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This lesson has students analyze some lyrics and themes that contain violence within rap music.
DO THE RIGHT THING
Rap Lyrics on Trial
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LESSON INFO
DETAILS
LESSON TYPE
- DO THE RIGHT THING
GRADES
- High School
SEL COMPETENCY
- Social-Awareness
TAGS
- 21st Century Skills
- Criminal Justice
- History
- Social Justice
- Social Movements / Protest
ESTIMATED TIME
- 60 - 90 Minutes
RATING
KEY TOPICS
- Evidence
- Rap Lyrics
- Court
- RICO Case
- Indictment
- Trial
OBJECTIVES
- Preview relevant vocabulary related to rap lyrics on trial.
- Build context of rap lyrics on trial by reading articles.
- Participate in a fishbowl discussion around rap lyrics being used in court.
LINKS & MATERIALS
Lyrics used for evidence in case against Atlanta rappers
Young Thug's song lyrics involved in gang indictment
"Rap Lyrics on Trial" (The New York Times)
"Jay-Z, Meek Mill want rap lyrics blocked from being used in court" (Fox 5 New York)
"This Rap Song Helped Sentence a 17-Year-Old to Prison for Life" (The New York Times)
"Putting Rap Lyrics on Trial is a Violation of Free Speech" (ACLU)
Schoolhouse Rock - I'm Just a Bill
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