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Analyzing Global Impact of Hip Hop: A Formal Letter to James McBride

Learn to compose a formal letter summarizing and evaluating McBride's claims on hip hop's global power. Practice reading, identifying claims, and providing support. Enhance writing skills through peer editing and proper citation.

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Analyzing Global Impact of Hip Hop: A Formal Letter to James McBride

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  1. Student will be able to (S.W.B.A.T.): Student will be able to compose a formal letter to James McBride first summarizing and then evaluating his article’s claims about the global power and importance of hip hop.

  2. Claims and Support • Read the article again, working with your table team. • Circlethe claims made by the author. • Underline McBride’s support for the claims made.

  3. September 19, 2014 Mr. James McBride Address City, State Zip Dear Mr. McBride: My name is…. I read with interest your article, “Hip Hop Planet,” from the April, 2007 National Geographic. I would like…..

  4. Warmup: Addressing a Letter Address an envelope to your parents with the return address from Mr. Catanzarite. Draw a square for the stamp. • Mr. David Catanzarite • Rancho Mirage High School • 31001 Rattler Road • Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 • To the Parents of: • Your First and Last Names • Street Address • City, State Zip

  5. How to Cite a Website using MLA http://content.easybib.com/citation-guides/mla-format/how-to-cite-a-website-mla/#.VCBLVpRdV8E

  6. Proper Use of Quotation Marks Example: Near the start of your article you said, “… I live in it. I live on a hip-hop planet.” OR: At the end of your article you asked, “The question is: Can we?”

  7. Peer Edit Checklist • Is there an introduction that says who the writer is and why s/he is writing? • Does the second paragraph summarize the article without judging the article good or bad? • Are there four body paragraphs? • Do the four body paragraphs properly quote the text? • Do each of the body paragraphs refute or support one of McBride’s claims? • Highlightthe topic sentence of each body paragraph. • Is there a concluding paragraph that summarizes the writer’s position and leaves McBride with something to think about?

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