Book rap: A book discussion conducted by email
Welcome to
The Binna Binna man book rap

Dates
Coordinator
Joining the rap
Book rap support materials
Additional support material

This book rap on The Binna Binna man, by Meme McDonald and Boori Monty Pryor, will be available during Term 1, 2004.

The Binna Binna man book rap is suitable for Stage 4 (Years 7 and 8). It supports achievement of selected outcomes and cross-curriculum content for the new English Years 7–10 syllabus

Dates:
*Rap live for subscription	9 February 2004
*Introduction from	23 February 2004
*Rap point 1	01 March 2004
*Rap point 2	08 March 2004
*Rap point 3	15 March 2004
*Rap wrap up	22 March 2004

Connie Ah See, Curriculum Adviser, Aboriginal Studies, will be available online during the book rap. Meme McDonald, one of the authors, will join us for part of the rap to respond to questions in collaboration with Boori Pryor.

Coordinators: Connie Ah See (Curriculum Adviser, Aboriginal Studies Team), and Bill Bowie, English teacher.

Joining the rap

From 9 February 2004, you can view the support material for this rap. From 16 February you can prepare to participate 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

Aboriginal Education (in the NSW Department of Education and training)

An interview with Boori Pryor and Meme McDonald

Program and planning Stage 4

Rap sheets

Additional support material

Implementing a rap (Book rap FAQs)

Rap maps

Rap lingo

Email - Instruction sheet for students

Rap reflection sheet

Parent information letter

Rap sheets

Rap sheet 1
Rap sheet 2
Rap sheet 3
Rap sheet 4
Rap sheet 5
Rap sheet 6
Rap sheet 7

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 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)