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The Week in Rap
Looking for a way to add flava to current events? (I know, Joyce, stop trying to talk hip-hop.)
Gwyneth Jones recently pointed to The Week in Rap on our TeacherLibrarianNetwork.
Week in Rap 4.3.09 from Week in Rap on Vimeo.
Created by Flocabulary (devoted to hip-hop in the classroom) and written by Flocabulary artists, each Friday Week in Rap presents a weekly summary of news headlines in the form of a short rap video.
These videos will definitely engage. I can see teachers asking students to interpet these raps, to explain or research what really happened. I can also easily see these videos as models for original student creations.
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One a related (and just for fun) note, when my buddy Ken heard I was blogging about this prior to sharing it with our Social Studies Deparment, he shared this rap by a flight attendant on Southwest Airlines.
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About Joyce Valenza
Joyce is an Assistant Professor of Teaching at Rutgers University School of Information and Communication, a technology writer, speaker, blogger and learner. Follow her on Twitter: @joycevalenza
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