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Listening sticks illustrations created by Western Sydney Region Aboriginal students. |
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Provide an overview and explain the purpose of the rap |
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Explain to students that this rap explores how our identities are formed. We all need to know where we come from, what we are doing and where we are going to build a strong identity. We grow up to have strong and proud identities because of the good things we do AND because we are part of a culture. Sharing stories together helps us know who we are and where we fit in and to respect our cultural backgrounds. We also learn respect for others and their cultural backgrounds. This rap features writings by Aboriginal authors so that students may hear the stories they have shared. This rap has been written for students from all cultural backgrounds.
Explain to students how each week they will discuss and respond to the rap texts with their classmates and students in other schools. A major focus of the rap is to generate writing about students’ goals for their future. |
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In preparation for the class introductory rap point post, talk about: the location of the school and the name of the local Aboriginal Land and People; names of some local Elders; the cultural backgrounds within the class and the People/Land from which any Indigenous students come. Describe the cultural backgrounds of students in the class.
Rap sheet 1 may help with these activities. |
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Use a map of the Aboriginal Peoples/Nations within Australia so that any Aboriginal students can find out which People and Land they belong to in preparation for Rap Point 1. |
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Students create an Acknowledgement of Country or Welcome to Country which includes the Land the school stands on and the local Aboriginal Nation which needs to be acknowledged. Refer to the Welcome to Country & Acknowledgement of Country guidelines and protocols. |
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Play Patrick Mau’s My Blood My People to students. It conveys the importance of knowing who we are and where we come from Krazy Over You is another song showcasing this young hip hop artist from the Torres Strait. Use the other sound files recommended below.
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My Blood My People and Krazy Over You provided with kind permission from Patrick Mau. Please do not copy or reproduce. |
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Invite a local Elder to speak with students during the course of the rap about how to grow up proud, strong and respectful of community members. How should we treat the environment and each other? |
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Inform students that they will communicate their ideas to other students by uploading to the Comments section of a blog (also known as web log). Explain rap lingo or terminology to students. |
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In order for the class to construct an introductory comment, clarify the purpose of the introductory comment, identifying the audience and discussing the detail required to achieve the purpose. List appropriate voice, modality, greeting and email signature, for example. The blog post would include the school’s name, location, size of group and any other interesting features of the school or class such as the Aboriginal Land, names of known Elders, and an Acknowledgement of or welcome to Country. Using correct blog and Book rap etiquette (see Book rap FAQs for further details), post the class introduction to the rapblog. |
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Access, read and discuss introductions from other rappers, and locate these schools on the Rap maps. Students might wish to respond to other rappers’ introductions on the rapblog. |
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If time is available, consider the optional activity: |
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Students may wish to compile their work from the rap in a class magazine. The rap writers Maureen, Daphne and Lizzie will read the magazines and send a response to each class.
Posting response to Introductory rap point
- prepare the response to Introductory rap point with the class
- student/s (rap representative) word process the response, edit and save.
- teacher facilitates the student/s use of the word processor and blogging procedures to post the response to Introductory rap point once the teacher has approved the final text.
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