Main Idea Activities, Hip Hop History Passage

Hip Hop History Passages and Main Idea Activities Engage students with the history of hip hop while practicing critical reading skills. These activities use rap song lyrics as reading passages to teach main idea and supporting details in an enjoyable way. Students will stay focused as they read the passages and answer multiple choice questions. Everything is included to easily implement these activities into independent work or whole class lessons. Answer keys are provided for easy grading. Students will: - Read rap song lyrics as nonfiction passages - Identify the main idea and key details of passages - Increase comprehension of song lyrics - Expand vocabulary of hip hop terms - Enjoy practicing critical reading skills These activities are perfect for grades 5-7 language arts classes. Make reading skills fun by letting students analyze rap lyrics to find the main idea and supporting details.