• Arts Edge

The Poetics of Hip Hop

• Flocabulary

Hip-Hop U.S. History Lesson Plans
Flocabulary: Hip-Hop Approach to SAT Vocabulary

• The Game of Life

A lesson for educators using the book Hoops by Walter Dean Myers.

• PBS/Jazz Kidz

Transcending Poetry, Jazz, Rap & Hip Hop

• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum

Summer Teacher Institute Lesson Plans
A list of lesson plans created by educators during past Summer Teacher Institutes. These resources are intended to stimulate student interest and creativity, to develop higher order thinking skills and to promote interdisciplinary learning.

• Streets of New York

Worksheet and discussion incorporating Streets of New York by Kool G Rap and DJ Polo.

• Right About Now . . . and Then: Curating an Exhibition of Hip-Hop History

• Boosting Rap's Rep: Examining the Positive Side of Rap and Hip-Hop Music Through Original CD Compilations

• Urban Legends: Considering Racial and Cultural Stereotypes in Video Games

• Keeping Time: Composing Song Lyrics That Examine Social or Political Issues

• Black Power: Organizing a Roundtable of Black Leaders

• Making the Old New Again: Creating Modern Scenes in Not-So-Modern Literature

• Covering the Issues: Creating Album Covers That Reflect Students' Political and Social Concerns