Wow. Just wow. I am so excited about The Week in Rap. I'm just disappointed that I've just learned about this now (at the end of the year), but it is definitely something I plan to implement in my classes next year. Essentially, it's a weekly reader (I used to love those things), but in rap video form. It goes through the major world events of the week and explains them at a student-accessible level. It takes the oil leak and explains where people are worried it will go, with graphics.
This is a great way to work current events into your class on a weekly basis in an engaging way students can enjoy and relate to. I recommend checking it out!
Here's the one from last week:
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