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Hip-Hop and Climate: Creative Writing Lesson

Created by Teacher(s): Dan Castrigano, Elaine Makarevich, Elizabeth Ward, Ben Charles|Published on: October 27, 2023
Lesson Plan Grades 6-8 Created by SubjectToClimate teachers

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In this lesson, students explore the intersection of music and climate change, learn about environmental connections in rap music, and create their own original rap songs.

Inquire: Students share fun facts about hip-hop, learn about hip-hop as a cultural and social movement, and view examples of hip-hop intersecting with environmental concepts.
Investigate: Students research a climate change topic and create a class rubric for evaluating student-created raps.
Inspire: Students create and share an original rap about a climate change topic as a means to express their feelings and emotions through music.
Share: This lesson plan is licensed under Creative Commons.Creative Commons License
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Subjects: English Language Arts, Visual and Performing Arts
Duration: 3 hours
Region: Global
Posted on Oct 27, 2023

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Dan Castrigano

Academic Teacher at Burlington YouthBuild

Elaine Makarevich

Director of State Leads

Elizabeth Ward

Chief Product Officer

Ben Charles

Director of Partnerships and Outreach

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