My plan is to play 90s hip hop and rap songs (CLEAN VERSIONS ONLY!) for my students who might not know who Dr Dre is or who 2pac is.
When you watch a movie, what helps you figure out the mood and the setting of the story? The music! I'm going to play music in the background of my students reading in hopes of helping them visualize, feel, and create the setting of the novel, and to get the tone of the time. Maybe it will be like subliminal messaging, or maybe it will flop. But I think it's worth a shot!
Here are links to youtube videos of the songs I'm planning on playing so far. I;m not going to show the video, but youtube was the easiest way for me to find clean versions of the songs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5XPV5mDm3g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWwdeypwNOg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDdIKSA54eY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUB86wHz658
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Enjoy!