Lesson 1.1.1 Origins of African American Language
- Due Aug 28, 2019 by 11:59pm
- Points 15
- Submitting a text entry box or a file upload
- File Types doc, rtf, txt, and docx
Student Learning Objective: Students will write a summary of the features of African American language as it developed during slavery and the examples of the African American vernacular as used in the works of many authors.
Lesson: YouTube: Melvyn Bragg’s “Origins of African American Language” (YouTube)
Instructions: Please view the entire video (5 minutes) as Melvyn Bragg explains some of the features of African American language as it developed during slavery and provides examples of the African American vernacular as used in the works of many authors. Take notes as you view the lecture and afterwards, take 5-7 minutes to write a summary paragraph between 150-200 words about what you learned from the video. Viewing this video, taking notes, and writing the summary should take approximately 20-30 minutes to complete.
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Write a summary paragraph between 200-250 words.
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Summary is about what you learned from the video.
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Literary types used by African-American writers
Identify and describe literary types used by African-American writers.
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Total Points:
15
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