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?
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 imagine your life in ten years and describe it to us. What would have happened in that decade of your life? How would things have changed?
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, in honor of the new school year, we asked you to describe your ideal school. What would students study there? What courses would it offer? What would be the school’s mission?
Our winning entry comes from Normandy Middle School in St. Louis, Missouri. They took us to “Low Down Middle School,” and they created both a school pledge/song and a course list.
Every week we have a new Week in Rap Shout Out Contest and give a shout-out to the winner on Friday. For this week's contest, we asked you to concoct a portmanteau, combining the sounds and meanings of two words. Flocabulary is a portmanteau, in fact. And you all really wowed us with your creativity this week – we received hundreds of inventive entries. Narrowing it down to just one winner was difficult work! In the end, the win goes to Andrew Carnegie Elementary School in Chicago, Illinois. They came up with the following portmanteaus: Lucrinite – Lucrative + Infinite…
Flocabulary has once again teamed up with The New York Times for our annual Year in Rap student contest. We are so thrilled to announce the winning raps! We were floored in the best way when we learned that 1,104 students entered this year's contest! And after reading through every single one (seriously!), we were consistently impressed by students' thoughtful and creative reflections on some very serious events from 2012. Our top picks mixed insightful news summaries with pithy language and excellent rhymes. You can view the winners on The New York Times Learning Network, and we've also listed them below. Group…
