Today, I witnessed the first wave of "rappin' the declaration" projects. The on level classes were still working on theirs, but AP was good to go. A tentative recollection:
About half did poems of some sort, as there was a consensus that that was the 'easiest.' And it was, if you did the kind of half-assed poems that most of them did. Amirite?
The beatnik poem group didn't bring their bongos.
Of those that did songs, the majority did some sort of rap. A majority of those raps were more or less on a par with most of the poems. I am being overly critical of the abilities of 15 year olds to produce great works of art that still fulfill the requirements of a syllabus. But shit, I'm a snob. And my kids are just going to have to fucking deal with it.
There were some groups that really went above and beyond, and thus should be recognized for it. This included some creative appropriations of popular music, such as an amusing version of Lazy Sunday, and no less than two renditions of Like a Boss. Good to see Andy Samberg getting his due. One group made a DVD, and two others did recordings of their songs. There were also some really good original raps, some rather well executed dance moves, and a cover of "Let it Be" performed on ukulele
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