1. _______These growing feathers plucked from Caesar’s wings.
_______Tell me not in mournful numbers.
_______He can go like a cow. He can go MOO MOO.
_______And the sound of a voice that is still.
_______My father can read big words, too
_______That I may rise and stand o'erthrow me and bent
_______Amazing grace how sweet the sound.
_______Lord what fools these mortals be.
_______If you would put the key inside the lock.
_______You have brains in your head.

2. Unlocking Shakespeare: Meter The Bard and Hip Hop
now this is a story all about how my life got flipped turned upside down and I'd like to take a minute just sit right there I'll tell you how I become the master of the work of Shakespeare

3. Today
Focus Questions
Goals
How is Shakespeare’s use of meter similar to hip-hop and rap music?
How is Iambic Pentameter useful?
What are the similarities between Hip Hop and Shakespeare?
How do I scan for meter? (review)
Determine which lines are hip hop and Shakespeare
To watch a TED-X talk about the power of Iambic Pentameter
To explore how Hip Hop and Shakespeare are similar
To practice scanning for meter.

4. Warm-Up
Read each set of lines and determine if it is Shakespeare or Hip-Hop
To destroy the beauty from which one came  
Maybe its hatred I spew, maybe its food for the spirit.
Men would rather use their broken weapons than their bare hands.
I was not born under a rhyming planet  
The most benevolent king communicates through your dreams.  
Socrates, philosophies, and hypothesis can’t define me.

5. Akala: TED-X Talks
In this video, Akala will discuss: the origins of Hip-Hop, Shakespeare’s Meter, and the connection between the two.
The questions go in order of the video.
LISTEN! This jolly fellow has a wee bit of an accent, so you’ll have to pay attention to understand everything.

6. How do I Compare Thee to Hip- Hop?
Fill in the boxes with 3 other characteristics Shakespeare and Hip-Hop have in common.

7. Eminem-ic Pentameter
Look at the following lyrics from Eminem’s “Lose Yourself”.
Scan the poem for the meter and write the correct mark above the syllables (U or /).