Hip Hop Circuit-teachers

THE HIP HOP CIRCUIT

TEACHERS

CURRENT NEWS

All Hip Hop News
This site has extensive current events in the world of hip-hop. The site may be used to gather background information in order to construct lesson plans.

The Guide

The overall guide to hip hop resources world wide with discussion forums, political views, and hundreds of other hip hop links.The General Hip Hop Forum or The Place To Be for general discussions on Hip-Hop.

Rap About

This site gives a central place to explore the web for articles on hip hop culture.

UNIT PLANS

These units all have lesson plans that use hip-hop or popular culture to support instuction.

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http://www.concept.org/drugs

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LESSON PLANS

INSTRUCTION MATERIALS/CURRCIULM

Science and Society

http://www.geocites.com/sarahp_3/science.html
Sarah’s science education page. There are links to other websites including: BET; Queen Latifah lyrics; and music videos.

http://LSY.com/MISProgram.htm
Minorities in Science serve as role models to motivate all students, but particularly minorities and females, to consider careers in science, engineering or mathematics.

www.environmentaldefense.org/tailpipetally/
It is a website with a chart to figure out fuel consumption, fuel cost, and vehicle emission for any vehicle from 1978 to present.

www.wetheplanet.com
“We the planet is a series of festivals, college presentations, and community events of consciousness, activism, and music.”

www.centennialoffflight.gov/essay/Social/space_film/sh6.htm
US Centennial of Flight Commission website commemorates 100 years of aviation history. There is also a mini biography/essay on the first airborne contraption.

Health

www.genetics-and-society.org/popular.html
The Center for Genetics and Society is a nonprofit information and public affairs organization working to encourage responsible uses and effective societal governance of the human genetics and reproductive technologies.

www.magicjohnson.org
The official website of Magic Johnson. A website that shows different projects that Magic Johnson is in charge of. There are also links to learn more about the Magic Johnson Foundation, health, Computer Technology, and etc.

www.youthaids.org
AIDS education and prevention for youth around the world works with hip hop icons to send public announcements.

www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/influenza
The story of how influenza became an epidemic in 1918. “…the worst epidemic the united States has ever known.”

www.pecentral.com
This is a website for health and physical education teachers, parents, and students. The goal is to provide the latest information about developmentally appropriate physical education programs for children and youth.

www.mindbodysoul.go.uk
A new website that aims to give young people ages 14-26 the lowdown on health in a fun and interesting way.

WRITING

Expository Writing

The EWP is an effort to enhance communication between high school students, participants in a community-based job training program, and college students aspiring to become high school teachers or specialists in the field of literacy. Linking these three communities will not only improve the oral language and writing skills of individuals, but increase cross-cultural communications skills. We will begin this program with a focus on building expository writing skills.

LESSON PLANNING-GENERAL

The Teacher's Corner

Teacher Resources! Lesson Plans! Thematic Units! Seasonal/Subject Activities! Find new and exciting ideas!

ESL in the Classroom

Create ways to better instruct ESL students. Free printable themes, worksheets, coloring pages, word puzzles and more!

Lesson Planet

Education Planet Members enjoy easy access to great lesson plans, state standards.

www.taskstream.com

HIP HOP HOT SPOTS (FOR ADULTS)

http://sfgate.com
A website that gives news and information about the San Francisco Bay Area.

www.northbeach.com
A website with web links that lead to different things that are located in the North Beach/Sa Francisco area.

http://www.clubdimension.com/
A club located in Sacramento. There is a cover charge of seven dollars on Saturday’s. There is a beverage and snack bar that serves different non-alcoholic

HIP HOP RELATED GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS

The Center for Media Literacy
The Center for Media Literacy is dedicated to a new vision of literacy for the 21st century: The ability to communicate competently in all media forms, print and electronic, as well as to access, understand, analyze and evaluate the powerful images, words and sounds that make up our contemporary mass media culture.

Rap in the Media

MediaChannel.org is a nonprofit, public interest Web site dedicated to global media issues. MediaChannel offers news, reports and commentary from our international network of media-issues organizations and publications, as well as original features from contributors and staff.

Hip Hop University

The University of Hip-Hop offers instruction in the four elements of Hip-Hop culture and media.

Youth Development and Research Fund, Inc.

In response to the need to reclaim the lost economic fortunes of at-risk young adults, a multicultural group of young professionals with expertise in youth programming, research and policy formed the Youth Development and Research Fund, Inc.(YDRF).

http://www.drugwar.com/hiphopprotest.shtm
This is a website on the fight against drugs. There are articles that include hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons. Simmons speaks on the misconceptions that people have on the relationship between hip-hop and drugs.

www.fair.org
This is the Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) website. The website has news reports on different political and social issues.

http://www.urbanthinktank.org
“Urban Think Tank institutes a nonpartisan, community based home for a body of thinkers in the Hip-Hop Generation. It is the first organization that analyzes and frames political, economic, and cultural issues, particularly those of concern to people of color, from the perspective of the Hip-Hop Generation.”

http://www.cynthia2002.com/hip-hop.htm
The official website of Congresswoman McKinney. Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney is a story advocate, mentor and supporter of the Hip-Hop community.

http://www.hiphopsummitactionnetwork.org/content/main.aspx?pageid=8
The Hip-Hop Summit Action Network is dedicated to harnessing the cultural relevance of Hip-Hop music to serve as a catalyst for education advocacy and other societal concerns fundamental to the well –being of at risk youth throughout the US.

http://www.racematters.org/guardingbrdrshiphopnation.htm
Racematters.org is a web portal intended to encourage and provide inspiration and tools for racial reconciliation. It has information about racial matters trough out America and world, both historical and current.

http://www.basically-hiphop.com/mke/html/modules.php?name-News&new_topic=62
Basically Hip-Hop.com is an online public website of “Higher Hip-Hop Culture” with a mission that incorporates the traditional four elements, research, service, and attempt at creative activity.

http://www.youthspeaks.org
Youth speaks is building the next generation of leaders through the written and spoken word. Their innovative programs mature and develop the youth voice and promote positive social dialogue.