The Poetics of Hip-Hop Lesson Plan

This comprehensive high school lesson plan, from the Kennedy Center’s ArtsEdge program, helps student make connections between poetry (Giovanni, Saul Williams) Rap lyrics (Blackalicious) and Shakespeare. The parallels are excellent and this is a great example of how teachers can use rap as a mirror for poetry. For more lesson plans, check out Flocabulary’s Teacher Resources. You can also hear this idea in action with Flocabulary’s literature raps.