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Rap Lyrics on Trial

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LESSON INFO

DETAILS

LESSON TYPE

  • DO THE RIGHT THING

GRADES

  • High School

SEL COMPETENCY

  • Social-Awareness

TAGS

  • 21st Century Skills
  • Criminal Justice
  • History
  • Social Justice
  • Social Movements / Protest

ESTIMATED TIME

  • 60 - 90 Minutes

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KEY TOPICS

  • Evidence
  • Rap Lyrics
  • Court
  • RICO Case
  • Indictment
  • Trial

OBJECTIVES

  • Preview relevant vocabulary related to rap lyrics on trial.
  • Build context of rap lyrics on trial by reading articles.
  • Participate in a fishbowl discussion around rap lyrics being used in court.

LINKS & MATERIALS

Lyrics used for evidence in case against Atlanta rappers

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Young Thug's song lyrics involved in gang indictment

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"Rap Lyrics on Trial" (The New York Times)

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"Jay-Z, Meek Mill want rap lyrics blocked from being used in court" (Fox 5 New York)

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"This Rap Song Helped Sentence a 17-Year-Old to Prison for Life" (The New York Times)

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"Putting Rap Lyrics on Trial is a Violation of Free Speech" (ACLU)

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Schoolhouse Rock - I'm Just a Bill

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Disclaimer

This lesson has students analyze some lyrics and themes that contain violence within rap music.