Summer Assignments 2017

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School of Rock - Final Scene

ALL "MUSICIANS" must watch the final scene.  You must be very familiar with the song, and what your character is doing.

Plays - PICK ONE!

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Scan through the list of plays.  Find one that interests YOU.  It could be the title, the subject, etc.  Whatever the reason, be able to explain why the class should do this particular play.

School of Rock - The Script

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Read through and pick a few scenes to practice.

Gangsta Rap vs. Conscious Hip Hop Part II

Carefully review Handout 8: Press Release Template. I

You must now decide whether your radio station will play Gangsta Rap or only Conscious Rap. They will issue a press release of two to three paragraphs announcing their decision. (a press release is a document issued to the media announcing something newsworthy.) You must include at least three specific arguments in the press release in support of their decision. No matter what you decide, your press release must acknowledge arguments on both sides of the issue. (For example, it might state: “We understand that many people feel..., but we do not agree with this argument because…")

CLICK HERE for a link to the grading rubric.  Please study it carefully, and make sure you understand how you will be evaluated.   

Gangsta Rap vs. Conscious Hip Hop

How did Gangsta Rap and Conscious Hip Hop respond to the social and political conditions of the 1990s?

Using the readings below, carefully answer the questions on the handout you received in class, today.  

Handout 2: Excerpts from Song Lyrics; 

Handout 3: Compton, California; 

Handout 4: 1990s Hip Hop Timeline; 

Handout 5: Article on Conscious Hip Hop; 

Handout 6: Article on Gangsta Rap; 

Handout 7: Two Views of Conscious Hip Hop and Gangsta Rap

Video Links:
Straight Outta Compton
Me, Myself and I
Ice-T on life, in the streets

Grade 8 Debate - Rise of the Girl Groups

CLICK HERE for the link to the lesson. 

Here's another helpful article.  

1960's Girl Groups