Long before poems were written down, they were spoken aloud, performed and shared with other people. Today, rap continues this tradition. It combines rhythm, rhyme, wordplay and performance to tell stories, express ideas and entertain an audience.
In this brilliantly bonkers episode of Author In Your Classroom, Michael Rosen and MC Grammar join host Helen Mulley to explore rap, rhyme and collaborative writing, sharing practical ideas to help children fall in love with language.
Children will explore the relationship between poetry and rap, experimenting with rhythm, rhyme and repetition. They will work collaboratively to create and refine their own raps, developing their performance skills before sharing their work and reflecting on the creative process.
The pack includes a PowerPoint, planning sheets, an extract from Ridiculous Raps and Rhymes and working wall resources, and has been exclusively created to be used with episode 31 of the Author In Your Classroom podcast – a virtual ‘author visit’ you can share with children whenever you like, absolutely free!
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