Dates
Coordinator
Joining the rap
Book rap support materials
Additional resources
Credits

This cross KLA rap for English, HSIE, and Visual Arts, supporting the Connected Outcomes Group unit, Local environments, will be available during Term 4, 2005. It will focus on Belonging and other works by Jeannie Baker.

The rap is suitable for Stage 2 (Years 3 and 4).

Dates: (approx)
*Rap live for subscription	Week of 17 Oct 2005
*Introductions from	24 Oct 2005
*Rap point 1	31 Oct 2005
*Rap point 2	7 Nov 2005
*Rap point 3	14 Nov 2005
*Rap wrap up	21 Nov 2005

Coordinator: Vicki Douglass (Blacktown West Public School).

Joining the rap

From 17 Oct 2005, you may participate in the Belonging rap by entering your email address in the boxes below and clicking the Submit buttons. Please ensure you have registered the email addresses before doing so.

Teacher email will not be archived to protect privacy. The teacher rap runs concurrently with the book rap to provide additional support for teachers, and the opportunity to discuss issues which may arise during the rap.

You will receive confirmation emails for your class group and the teacher support listserv. Please save these messages as they contain important email addresses, and simply follow the instructions these contain when posting messages.

Archives of the class email discussion.

Book rap support materials

Rap points
Program and planning Stage 2
Additional resources
Rap maps
Rap lingo
Rap sheets(for use with Rap points)
Implementing a rap(Book rap FAQs)
Email – Instruction sheet for students
Rap reflection sheet
Parent information letter

Rap points

These discussion questions guide the book rap. The question for the week is posted to the rap at the beginning of that week by the coordinator. Class groups post their answers and can respond via the rap to other school's replies during the relevant week for that rap point.

Rap point 1
Rap point 2
Rap point 3
Rap wrap up

Rap point 1 (For related class activities see Program and planning)
Term 4, Week 4: week beginning 31 Oct 2005

Rap point 2 (For related class activities see Program and planning)
Term 4, Week 5: week beginning 7 November 2005

Rap point 3 (For related class activities see Program and planning)
Term 4, Week 6: week beginning 14 November 2005

Rap wrap up (For related class activities see Program and planning)
Term 4, Week 6: week beginning 21 November 2005.

Rap maps

Find examples of maps and tally sheets. Students may use these to identify and locate schools participating in the book rap. Use these or create your own based on ideas from these examples.

Rap lingo

Book rap	an online discussion about a book
Rappers	the people involved in the book rap
Rap map	a map marking other rappers’ locations
Rap point	a topic, issue or event from the book to discuss
Rap record	print out of messages responded to
Rap reflections	sheets for rappers to reflect on their experiences and skills
Rap rep	the person typing the responses
Rap reporters	the people relaying rap news to others
Rap rules	guidelines of a book rap discussion
Rap wrap up	final message about a book rap

Rap sheets

Rap sheet 1 (for Rap point 1)
Rap sheet 2 (for Rap point 1)
Rap sheet 3 (for Rap point 2)
Rap sheet 3 (example for Rap point 2)
Rap sheet 4 (for Rap point 3)

Rap reflection sheets

Ready to rap (for rappers to reflect on prior learning and expectations)
Rap reflection 1 (for rappers to reflect on the experiences and skills they have gained)
Rap reflection 2 (for rappers to reflect on the experiences and skills they have gained)

Credits

Thanks to Vicki Douglass, Blacktown West Public School, and Rachael Kirsten, Creative Arts consultant, for developing the programming and support material for this rap. Additional resources provided by the School Libraries and Information Literacy unit.

This rap is a joint project of the School Libraries and Information Literacy and English, HSIE, and Creative Arts Units, Curriculum K-12 Directorate.