye! Hear ye! Reasons are near me!
Hear ye! Hear ye! Ways are near me!
Read it! Think it! Know what to say!
VERSE 2 - LISTEN FOR HOW
If I see CONTRIBUTES, How!
If I see INFLUENCES, How!
If I see REVEALS, How!
If I see EFFECTS, How!
If I see WAYS, How!
And if the prompt comes right out and simply asks me HOW,
HOW means ways, show how they connect!
One thing and another, what is the effect?
Hear ye! Hear ye! Ways are near me!
This, and this, connect like this!
BRIDGE - THE BIG DIFFERENCE
Why? Reasons! How? Ways!
WHY tells REASONS! HOW tells WAYS!
Reasons tell WHY! Ways tell HOW!
Read that prompt, you know it now!
VERSE 3 - CLUE WORD CHALLENGE
Importance! Why, reasons!
Contributes! How, ways!
Significance! Why, reasons!
Influences! How, ways!
Most likely! Why, reasons!
Reveals! How, ways!

INTRO
Evidence in, thinking too,
Stir it together, make something new!
Clues from the text plus what I see,
That's an inference made by ME!
Independent! That's my view.
Evidence plus thinking makes meaning new!
CHORUS
Stir it up! Stir it up! Mix it all around!
Evidence and thinking, look what I found!
ME means INDEPENDENT!
WE means SIGNIFICANT!
VERSE 2
Now make it bigger, take it one more way,
Add your experience to what the evidence says.
Think beyond yourself, make the meaning grow,
From ME to WE, now everybody knows!
Significant! Reflective! Bigger thinking too!
Evidence plus experience can make a truth for you...
AND OTHERS TOO!
CHORUS
Stir it up! Stir it up! Mix it all around!
Evidence and thinking, look what I found!
ME means INDEPENDENT!
WE means SIGNIFICANT!
FINAL HOOK
Evidence plus thinking, INFERENCE!
Evidence plus experience, SIGNIFICANCE!
ME to WE, watch my thinking grow!
STIR IT UP, AND THERE YOU GO!

VERSE 1
Start down low where thinkers grow,
One little step, then up we go.
Build my brain and build my mind,
One new level at a time.
Red is Foundational, I do what I'm shown.
Orange is Emergent, I'm trying on my own.
Yellow is Visible, my connection can be seen.
Independent, I infer, and that is green!
CHORUS
Red, orange, yellow, green,
Climbing up my thinking tree!
Step by step, my thinking grows,
Higher, stronger, up it goes!
Red, orange, yellow, green,
Then BLUE flies free!
VERSE 2
The first four levels grow with me,
Branch by branch upon my tree.
But when my thinking reaches BLUE,
It's bigger than just what I knew.
Reflective thinking spreads its wings,
A Bluebird Moment is what it brings.
It leaves my tree and flies away,
A thought for everyone, every day.
FINAL CHORUS
Red, I follow! Orange, I try!
Yellow, connections catch my eye!
Green, I infer independently!
Blue, my thinking flies FREE!
Build my brain, build my mind,
One new level at a time!
Four on my tree, then BLUE flies free!
THAT'S HOW THINKERS GROW!

SOFT INTRO — SPOKEN GENTLY, MUSIC LOW
Let's grow our words together… breathe… and listen.
VERSE — SPOKEN, CALM, ONE WORD AT A TIME WITH SPACE
Community… a group of people who live and help in the same place.
Region… a part of a land with its own features and feel.
Resource… something useful we use — like water, wood, or sunlight.
Geography… the study of the places that make up our world.
SOFT MUSICAL REST
VERSE — SPOKEN, CALM
Harbor… a safe place by the water where ships can rest.
Climate… the usual weather of a place, over a long, long time.
Tradition… something special, passed gently from one generation to the next.
Evidence… the proof that shows an idea is true.
GENTLE OUTRO — SPOKEN, FADING
Community… region… resource… evidence… let the words settle in. Good thinking today.
Conclusion — The Three R's
conclusion
♫
VERSE 1
When my writing's nearly done,
Three little Rs will make it strong!
R number one, RESTATE! Say the thesis a different way.
Exchange some words, rearrange the flow,
Keep the BIG point so the reader still knows!
R number two, REFER! Point back to the proof you gave.
Don't list every fact all over again,
Say "this evidence," "these details," and bring it back in!
CHORUS
Restate! Refer! Reflect!
Three little Rs I won't forget!
Restate the point, refer to the proof,
Then REFLECT and tell the BIG truth!
VERSE 2
R number three, REFLECTION! Now take that thinking in a BIG direction!
Lesson, moral, theme, or thought,
What's the BIG idea this writing taught?
Here comes the moment, get ready for flight,
BLUEBIRD MOMENT! MAKE IT TAKE FLIGHT!
It leaves my tree, flies tree to tree,
Because this thought isn't only for me!
FINAL CHORUS
Restate! Refer! Reflect!
That's how conclusions make an effect!
Say it again, point back to the proof,
Then give EVERYONE the lasting truth!
Bluebird flying, tree to tree,
Make it matter to you and me!

INTRO
My first draft's done — but I'm not through,
'cause a good writer knows what revising can do!
VERSE 1
Editing fixes the spelling and the rest,
but REVISING is how I make my writing its best.
I move my ideas, I make them all fit —
I don't just correct it, I strengthen it!
PRE-CHORUS
So how do I do it? Let me show you the way —
just R-E-A-D and you're on your way!
CHORUS
REARRANGE it! Move it around!
EXCHANGE it! A stronger word found!
ADD it! More detail, more proof!
DELETE it! Cut what I don't use!
Read it, revise it, make it strong —
that's how my writing grows along!
R-E-A-D — revise! Revise!
Watch my writing come alive!
VERSE 2
A boring word? I'll trade it for a bright one.
Missing a detail? Watch me add the right one.
Out of order? I'll rearrange the flow.
Doesn't belong? Out the door it goes!
PRE-CHORUS
Notice it, choose it, show what you see,
own it and defend it — revising's the key!
CHORUS
REARRANGE it! Move it around!
EXCHANGE it! A stronger word found!
ADD it! More detail, more proof!
DELETE it! Cut what I don't use!
Read it, revise it, make it strong —
that's how my writing grows along!
R-E-A-D — revise! Revise!
Watch my writing come alive!
BRIDGE
Editing makes it correct and clean,
revising makes it the best it's ever been.
Two different jobs, and I love them both —
that's how a writer grows!
CHORUS
REARRANGE it! Move it around!
EXCHANGE it! A stronger word found!
ADD it! More detail, more proof!
DELETE it! Cut what I don't use!
OUTRO
Rearrange it, exchange it, add it, take it away —
I revise my writing every single day!
(10 SONGS)
Big Word Detective #1 — Prefixes: Numbers &
Size
hip-hop
♫
INTRO
Put on your magnifying glass, we're cracking words wide open.
The Big Word Detective is on the case!

INTRO
Pencil down? Not yet, my friend —
A great writer edits to the very end!
VERSE 1
I wrote my draft, I said what I mean,
But before it's done, I gotta sweep it clean.
Capital letters standing tall,
End marks catching the end of it all.
PRE-CHORUS
Subject and verb — do they agree?
Sun and raindrop, Sentence Weather, can't you see?
CHORUS
Sweep it, sweep it, make it clean!
Best little edit you've ever seen.
Catch the mistake, fix it right,
Make your writing shine so bright!
E-D-I-T — edit! (edit!)
You're not done 'til you've said it.
Sweep it, sweep it, make it clean —
Now that's a writer's editing machine!
VERSE 2
Spell those words the way they go,
High-frequency friends I already know.
Quotation marks around what they said —
Match the passage, use your head.
PRE-CHORUS
Notice it, choose it, show what you see,
Own your fix and defend it — that's the key!
CHORUS
Sweep it, sweep it, make it clean!
Best little edit you've ever seen.
Catch the mistake, fix it right,
Make your writing shine so bright!
E-D-I-T — edit! (edit!)
You're not done 'til you've said it.
Sweep it, sweep it, make it clean —
Now that's a writer's editing machine!
BRIDGE
Read it slow, read it twice,
An editor's eye is worth the price.
One more sweep before you're through —
Your very best writing is up to you!
CHORUS
Sweep it, sweep it, make it clean!
Best little edit you've ever seen.
Catch the mistake, fix it right,
Make your writing shine so bright!
OUTRO
Sweep it clean… edit! Make it shine!

OPENING CADENCE
Writers ready?
WRITERS READY!
Brains switched on?
BRAINS SWITCHED ON!
Step by step!
WRITE IT RIGHT!
Left! Left!
LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT!
Writing process!
STEP BY STEP!

INTRO
Put on your magnifying glass, we're cracking words wide open.
The Big Word Detective is on the case!
PRE-CHORUS
When a word looks HUGE, don't run away —
find the prefix up front, and it'll show you the way!
CHORUS
I'm the Big Word Detective — case cracked!
Break it apart, take a big word back!
The part up front holds a clue to the size —
count it, measure it, open your eyes!
VERSE 1
UNI means ONE — a unicycle, one wheel and you're done!
MONO means ONE too — a monorail runs on one track for you!
BI means TWO — a bicycle rolls on a two-wheel crew!
TRI means THREE — a triangle's got three sides, can't you see?
CHORUS
I'm the Big Word Detective — case cracked!
Break it apart, take a big word back!
The part up front holds a clue to the size —
count it, measure it, open your eyes!
VERSE 2
POLY means MANY — a polygon's got sides a-plenty!
SEMI means HALF, or PARTLY — a semicircle's half a circle, smartly!
MICRO means SMALL — a microscope makes the tiny look tall!
MACRO means LARGE — the whole big picture, take charge!
BRIDGE
Meet a monster word and don't know what to do?
Chop off the front, find the number or the size, and the meaning breaks through!
UNI, MONO one! BI two! TRI three! POLY many!
SEMI half! MICRO small! MACRO large — now you've got PLENTY!
CHORUS
I'm the Big Word Detective — case cracked!
Break it apart, take a big word back!
OUTRO
Case cracked! Big Word Detective, signing off!

INTRO
Detective's back on the beat — which WAY did that word go?
Follow the prefix up front, and the direction will show!
CHORUS
I'm the Big Word Detective — case cracked!
Break it apart, take a big word back!
The part up front tells you WHERE to go —
under, over, across — now you know!
VERSE 1
SUB means UNDER — a submarine dives down below!
SUPER means ABOVE — a superhero steals the show!
INTER means BETWEEN — the internet links me to you!
TRANS means ACROSS — transportation carries us through!
CHORUS
I'm the Big Word Detective — case cracked!
Break it apart, take a big word back!
The part up front tells you WHERE to go —
under, over, across — now you know!
VERSE 2
CIRCUM means AROUND — I circumnavigate the sea!
MID means the MIDDLE — it's midday, come count with me!
EX means OUT — the exit's the way to go!
PRE means BEFORE — the preview starts the show!
POST means AFTER — the postgame's the last we'll know!
BRIDGE
Sub under, super above, inter between!
Trans across, circum around — you're a word-cracking machine!
Ex is out, mid is middle, pre before, post after —
find the front, find the way, and fill the room with laughter!
CHORUS
I'm the Big Word Detective — case cracked!
Break it apart, take a big word back!
OUTRO
Case cracked! Big Word Detective, on the move!

INTRO
Detective's back, and something's NOT right —
when a prefix says NO, we bring it to light!
CHORUS
I'm the Big Word Detective — case cracked!
Break it apart, take a big word back!
The part up front can flip it around —
NO, NOT, AGAINST — hear that sound!
VERSE 1
UN means NOT — unhappy isn't happy, it's true!
NON means NOT — a nonstop train won't stop for you!
IN and IM mean NOT — impossible can't be done!
DIS means the OPPOSITE — disappear, and then there's none!
CHORUS
I'm the Big Word Detective — case cracked!
Break it apart, take a big word back!
The part up front can flip it around —
NO, NOT, AGAINST — hear that sound!
VERSE 2
ANTI means AGAINST — antifreeze fights the cold!
CONTRA means AGAINST too — contradict, be bold!
MIS means WRONGLY — a mistake went the wrong way!
DE means DOWN or UNDO — deflate, the air won't stay!
BRIDGE
Un not, non not, in not, dis opposite!
Anti against, contra against — you're on top of it!
Mis is wrongly, de is undo or down —
flip the meaning at the front, best detective in town!
CHORUS
I'm the Big Word Detective — case cracked!
Break it apart, take a big word back!
OUTRO
Case cracked! Big Word Detective — NOT done yet!

INTRO
Way down deep where a word begins,
the ROOT is where the meaning lives within.
Dig it up, and you'll always see —
the root of the word is the heart of the tree.
CHORUS
I'm the Big Word Detective, diggin' in the ground!
The root of the word is where the meaning's found!
Words and senses, that's the key —
dig down deep and read with me!
VERSE 1
GRAPH means WRITE — an autograph's your name!
SCRIB means WRITE too — a scribble's the same!
DICT means SAY — you dictate every word!
AUDI means HEAR — an audience heard!
CHORUS
I'm the Big Word Detective, diggin' in the ground!
The root of the word is where the meaning's found!
Words and senses, that's the key —
dig down deep and read with me!
VERSE 2
PHON means SOUND — a telephone rings clear!
SPECT means LOOK — inspect it, look right here!
SENS means FEEL — your senses come alive!
TELE means FAR — from far away we drive!
BRIDGE
Graph write, scrib write, dict say, audi hear!
Phon sound, spect look, sens feel — it's all so clear!
Log is word, phil is love, dig down and you'll know —
the root is where the meaning starts to grow!
CHORUS
I'm the Big Word Detective, diggin' in the ground!
The root of the word is where the meaning's found!
OUTRO
Dig it up! Big Word Detective, root and all!

INTRO
Roots run deep where the big words grow —
about life and the earth, here's what to know!
CHORUS
I'm the Big Word Detective, diggin' in the ground!
The root of the word is where the meaning's found!
Life and earth and sky above —
dig down deep to the words we love!
VERSE 1
BIO means LIFE — biology's alive!
GENE means BIRTH — where generations thrive!
GEO means EARTH — geography's the ground!
TERR means EARTH too — territory all around!
CHORUS
I'm the Big Word Detective, diggin' in the ground!
The root of the word is where the meaning's found!
Life and earth and sky above —
dig down deep to the words we love!
VERSE 2
PHOTO means LIGHT — a photograph so bright!
LUC means LIGHT too — translucent in the light!
CHRONO means TIME — a chronological line!
OMNI means ALL — omnivores dine just fine!
BRIDGE
Bio life, gene birth, geo and terr the earth!
Photo luc are light, chrono's time from birth!
Omni is all, bene good, dig down and you'll see —
pathy is feeling, the roots are the key!
CHORUS
I'm the Big Word Detective, diggin' in the ground!
The root of the word is where the meaning's found!
OUTRO
Dig it up! Big Word Detective, deep as can be!

INTRO
Roll up your sleeves, there's work to be done —
these roots are about PEOPLE gettin' things done!
CHORUS
I'm the Big Word Detective, diggin' in the ground!
The root of the word is where the meaning's found!
People and power, hand in hand —
dig down deep and understand!
VERSE 1
DUC means LEAD — a conductor leads the band!
PORT means CARRY — transport it across the land!
MANU means HAND — manual work done by hand!
MAND means ORDER — a command, you understand!
CHORUS
I'm the Big Word Detective, diggin' in the ground!
The root of the word is where the meaning's found!
People and power, hand in hand —
dig down deep and understand!
VERSE 2
JUR means LAW — a jury knows what's right!
GREG means GROUP — congregate, unite!
CRED means BELIEVE — incredible but true!
FID means FAITH — be faithful through and through!
BRIDGE
Duc lead, port carry, manu is the hand!
Mand order, jur law, greg's the group so grand!
Cred believe, fid faith, flex bends and mit sends —
dig down deep, and the meaning never ends!
CHORUS
I'm the Big Word Detective, diggin' in the ground!
The root of the word is where the meaning's found!
OUTRO
That's a wrap! Big Word Detective, roots and all!

INTRO
Snap it on the end and watch it change,
a SUFFIX at the back rearranges the range!
Add it to a word and now you'll see —
a suffix can tell you WHO that word will be!
CHORUS
Big Word Detective, pop it on the end!
A suffix names the person, the doer, the friend!
Who does the action? Who's it gonna be?
Add a suffix on the end and now you'll see!
VERSE 1
-ER is one who does it — a teacher teaches class!
-OR is one who does it too — an actor's got the pass!
-IST is one who's skilled at it — an artist paints with flair!
-IAN means skilled in something — a musician's everywhere!
CHORUS
Big Word Detective, pop it on the end!
A suffix names the person, the doer, the friend!
Who does the action? Who's it gonna be?
Add a suffix on the end and now you'll see!
VERSE 2
-EER is one who works at it — an engineer, so bright!
-EE is one who receives it — an employee clocks in right!
-ANT is one who does it — an assistant lends a hand!
-ENT is one who does it — a student's gonna understand!
BRIDGE
-er, -or, the one who does,
-ist, -ian, so skilled because!
-eer, -ee, -ant, -ent,
a suffix names the person, that's just what it meant!
VERSE 3
-STER is one who's like it — a youngster full of cheer!
-LING is a little one — a duckling waddles near!
Ten little endings and they all agree,
a suffix on the end tells WHO it's gonna be!
CHORUS
Big Word Detective, pop it on the end!
A suffix names the person, the doer, the friend!
OUTRO
Pop it on! Big Word Detective — who will it be?

INTRO
Take an action, take a way you feel,
snap on a suffix and it turns real!
Not a person this time, but a thing you can name,
a state, a quality, part of the game!
CHORUS
Big Word Detective, pop it on the end!
Turn it to a THING, a state or a blend!
How does it feel? What has it become?
Add a suffix on the end and now it's one!
VERSE 1 - SAY THE LETTERS, THEN THE SOUND
T-I-O-N says SHUN! An action's underway!
S-I-O-N says SHUN! A decision made today!
M-E-N-T says MENT! Excitement fills the air!
N-E-S-S says NESS! The kindness that you share!
CHORUS
Big Word Detective, pop it on the end!
Turn it to a THING, a state or a blend!
How does it feel? What has it become?
Add a suffix on the end and now it's one!
VERSE 2 - SAY THE LETTERS, THEN THE SOUND
I-T-Y says IH-TEE! Your ability is real!
A-N-C-E says ANSS! Importance that you feel!
E-N-C-E says ENSS! The silence in the hall!
S-H-I-P says SHIP! A friendship holds it all!
BRIDGE
SHUN and SHUN, act and state,
MENT and NESS, quality is great!
IH-TEE, ANSS, ENSS, and SHIP,
turn it to a thing and take a trip!
VERSE 3 - SAY THE LETTERS, THEN THE SOUND
H-O-O-D says HOOD! Your childhood, full of play!
D-O-M says DUM! The freedom of the day!
Ten little endings turn a word to a thing,
a state or a quality, hear it ring!
CHORUS
Big Word Detective, pop it on the end!
Turn it to a THING, a state or a blend!
OUTRO
Pop it on! Big Word Detective, what's it become?

INTRO
Snap it on the end and describe the thing,
a suffix paints a picture, hear it ring!
Not a person, not a state, but a way to say
what something is like, in a colorful way!
CHORUS
Big Word Detective, pop it on the end!
Describe it now, that's the message to send!
What is it like? What does it do?
Add a suffix on the end and it describes it for you!
VERSE 1
-FUL means FULL of joy — a joyful, cheerful day!
-LESS means WITHOUT it — a fearless heart, hooray!
-ABLE means CAN BE done — a lovable little pup!
-OUS means HAVING lots — a famous, joyous cup!
CHORUS
Big Word Detective, pop it on the end!
Describe it now, that's the message to send!
What is it like? What does it do?
Add a suffix on the end and it describes it for you!
VERSE 2
-IVE means TENDING TO — creative, all day long!
-AL means RELATING TO — a musical, magical song!
-IC means RELATING TO — heroic and so bold!
-Y means HAVING it — a cloudy sky of gold!
BRIDGE
-ful, -less, full or without,
-able, -ous, that's what it's about!
-ive, -al, -ic, and -y,
describe the world, you and I!
VERSE 3
-ISH means SORT OF like it — a reddish, foolish grin!
Ten little endings and describing is the win!
Pop them on the end and now you'll always see,
a suffix that describes it, just for you and me!
CHORUS
Big Word Detective, pop it on the end!
Describe it now, that's the message to send!
OUTRO
Pop it on! Big Word Detective — what's it like?