Part of Lesson Plan: Benefits of a quality SAE program.

Activity Overview / Details

Many years ago, a rapper named Puff Daddy (now known as PDiddy) performed a rap that highlighted one of the biggest benefits of being a rap star. The rap was called "All About the Benjamins". Ask them what the specific message of the song is (money is a benefit to being a rapper). The task of your students is to make a 30 second rap about one of the benefits of an SAE. Put them back into their original groups (A, B and C). They are to make a rap that corresponds to the benefit associated with that letter. Indicate that it must be 30 seconds long to earn points. They must write it as a group and perform it as a group. Each person must play a role in the development and presentation. The rap must center on the benefit they've been assigned and its affiliation with SAEs. For example, it should really say how an SAE helps them earn that benefit. Give them 5-6 minutes to develop the rap and then have them perform it as a group. Evaluate the knowledge of content based on the quality of information given in the rap.