Jot down the first few thoughts that come to mind when you think of the word “hip hop.” Answer as honestly as you can and from your perspective as opposed to jotting down what you think your students would say.
Rate your current level of confidence in your ability to incorporate hip hop pedagogy into your curriculum and classroom: No Confidence, Low Confidence, Middle-High Confidence, or High Confidence.
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
What are the five fundamental elements of hip hop?
What is hip hop pedagogy?
What are the three levels of incorporating hip hop pedagogy as practice?
OBJECTIVES
Educators will be able to define the fundamental elements of hip hop.
Educators will be able to differentiate the levels of implementation of hip hop pedagogy.
Educators will be able to investigate where the skills of their content area are displayed within hip hop.
This mini-lesson introduces the five foundational elements of hip hop and hip hop pedagogy along with suggestions for implementation of hip hop pedagogy into your curriculum and classroom.
