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
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)
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