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Main Idea Activities, Hip Hop History Passage

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Cover for The History of Hip Hop and Rap Main Idea and Details Activities, featuring DJs at turntables
Cover of the hip hop history reading packet
Main idea lesson explains repeated details and first and last sentences, followed by graphic organizer 1
Main idea introduction and first graphic organizer
Graphic organizers 2 and 3 ask students to gather similar details from song verses and write main ideas
Second and third main idea graphic organizers
Hip hop history lyrics, part 1: DJ Kool Herc's Bronx beginnings, Jamaican roots, and extended drum breaks
First lyric passage: DJ Kool Herc
Hip hop history lyrics, part 2: Cindy Campbell's promotion work and Grandmaster Flash's early DJ techniques
Second lyric passage: Cindy Campbell and Flash
Hip hop history lyrics, part 3: Grandmaster Flash's house parties, work with Kurtis Blow, and the Furious Five
Third lyric passage: Flash and his collaborators
Main idea questions 1–3 ask students to analyze verses about hip hop's beginnings and DJ Kool Herc's work
Main idea questions for lyric verses 1A–1C
Main idea questions 4–6 focus on Cindy Campbell's contributions and Joseph Saddler becoming Grandmaster Flash
Main idea questions for lyric verses 2A–2C
Supporting detail questions 1–2 use lyrics about Grandmaster Flash's house parties and rap collaborations
Supporting detail practice for verses 3A and 3B

Answer key included

Answer key included
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Grade 5, 6, 7

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About This Product

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.

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