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Tech Tool #1: KEXP Lesson Plans

KEXP Lesson Plans are designed for grades 6-12. The lessons incorporate a variety of subjects including language arts, cultural studies, social studies, music, and visual arts. The lesson plans are part of the not-for-profit radio station's documentary series, which highlights a vast array of musical talents and genres "in the time it takes to play just one song." The documentary series and the lesson plans are available at no-cost and there is no registration required. The lesson plans I am interested in utilizing in my future classroom are designed around hip-hop culture. There are three lesson plans: What is hip-hop?, Hip-Hop Identity, & Place, and The Art of Turntablism. All three plans use hip-hop culture to: discuss personal and social identity, make socio-economic and geographical connections, and illustrate different modes of communication through the four elements of hip-hop (MCing, DJing, graffiti, and break dancing). One of the learning objectives for Hip-hop, Identity, & Place is to "connect hip-hop lyrics with their assignment to write a personal narrative about place and identity." This lesson, in particular, will be of great use and importance in my unit on narrative forms (i.e short stories, longer forms, and poetry). Home Page