Lesson Plan: Moments 4 Life (High School)

This engaging lesson plan explores Nicki Minaj’s lyrics and historical figure Pharaoh Hatshepsut for high schoolers. Students will employ Hip Hop’s fifth element, Knowledge of Self and Community and encourage them to reflect and consider their leadership and legacy. This is an enlightening and entertaining way for students to learn about an unfamiliar leader through a familiar artist’s lyrics and how they expressed their “Moments 4 Life.”

Lesson plan content:  

• History
• Gender roles
• Achievements
• Social relationships/Community 
• Cultures
• Self-Actualization
• Hip Hop’s fifth element: Knowledge of Self and Community

Also includes: 

• A Say, Mean, Matter (SMM) chart with prompts for students 
• Key Terms are included to assist students to flow with the infographic 
• Links to edited video and the infographic