Rhymosaurs LP

1. Rap and Storytelling
A Lesson Highlighting Rhymosaurs
Rhymosaurs
Website: https://snail-puma-t68r.squarespace.com/ Email: rhymosaurs@gmail.com
K-12 Standards:
● RL 4.1: Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text;
summarize the text
● W 5.5: With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen
writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.
(Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1–3 up
to and including grade 5.)
● L 6.4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and
style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for
writing types are defined in standards 1–3 above.)
Learning Objectives:
● Students will learn about Rhymosaurs (a kids book series that blends dinosaurs and
hip-hop to teach life lessons) and co-creators Orlando Molina aka “MC ZEPS '' and
Charles Brian Ugas aka “oOge ''.
● Students will learn about story-telling through rap, and how to incorporate literary
devices such as, onomatopoeia, similes, metaphors, and homonyms.
Materials:
● Paper
● Students will need writing utensils
Vocabulary Covered in Lesson:
● Onomatopoeia: the formation of a word from a sound associated with what it is named
(examples: cuckoo, sizzle, splash, bam)
● Simile: a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a
different kind, used to make a description more vivid (examples: as brave as a lion, as
sly as a fox)
● Metaphor: a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or
action to which it is not literally applicable (examples: life is a box of chocolates, they
has a heart of gold)
● Homonym: each of two or more words having the same spelling or pronunciation but
different meanings and origins [example: bark (a tree’s outer layer) vs. bark (the sound
a dog makes)]
● Alliteration: the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or
closely connected words (examples: bag of big bell peppers, she sells seashells)
● Rap:a musical form of vocal delivery that uses rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street
language, performed in different ways, usually with a beat or musical accompaniment
Considerations for Learner Variability:
- A written handout of the assignment

2. Total Time: 60 minutes
Beginning of the Lesson
Time Teacher Actions and Pre-planned
Questions
Student Actions/Learning Activities
5 min Intro:
● (2 min) Teacher introduces the
“Learning Objectives” and agenda.
● (3 min) Teacher introduces MC
ZEPS and oOge and Rhymosaurs
“Brush Your Teeth Rex”
● Students are expected to
follow along, noting any
questions they might have
about Rhymosaurs and/or the
co-creators.
8 min Hook:
Lesson vocabulary has been pre-written
on a slide that can be shown at the
beginning of the lesson, or potentially pre-
assigned.
Briefly discuss what rap is and go over
literary devices that are used when writing
raps.
Present these questions with images of
rappers, and elements of Hip-Hop
● What is rap?
● What is hip hop?
● Students are expected to write
down key academic
vocabulary, and respond to
questions either in written or
oral formats.
● Students will view the and
answer formative assessment
questions orally or as
prompted by the teacher. For
the questions, students are
expected to engage either in a
whole-group discussion, think-
pair-share activity, or by writing
down their responses in their
notes.
During the Lesson
7 min (2 min) Content Delivery:
Students will be instructed to write a rap
about school. (This can be a rap/story
about recess, class time, class subjects,
places at school, etc.)
(5 min) Brainstorm:
Students will have 5 minutes to brainstorm
words/rhymes/stories related to school, as
well as different literary devices they can
incorporate into their raps.
● Students are expected to take
active notes (in the style
dictated by the educator) and
ask questions, when
necessary.
● Students are expected to write
down words related to the
theme of school. Students can
also brainstorm how to
incorporate any literary
devices gone over previously.
18 min Engagement:
Direct students to tell a story about school
through rap, incorporating at least 1
● Students will create their own
raps/rhymes related to school,
incorporating at least 1 literary

3. literary device that was discussed. device that was taught.
Closing the Lesson:
2 min Teacher plays a video of rappers reading
Llama Llama Red Pajama
*Encourage students that there are
different styles of rapping/performing the
same story, and to make it their own and
embrace their own style of rap.
● Students are expected to
follow along, noting any
questions they might have.
15 min Sharing and Discussion:
In a Socratic discussion, the teacher will
direct students to share/perform their
raps. Depending on class size, this can
vary from an “all student” activity, to
selecting students randomly, or by asking
for volunteers. Signpost this section with a
call for positive reinforcement comments
from the class. The teacher should
evaluate students based on their active
participation in the process of self-
expression, and not on any scale
concerning artistic or literary quality.
After sharing, students in the audience
can answer which literary device the
performing student used in their rap.
● Students will be asked to
share or perform their raps for
the class.
● Students in the audience
should be able to identify any
literary device(s) used in the
rap.
5 min Reflection:
Direct students to write in their notes (or
discuss in their groups) a response to this
question:
“What other stories about myself do I want
to tell through rap?”
● Students write a response to
the question in the prompt.
(Also appropriate for small
group discussion or a think-
pair-share activity with a
partner student.)

4. Rhymosaurs One-Pager
About:
Rhymosaurs is a kids book series that blends dinosaurs and hip-hop to teach life lessons, co-
created by Orlando Molina aka “MC ZEPS '' and Charles Brian Ugas aka “oOge ''.
Contact:
● Rhymosaurs:
● Website: https://snail-puma-
t68r.squarespace.com/
● Email: rhymosaurs@gmail.com
● Instagram: @rhymosaurs
Description of activities:
Rhymosaurs is also an educational platform, and their team specializes in family friendly hip-
hop events with MCs, DJs, Graffiti Artists, Dancers and Beatboxers. They also provide creative
writing workshops, storytime library visits and after school programs teaching the 4 elements of
Hip-Hop.