This document provides 4 essay and discussion topics about how rappers discuss the theme of love and intimate relationships in their lyrics. Students are asked to analyze selected lyrics to discuss how rappers portray love, compare how hip-hop and assigned readings reflect love themes, argue that a particular artist relies heavily on love themes using evidence from songs, and compare a selected artist to a writer on their treatment of love. Students must support all answers with evidence from the lyrics, songs, or readings.
This document provides 4 essay and discussion topics about how rappers discuss the theme of love and intimate relationships in their lyrics. Students are asked to analyze selected lyrics to discuss how rappers portray love, compare how hip-hop and assigned readings reflect love themes, argue that a particular artist relies heavily on love themes using evidence from songs, and compare a selected artist to a writer on their treatment of love. Students must support all answers with evidence from the lyrics, songs, or readings.
This document provides 4 essay and discussion topics about how rappers discuss the theme of love and intimate relationships in their lyrics. Students are asked to analyze selected lyrics to discuss how rappers portray love, compare how hip-hop and assigned readings reflect love themes, argue that a particular artist relies heavily on love themes using evidence from songs, and compare a selected artist to a writer on their treatment of love. Students must support all answers with evidence from the lyrics, songs, or readings.
1. Based on the selected lyrics (attached to each word) in this
section, how do rappers discuss the theme of love and intimate relationships? * 2. Compare and contrast how the theme of love/relationships is reflected in Hip-Hop versus how this theme is reflected in your assigned readings. * 3. Make an argument that a particular artist on Rhymes with Reason relies heavily on the theme of Love & Intimate Relationships. Use the Search Bar to help you search by artist! * 4. Explain how your selected artist is similar and different from a selected writer (from an assigned reading) in their focus on the theme of love & intimate relationships. Who is more effective? Who is more relatable? Why? *