NEW YORK – The New York Times is looking for teens who want to put their rap skills to the test.

“For the sixth year in a row, we’re inviting anyone 13 to 19 years old anywhere in the world to write a rap about the news that mattered most to them this year,” according to the news site.

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“To help, we’re publishing a year-end News Quiz in early December with all the top stories of 2016. We also have a lesson plan below, and a rubric to give teachers and students some guidance in the rap-writing process,” it continued.

“So whether you choose international or national news, politics or education, sports, science or technology, the arts or fashion, we invite you to post your entry by 7 a.m. Eastern on Jan. 10, 2017. Then, the educational hip-hop experts at Flocabulary, our annual partner for this contest, will choose their favorite rhymes to publish both here and on their site.”

The Times provided samples of previous winners, along with the rules for submitting a rap, which require 12-16 lines featuring at least four stories published by the nation’s largest metropolitan newspaper in 2016. The submissions must be original lyrics composed by someone between 13- and 19-years-old and void of profanity. Students can submit an entry individually, or as part of a team, but can only submit one entry. The Times and Flocabulary staff will select the top five lyricists, who will be featured by the Times, Flocabulary.com, and The Learning Channel, according to the news site.

“It’s fine to focus on a smaller topic found within a section in The Times. For example, you can write a rap based the 2016 presidential race rather than the whole range of national or political news this year,” the Times reports.

“Or, you might focus on 2016 movies or football rather than covering other news from the Arts or Sports sections. But you should also feel free to include as many, and as wide a range of, news stories from a particular section as you like.”

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The rubric used to judge contestants focuses on three major aspects: length and format, news details, and style.

The entries are graded on a one to four scale for each category, for a best possible score of 12.

“This lesson works well as a full class activity, but you can also assign it as an independent or take-home assignment,” according to the lesson plan provided by the Times. “Students who would like to create the raps on their own time should not have a problem following the rap section of the lesson independently.”