Hip Hop Unit
The state where Hip Hop was born
New York
What were Bernice and Boy Willie fighting over?
Keeping or selling a piano with their family history carved on it?
Why does Starr feel she has to be two people?
Because she lives in the hood but goes to a rich school
Where is Tracy's dad when the story starts?
On Death row for murder
What was the official role of the poet who came to visit us?
Michigan Poet Laureate
What city introduced gangster rap into the music industry?
Compton
What happened to Bernice and Boy Willie's father?
He and 3 other men were burned in a train after stealing the piano
Who reminds the family of Khalil so they keep him safe from King?
DeVante
Who is Jamal and why is he on the run?
Tracy's brother and he is accused of killing Angela
Hogan's current favorite poet who also read her poem at Biden's inauguration
Amanda Gorman
What almost destroyed hip hop?
The deaths of Tupac and Biggie
Who is Avery and why is he trying to sell the piano?
Bernice's (boy)friend and he wants to buy a church
Because Khalil sold drugs for him
What happens at Tracy's house one night during dinner?
The KKK burn a cross and throw a brick through the window
Tone, imagery, juxtaposition
This is the award that Kendrick Lamar's album won that no album had before?
Pulitzer Prize
What does Bernice threaten to do to Boy Willie if he tries to take the piano?
She threatens to shoot to him.
What causes Starr to fight Hailey?
She says Khalil was going to die anyway and 115 did everyone a favor by killing him
What organization helps Tracy get justice?
Innocence X
Name one poem and author we've covered in our poetry unit.
Invictus and Henley, Sonnet and Johnson, Still I Rise and Angelou, Litany for Survival Lorde
What was controlled by the Djs
The radio and what songs were being played
Who fights Boy Willie and causes him to leave the piano?
Sutter's ghost
Where does Starr use her voice?
During the riots when she speaks out to the crowd
Whose witness testimony clears both Jamal and James Beaumont?
Dean's mother/Mrs. Evans
Haiku, Diamante, Acrostic