Chapter Graphic : Radical Rhymes
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  Level: Year 4 and year 8
Approach: Team 
Focus: Composing and performing a rap to fit with a rhyme.
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Resources: A3 chart containing rhyme.

Questions / instructions:
Here is a "rap" rhyme.
Let's read it through together, so we know what it says.

Read students the chart.
Now I want your team to practise reading the rap as a team, without any help from me.
I want you to practise reading it together so that it has a very strong beat.
Do that now.
Teacher withdraws, allowing students up to 2 minutes to practise.
You've practised reading the Rap with a strong beat. Let me hear you saying it. Do it twice.
Students say the rap with a strong beat.
This time, I want you to read it again with a strong beat so that it sounds like fun. You can also give it extra expression by using body movements.
Practise doing that now.

Teacher withdraws, allowing students up to 2 minutes to practise.
Now let me hear you saying the rap the way you've been practising.
Students say the rap.
Now I want each of you to read parts of the rap on your own. I will tell each of you the colour lines that you will read.

Allocate lines to students according to colour codes.
Now practise as a team reading the rap —but each of you will only read the lines I have given you. Try to make it flow — so that it has a good rhythm and beat from the start to the finish.

Practise doing that now, and remember that you can use body movements.

Teacher withdraws, allow students up to a couple of minutes to practise.
Now perform your rap to me, doing it two times, each person saying their part.
Students read the rap in parts.
Now I want your team to sing the rhyme. You will need to work out a melody that sounds good.
Practise doing it a few times, then I'll ask you to do one really good performance.
Allow a couple of minutes for practice. Teacher withdraws.
Now I would like you to sing your rhyme to me. You can do it a couple of times.

     
% responses
2000 (1996)
y4
y8
TEAM PERFORMANCE
  Delivery confidence, coherence, unity
 
strong
33 (20)
34 (28)
 
moderate
53 (55)
50 (51)
 
weak
14 (15)
16 (21)
Suitability of tune
strong
9 (4)
21 (24)
 
moderate
26 (15)
37 (28)
 
weak
65 (81)
42 (48)
Expressiveness
strong
11 (11)
11 (21)
 
moderate
49 (33)
47 (24)
 
weak
40 (56)
42 (55)
INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE
  Beat & rhythm
strong
38 (41)
49 (51)
 
moderate
43 (34)
40 (36)
 
weak
19 (25)
11 (13)
Expressiveness
strong
18 (13)
29 (23)
moderate
53 (44)
41 (40)
weak
29 (43)
30 (37)
Commentary: Differences between year 4 and year 8 students and teams were small, with the exception of the "suitability of tune" criterion. Compared to 1996, the 2000 students and teams gained similar percentages of "strong" ratings but fewer "weak" ratings.
 
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