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Will Smith, Fresh Prince
Contains a biography of rapper/actor Will Smith (aka The Fresh Prince), among the first Grammy-winning rap artists.
Other
Davey D's Hip Hop Corner: History of Hip Hop
This site offers an extensive history of hip hop and rap, for those who want to know where it all came from!
Songs for Teaching
No Backbone Beat
Learn your invertebrates with this great rap. Your students will be walking through the halls singing this rap, when you begin your invertebrate unit with it. It covers protozoan, metazoan, arthropods, and more.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Snoop Dogg
Learn about the life of American rapper and songwriter, Snoop Dogg, who became one of the best-known figures in gangsta rap in the 1990s and was for many the epitome of West Coast hip-hop culture.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Run d.m.c.
Biographical details on Run-D.M.C., the American rap group that brought hip-hop into the musical and cultural mainstream, introducing what became known as "new-school" rap.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Will Smith
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Will Smith, an American actor and musician whose charisma, clean-cut good looks, and quick wit helped him transition from rap music to a successful career in acting.
Other
Alien Travel Guide: Musical Styles
A descriptive site on the many styles of music. There is information on everything from chamber music to rap.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Project Ideas: Don't Get Burned: Uv Index Throughout the Day
Sun tanning has a bad rap right now. Use a personal ultraviolet monitor to measure the UV index to prevent getting a sunburn. With this science fair project you will create a chart showing the UV ray measurement at different times of the...
Other
The Atlas Experiment: Mapping the Secrets of the Universe
Everything you want to know about ATLAS, "a particle physics experiment at the Large Hadron Coliider at CERN." The ATLAS website answers questions including, "What is the schedule of the ATLAS experiment?", "How big is ATLAS?", "Are...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Building Blocks of Language: The Eight Parts of Speech
This tutorial focuses on the 8 parts of speech and how they function in sentences. It offers a YouTube video of students rapping the 8 parts of speech, a slide show of the 8 parts of speech, examples, and how they function in sentences,...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Geoffrey Chaucer
This is a biographical tutorial of Geoffrey Chaucer and his most famous work, "The Canterbury Tales." It starts with a slide show of the life of Chaucer and key information about "The Canterbury Tales." It offers an article by Jonathan...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Prefixes and Suffixes
This tutorial focuses on prefixes and suffixes; it defines prefix, suffix, and affix. It offers a YouTube music video rapping about prefixes, suffixes, and roots; it also provides lists of common prefixes and suffixes with their meanings...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Building Blocks of Language: The 8 Parts of Speech
Created to teach students of the 21st century, SOPHIA is bringing the 8 parts of speech straight to your fingertips. Become the commander of your own learning experiences as you take part in this interactive lesson, including a...
Other
Skyrock
The "premier rap radio," Skyrock is a young adult, music-based radio. You can listen to the radio, email questions, read the top 10 playlist.
Curated OER
D.j. Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince He's the Dj, I'm the Rapper
Contains a biography of rapper/actor Will Smith (aka The Fresh Prince), among the first Grammy-winning rap artists.
York University
York University: African Canadian Online: Music
African-Canadian music encompasses the West Indies, Africa, the United States, South American and the Maritimes. This excellent reference resource provides information about the many kinds of music and the talented individuals who make it.
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: Lauryn Hill
A biography of Lauryn Hill, a critically acclaimed hip-hop artist. Includes a profile, videos, and a photo gallery.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Taking the "Un" Out of "Unwritten"
For this lesson, students will use a the rap song about prefixes, suffixes and roots and the song "Unwritten" by Natasha Bedingfield. Students will be engaged as they are practice their understanding of prefixes, suffixes and roots. Then...
South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: Artopia: Music Studio: Re Mix Studio
Interact with different bands to mix and produce different types of music. Examples provided include rap, classical, and boogie-woogie.
TES Global
Blendspace: Rl 5.4 Figurative Language
This twelve-part learning module provides assorted references for figurative language terms. This blendspace provides reproducible charts, flash cards, a game, video tutorial lessons, and rap songs. L.9-10.5 Fig Lang/nuances
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Building Blocks of Language: Eight Parts of Speech
On this website you will learn about the eight parts of speech and the importance of understanding them. There is basic information, a presentation, a practice activity, and a video of a rap/rhyme of the eight parts of speech. [1:01]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Passive and Active Voice
This tutorial focuses on active and passive voice. Definitions, examples, and the reasons that the active voice is the preferred voice in most cases. It offers a slide show with definitions, examples, when to use, forms of passive voice...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Prefixes and Suffixes
This tutorial begins with a YouTube video rapping about affixes including roots, prefixes, and suffixes. There are two slide shows including one about prefixes and one about suffixes; each includes definition, how it functions, and a...
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Lesson 18: Artistic Persona vs. the Individual
The topic of an author's or artist's public image or persona may become more understandable for students with the judicious selection of contemporary musicians who have taken on obvious and sometimes changing personae in their careers....