African American Oral Tradition Part 2

Weekly Response # 2: African American Oral Tradition Part 2 Do not submit papers by uploading/attaching a word document. After you create a thread, copy and paste a response that you have written in a word document into the message box in the discussion thread. Then, for Part 2, you can simply Reply to your classmates by clicking the Reply button and copy and paste a response that you have written in a word document into the message box in the discussion thread. DO NOT USE ANY MATERIAL FROM INTERNET SOURCES OR AI! PART I Due: final draft Wed. 2/4 Length: a minimum of 250 words Topic: African American Oral Tradition Part 2 PowerPoint Submission: Response must be posted to Blackboard Discussion Forum Assignment: Write a response in which you discuss the aesthetic and functional purposes of the African American oral tradition. Include references to the following questions in your response: What is the appeal of the Chosen People typology to the people who are shaping the African American oral tradition? What other characteristics of the African American oral tradition can be found in the in the campfire performance scene in Glory? How can they be considered both aesthetic and functional? How do we receive a story like the Flying Africans today? Consider the questions raised in the PowerPoint and Toni Morrisons comments? Why do you think the second part of The Signifying Monkey when the gleeful monkey falls from the tree is included? What lesson is this teaching? In Brer Terrapin, Slow Train to Arkansas, how does the terrapin outwit the rabbit? What really makes the trick work? What are the lessons that are being taught? Why does storyteller Rich Amerson conclude by saying: You see, its all in the sense? What is he emphasizing about the story? Is it really about winning a race? What was most striking to you in this weeks PowerPoint? YOU MUST INCLUDE SPECIFIC EXAMPLES! Your examples should be different from those included in the PowerPoint/Comments lecture! Process: a) Look through the African American Oral Tradition Part 2 PowerPoint (see Weekly Assignments tab) and the audio/video links that are featured in it and listen to the Comments lecture. b) All papers must be spell checked & carefully proofread. c) Weekly Responses will be graded according to the Weekly Response Assessment Rubric. PART II Due: final draft Friday 2/6 Length: a minimum of 200 words Topic: Response to Classmates African American Oral Tradition Part 2 Responses Submission: Response must be posted to Blackboard Discussion Forum Assignment: Read through your classmates submissions to Weekly Response #2. Write at least a 200-word response with your observations/reactions to what at least two of them have written. You must identify the students to whom you are responding. Give details and explain.