January 18

i. A Writing Activity
This activity is brief and informal.  Do not worry about handwriting, spelling, etc.  Do this on the notecard or email to carmen.kynard@tcu.

• What is your name?  Pronouns?  Please also write out the pronunciation of your name.
• What is your major(s)?  Minor(s)?  What made you choose those?
• This class is called "Power and Protest" and is part of the Rhetoric & Writing major here at TCU.  The theme for this semester is HIP HOP in honor of the 50th anniversary.  What aspects of Hip Hop interest you most and why? Or, who in Hip Hop interests you most and why? Or, what aspects of "Power and Protest" interest you most and why?

II. The 4-Question Interview: Partnered Interviews and Introductions

III. Name Game
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IV. Review of the Syllabus

• Read over the syllabus. Please read the whole thing through this weekend, but get a sense of it now.
• What immediate questions or concerns do you have?
• Please remember to bring a device that you feel comfortable using to go online, make slides, create images, etc to our classes!

V. Carmen's Place to Start this Thing!
​...... ROXANNE SHANTE

What makes this QUINTESSENTIAL Hip Hop? Then (1985)? And/or now?

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Classroom Activity #1

http://tinyurl.com/HHR-ca1

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OR, use a provided notecard!!

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Feel free to return to this moment in Hip Hop for your own HYPE presentations.  But do know this: if you get up there talkin bout how UTFO won this battle, WE IS FIGHTIN UP IN HERE!! LOL!

Welcome to Day One of Hip Hop Rhetorics! It's ON!