Unit 8
Use the correct word from the brackets to finish each sentence. If you are not sure, check the meanings in a dictionary. 1 Gran rapped ____________ the traffic lights. (through/threw) 2 She ____________ a ball for me to catch. (through/threw) 3 The wind ____________ Gran down the street. (blue/blew) 4 The morning sky was clear and ____________. (blue/blew) 5 Gran can ____________ the sun rise. (sea/see) 6 The children were playing in the ____________. (sea/see) 7 I read the rap ____________. (allowed/aloud) 8 Gran was not ____________ to rap on the bus. (allowed/aloud) Writing: a rap 1 Write a rap about a topic you know a lot about, such as school . 1 Getting ideas Think of sentences about your topic which end with one of the rhyming words in the box. 2 Drafting
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tree me sea see walk talk fork look book man van can pan street feet tweet beat rap tap cap nap great wait late sun fun Here are some rhyming words that may help you.
Choose one sentence to be your first line. Make up another line that rhymes with it. Continue writing rhyming couplets. 3 Revising • Practise saying your rap to a beat. Which parts sound good? Which parts are not so good? • Make changes until you are happy with the way it sounds. • Write it out carefully.
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Perform your rap to your class or to another class.
• Writing: The rap can be composed as a class activity with the teacher acting as scribe. Choose a topic and ask students to work in pairs or groups to think of rhyming sentences. Write some of these on the board. Choose the best and revise them with the help of the class. ICT Make audio recordings of some of the raps. Encourage students to listen to their own. Help them to work on one area. (e.g. rhythm, enunciation, pace). Record the final performance and, with students, compare the two. • Portfolio: Make sure students include different poetic forms in their portfolio.
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