Gender, Race, and Class in Today’s America

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 21.02.06

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Rationale
  3. Demographics
  4. Hip Hop Story: A Brief History
  5. Unit Objectives
  6. Essential Questions (DOK)
  7. Lyrics and The Issues
  8. Strategies
  9. Appendix on Implementing District Standards (CCSS)
  10. Bibliography
  11. Endnotes

How Hip-Hop Moved The Crowd to Social Activism

Sharon M. Ponder-Ballard

Published September 2021

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