2016 Hip Hop

Welcome to your J-Term class Marley, Scottie, Nate, Jon'avin, Theresa, Kaila, Ben, Jimmy, Cruce, Callan, Brandon, Sash, Dallas, and Kendra! Mrs. Coleman and I are so excited to get started. You will be posting on the the hip-hop blog daily. Posts will include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Album reviews
• Responses to articles we read inside and outside of class
• Youtube clips of hip hop songs, documentaries, etc. AND your reaction to them
• Comments on your peers' posts
• Your own rap and poetic creations

By the end of the 2 weeks, you will need to have a minimum of 10 posts of your own creation and 10 comments on other class members' posts.  This will be part of your grade (pass/fail).  

As we post, I need you to be aware of 3 BIG things.

1. You are embedding video and posting on a blog that is public.  Please make sure you are cautious of language.  It's close to impossible to remove all explicit language from rap/hip-hop (plus, that would take something away from the art form) but we still need to be discerning of what we post.
2. As you post to the blog, academic language is what I'm looking for.  I don't want to see "This was cool" as a comment.  I want you to say something insightful or connect it to something else you found (i.e. "This reminded me of the Jay Z video where he.....here's the link...).  
3. Edit and REVISE before posting.  I care about grammar.  If I see you posting just to "hit your quota," you're gonna have a bad time (see South Park meme).  

Thank you in advance for the hard work you'll surely put into the course.  The goal is that you are in this class because you actually WANT to do this work.  It's like choosing a college class - you're here because you want to be here.  So, in the words of Biggie, "Stay far from timid/Only make moves when ya heart's in it/and live the phrase sky's the limit."