Learning Network: 8 Ways to Teach and Learn About Hip-Hop

Students, what does hip-hop mean to you? [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm7_LwP4QwAWh0dHBzOi8vbWVzc2FnaW5nLWN1c3RvbS1uZXdzbGV0dGVycy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS90ZW1wbGF0ZS9vYWt2Mj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIzMDkyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDMzMzYmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcHJvZHVjdENvZGU9TE4mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NTQwOSZ0ZT0xJnVyaT1ueXQlM0ElMkYlMkZuZXdzbGV0dGVyJTJGZjFiNTkyY2UtNWY5YS01ODI0LWI0ZTgtODQzYWE1NGQ2NzRiJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPrwbQ1lHe9u-1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD)|[nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm7_LwP0S4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjMwOTIyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwMzMzNiZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ1NDA5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpk-vBtDWUd7277Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~)[Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-ad-marquee) [Marquee Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm7_LwP0SfaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYyMDk5JmxpPUxOJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1MTl8yMDIzMDkyMiZ0ZT0xJm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjMwOTIyVwNueXRCCmT68G0NZR3vbvtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [NYTimes.com/Learning](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm7_LwP0TIaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc2VjdGlvbi9sZWFybmluZz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIzMDkyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDMzMzYmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NTQwOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPrwbQ1lHe9u-1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) September 22, 2023 Dear Reader, Over five decades, hip-hop has grown from a new art form to a culture-defining superpower. At first dismissed as a fad, often derided as a nuisance or a menace, hip-hop has become a multibillion-dollar industry and a global juggernaut — woven into nearly every corner of American life. Jon Caramanica, a New York Times music critic, writes: It is a fount of constant innovation, and a historical text ripe for pilfering. It is a continuation of rock, soul and jazz traditions, while also explicitly loosening their cultural grip. It is evolving more rapidly than ever — new styles emerge yearly, or faster, multiplying the genre’s potential. And it has impact far beyond music: Hip-hop is woven into television and film, fashion, advertising, literature, politics and countless other corners of American life. It is lingua franca, impossible to avoid. In a new teaching resource, we suggest [eight ideas for bringing hip-hop into your classroom](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm7_LwP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8yMC9sZWFybmluZy84LXdheXMtdG8tdGVhY2gtYW5kLWxlYXJuLWFib3V0LWhpcC1ob3AuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIzMDkyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDMzMzYmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NTQwOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPrwbQ1lHe9u-1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), based largely on The Times’s multimedia package chronicling hip-hop’s 50th anniversary. We also have a related writing prompt asking students, [What does hip-hop mean to you?](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm7_LwP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8yMC9sZWFybmluZy93aGF0LWRvZXMtaGlwLWhvcC1tZWFuLXRvLXlvdS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjMwOTIyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwMzMzNiZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ1NDA5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpk-vBtDWUd7277Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) And, we feature a six-minute video that provides an up-close, behind-the-scenes look at [how rap music is made today](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm7_LwP4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDkvMjAvbGVhcm5pbmcvZmlsbS1jbHViLXdoeS1yYXBwZXJzLXN0b3BwZWQtd3JpdGluZy10aGUtcHVuY2gtaW4tbWV0aG9kLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyMzA5MjImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTAzMzM2Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDU0MDkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmT68G0NZR3vbvtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). Sincerely, The Learning Network P.S. A new “What’s Going On in This Graph?” looks at [the relationship between head hits in football and brain disease](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm7_LwP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8yMS9sZWFybmluZy93aGF0cy1nb2luZy1vbi1pbi10aGlzLWdyYXBoLW9jdC00LTIwMjMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIzMDkyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDMzMzYmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NTQwOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPrwbQ1lHe9u-1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS [Article Image](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm7_LwP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8yMS9sZWFybmluZy93aGF0cy1nb2luZy1vbi1pbi10aGlzLWdyYXBoLW9jdC00LTIwMjMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIzMDkyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDMzMzYmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NTQwOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPrwbQ1lHe9u-1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [What’s Going On in This Graph? | Oct. 4, 2023 Why is the cumulative force of head hits in football so dangerous? By The Learning Network](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm7_LwP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8yMS9sZWFybmluZy93aGF0cy1nb2luZy1vbi1pbi10aGlzLWdyYXBoLW9jdC00LTIwMjMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIzMDkyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDMzMzYmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NTQwOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPrwbQ1lHe9u-1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [Article Image](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm7_LwP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8yMC9sZWFybmluZy84LXdheXMtdG8tdGVhY2gtYW5kLWxlYXJuLWFib3V0LWhpcC1ob3AuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIzMDkyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDMzMzYmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NTQwOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPrwbQ1lHe9u-1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [LESSON PLAN 8 Ways to Teach and Learn About Hip-Hop It’s the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. To celebrate, we invite students to explore its remarkable rise, its remaking of the global cultural landscape, and its legacy and future. By Jeremy Engle](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm7_LwP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8yMC9sZWFybmluZy84LXdheXMtdG8tdGVhY2gtYW5kLWxlYXJuLWFib3V0LWhpcC1ob3AuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIzMDkyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDMzMzYmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NTQwOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZPrwbQ1lHe9u-1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [[Article Image] Noah Throop/The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm7_LwP4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDkvMjAvbGVhcm5pbmcvZmlsbS1jbHViLXdoeS1yYXBwZXJzLXN0b3BwZWQtd3JpdGluZy10aGUtcHVuY2gtaW4tbWV0aG9kLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyMzA5MjImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTAzMzM2Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDU0MDkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmT68G0NZR3vbvtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [Film Club: ‘Why Rappers Stopped Writing: The Punch-In Method’ Fifty years into hip-hop’s constant evolution, many of today’s rappers don’t write down their lyrics at all. What goes into creating a rap song now? 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The 50th anniversary of hip-hop’s origin is being celebrated this year: What songs, artists, lyrics and moments from its first five decades stand out to you? By Jeremy Engle](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm7_LwP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8yMC9sZWFybmluZy93aGF0LWRvZXMtaGlwLWhvcC1tZWFuLXRvLXlvdS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjMwOTIyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwMzMzNiZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ1NDA5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpk-vBtDWUd7277Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [[Article Image] Bryan Anselm for The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm7_LwP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMy8wOS8xOS9sZWFybmluZy8xOVN0dWRlbnROZXdzUXVpei5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjMwOTIyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwMzMzNiZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ1NDA5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpk-vBtDWUd7277Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [STUDENT NEWS QUIZ Weekly Student News Quiz: Iran, Manhunt, Auto Strike Have you been paying attention to the news recently? See how many of these 10 questions you can get right. 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