1st Edition
Teaching with Hip Hop in the 7-12 Grade Classroom A Guide to Supporting Students’ Critical Development Through Popular Texts
Contents
Meet the Author
Acknowledgements
Support Material
Preface
How to Use This Book
Chapter One- Introduction
- Glossary of Terms
- A Note on Honoring the Full Humanity of Students
- Language and Censorship in Hip Hop Education
Chapter Two- Hip Hop Pedagogies in Classroom Practice
- (Lessons One and Two) Building Hip Hop Classroom Community
- (Lesson Three) "I Used to Love H.E.R.": Exploring Extended Metaphor and Allegory in Hip Hop Literature
- (Lesson Four) Embodied Hip Hop Storytelling
- (Lesson Five) Developing Critical Literacies through Hip Hop Jigsaw Groups
- (Lesson Six) Exploring History, Geography, and Culture through Hip Hop Lit Circles
- (Lesson Seven) Scrubs and Pigeons: Exploring Love and Relationships in Hip Hop Culture
- (Lesson Eight) Developing Critical Hip Hop Literacies through Standardized Exam Preparation
- (Lesson Nine) (Re)Defining the Modern Hip Hop Generation through Critical Media Literacies
Chapter Three- Remixing Classroom Assessments
- (Assignment One) Mixtape Project
- (Assignment Two) Literary Allusions
- (Assignment Three) Hip Hop Literary Criticism
- (Assignment Four) Hip Hop Author Study
- (Assignment Five) Hip Hop Autobiography
Chapter Four- Teaching Hip Hop as a Content Area
- "Move B!$*%; Get out the way!" Decentering the Self in Hip Hop Curriculum and Pedagogy
- "Tear the Roof Off!" Reframing Teaching through a Hip Hop Lens
- "If you stay ready, you ain’t got to get ready": Demonstrating Flexibility and Responsiveness in Hip Hop Education
- "Teach Me How to Dougie" Modeling Critical Media Literacies and Discussion in the Classroom
- "For My People" Engaging with Hip Hop community
Chapter Five- Closing Thoughts
Appendix A- Suggestions for Further Reading
Appendix B – Suggested Texts for Hip Hop-Based Curriculum
Appendix C- Hip Hop Course Study Guide Examples
Appendix D- Sample Hip Hop Course Curriculum
Appendix E- Hip Hop Education Resources, Conferences, and Organizations
Appendix F- Suggested Museum Trips for Exploring Hip Hop History and Culture in the U.S.
References
Biography
Lauren Leigh Kelly is Assistant Professor of Urban Teacher Education at Rutgers University, USA.
"Teachers should not enter into the Hip Hop education space without reading Teaching with Hip Hop in the 7-12 Grade Classroom, regardless of grade level. This book is more than a guide; it will be your bible. Kelly has masterfully, with much care and love, assembled assignments, assessments, and activities that are intended to engage students in the beautiful process of world-making. This book is written by a master teacher—let it transform you and your classroom."
--Dr. Bettina L. Love, Award-winning author and the William F. Russell Professor at Teachers College, Columbia University, USA
"Lauren Kelly is one of the most significant scholars in the field of hip-hop education. Her ability to merge theory, practice, philosophy and pedagogy are on full display in this masterful work. This is a contribution that elevates the culture and the artform in powerful ways. I am thankful for it and her. You need this in your library."
-Dr. Christopher Emdin, New York Times bestselling author, Robert A. Naslund Endowed Chair and Professor of Education at the University of Southern California, USA
