Every week, our Week in Rap Shout Out Contest gives students an opportunity to win a shout out for their school in the next Week in Rap. For this week’s contest, we asked you to practice figurative language by sharing your best puns. Continue reading →

Every week, our Week in Rap Shout Out Contest gives students an opportunity to win a shout out for their school in the next Week in Rap. For this week’s contest, we asked you to illustrate any of the week’s news story or current events, and you submitted some amazing illustrations. Continue reading →

Every week, our Week in Rap Shout Out Contest gives students an opportunity to win a shout out for their school in the next Week in Rap. For this week’s contest, we challenged you to try your hand at covering news stories the way we do in the Week in Rap. We asked for short lyrics briefly summarizing a news story with an accompanying paragraph containing more information. Continue reading →

Every week, our Week in Rap Shout Out Contest gives students an opportunity to win a shout out for their school in the next Week in Rap. For this week’s contest, we asked you to imagine your own holiday. When would it be? What would the holiday celebrate? What activities would people do on this day? Continue reading →

Every week, our Week in Rap Shout Out Contest gives students an opportunity to win a shout out for their school in the next Week in Rap. For this week’s contest, we asked you to write from the point of view of one of your ancestors. What do you imagine their lives were like? Continue reading →

Every week, our Week in Rap Shout Out Contest gives students an opportunity to win a shout out for their school in the next Week in Rap. For this week’s contest, we asked you to tell us about someone who inspires you, whomever that might be. The students who entered wrote about all sorts of different role models, from parents, teachers and coaches to actors, musicians, and athletes. Though their contributions may be different, they are all inspiring in unique ways. Continue reading →

Every week, our Week in Rap Shout Out Contest gives students an opportunity to win a shout out for their school in the next Week in Rap. Last week, we were inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr., who made his famous “I Have a Dream” speech just over fifty years ago, and asked what your dreams are for the world. Fifty years from now, what do you hope will have changed for the better? Continue reading →

Every week, our Week in Rap Shout Out Contest gives students an opportunity to win a shout out for their school in the next Week in Rap. Last week, we asked you to to design your own book cover for a book of your choosing. If your favorite book were to be judged by its cover, how would you want the cover to look? Continue reading →

Every week, our Week in Rap Shout Out Contest gives students an opportunity to win a shout out for their school in the next Week in Rap. Last week, we asked you to share your thoughts on New Year’s resolutions and tell us about any resolutions you made this year. Continue reading →

We’re back from our holiday break with our first Week In Rap Shout Out of the new year! Every week, our Week in Rap Shout Out Contest gives students an opportunity to win a shout out for their school in the next Week in Rap.

In December, we turned it around and asked you to create a contest of your own and submit both the contest and your entry to it. Our winner this week is Yellow Breeches Middle School in Boiling Springs, PA. Mrs. Lauro’s 8th grade class came up with a contest to write a holiday rap. Here’s their entry:

You look outside, you see the snow falling white
It’s December 24th, you can’t wait for the night
Your mom sends you to bed and turns off the light
While in your dreams you dream of Santa’s flight
You’re layin in your bed you can’t fall asleep
You keep thinkin about your toys in a giant heap
You’re so so excited that its hard to imagine
Maybe you’ll get your favorite toy, that dragon
You open up your parents room and jump on mom and dad
Go down the stairs, see presents, it makes you so glad
Your parents take pictures of you opening your toys
You now know Santa delivered to all the girls and boys

Congratulations to Yellow Breeches Middle School, and thank you to everyone who entered over the break! Don’t forget to enter this Friday’s Week In Rap Shout-Out Contest for a chance to win a shout out next Friday.