1. Student will be able to (S.W.B.A.T.):
Student will be able to compose a formal letter to James McBride first summarizing and then evaluating his article’s claims about the global power and importance of hip hop.

2. Read the article again, working with your table team.
Claims and Support
Read the article again, working with your table team.
Circle the claims made by the author.
Underline McBride’s support for the claims made.

3. September 19, 2014
Mr. James McBride
Address
City, State Zip
Dear Mr. McBride:
My name is…. I read with interest your article, “Hip Hop Planet,” from the April, 2007 National Geographic. I would like…..

4. Warmup: Addressing a Letter
Address an envelope to your parents with the return address from Mr. Catanzarite. Draw a square for the stamp.
Mr. David Catanzarite
Rancho Mirage High School
31001 Rattler Road
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
To the Parents of:
Your First and Last Names
Street Address
City, State Zip

5. How to Cite a Website using MLA

6. Proper Use of Quotation Marks
Example: Near the start of your article you said, “… I live in it. I live on a hip-hop planet.” OR: At the end of your article you asked, “The question is: Can we?”

7. Peer Edit Checklist
Is there an introduction that says who the writer is and why s/he is writing?
Does the second paragraph summarize the article without judging the article good or bad?
Are there four body paragraphs?
Do the four body paragraphs properly quote the text?
Do each of the body paragraphs refute or support one of McBride’s claims?
Highlight the topic sentence of each body paragraph.
Is there a concluding paragraph that summarizes the writer’s position and leaves McBride with something to think about?