Hip Hop and the classroom

     The article I chose to focus on for this blog post was written by Susan Weinstein for the Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy. The article explains the relationship between "rapping" other out of  school activities that have literacy at their core and in school literacy and study habits. The article voices the opinions of both the teachers and the students on the before mentioned relationship. The article argues that rapping and writing lyrics has a positive impact on students school habits as well as increasing their understanding of figurative language and writing. Knowing who Weinstein writes for gives me confidence in using this source in the documentary project because the journal she writes for directly deals with our age group ;eating her with a close to expert opinion. 

     This article will be a good source for our project because it will help argue the importance of growing the participation in the Student Hip Hop Organization. Not only does the SHHO help fans of hip hop get involved with their passion outside of the classroom but it can also help members inside the classroom. Getting this message out to UK students will be an integral part of our documentary due to the common stereotype given to rappers. Showing a picture of a responsible and respected student whose hobbies include rapping is the real face of SHHO. 

     After reading the article I wasn't left with a question that wasn't answered before the end of the essay. However, I would like to mimic some of this in our research by trying to find out the GPA of members in SHHO if students were willing to share such information.