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Teaching Why rap should share a stage with poetry and jazz

Why rap should share a stage with poetry and jazz

Josephine Metcalf, Lecturer in American Studies, University of Hull and Will Turner, Lecturer in American Literature, University of Manchester
The Conversation

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

Should rap be considered as much of a form of art as jazz and poetry?
STANDARDS:
RI.2 - Main Ideas, RI.3 - People & Events, RI.6 - Author's Purpose

DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE (DOK) LEVELS:

2,3
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