Students explore musical styles, artists, instruments, and music production. They describe preferences, explain influences, and discuss how music develops and connects people.
Practice: Vocabulary, grammar, reading comprehension, and discussion.
Vocabulary: element, ghetto, influence, evolve.
Grammar: Use to + infinitive after verbs such as want, hope, decide, and like.
Word study: The /k/ sound spelled ch, as in school, chemistry, and mechanic.
Reading & speaking: Read about hip-hop’s origins and development; discuss musical influences and preferences.