Name: ____________________________________________________________________ Date: _____________
2015 Year in Rap: Brainstorm the Top Stories
Before you write your rap, plan it out. List your top 5 stories from 2015, consider your opinions on them and prepare key terms.
THE STORY: Briefly summarize the news
story.
OPINION: Why do you think this is a top
story? What is your opinion on the event?
KEY TERMS: List key people, places
and terms to include in your rap.
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Name: ________________________________________________________________________ Date: _______________
2015 Year in Rap: How to Create Your Rap
1. List your first news
story.
2. Write the first line
using this formula:
_____+ Most important
part to remember
3. List possible perfect
rhymes and slant
rhyme words.
Your Rhyme
The Pacific Ocean is getting warmer Your fact:
and causing powerful storms.
And right now, the Pacific Ocean
Line with Key Fact at the end
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Slant rhymes for your word:
open
broken
unspoken
explosion
etc.
4. Complete your rhyme
from Step 2 with a
related line.
Good example:
And right now, the Pacific Ocean
has been warmin’ up and causing
a commotion.
Bad example:
And right now, the Pacific Ocean is
so big, so salty, and so open.
5. Repeat with other news.
Context + Rhyme
Follow this process to describe the other top news story of your choice. For your 16-line rap, you’ll want to devote
3-4 lines to each story.