Annotated Bibliography
Adler, Mortimer Jerome, and Charles Lincoln Doren. How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading. Revised and updated ed. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1972.
A widely-read instructional guide on strategies for making sense of text.
Alexander, Elizabeth. Power and Possibility: Essays, Reviews, and Interviews. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2007.
A collection of essays in which the author responds to her reading of various authors. Of particular use to this unit is the essay, "Sterling Brown: When Academic Meets Vernacular".
PBS. "Becoming American: The Chinese Experience." PBS. http://www.pbs.org/becomingamerican/ap_pjourneys_transcript5b.html (accessed July 10, 2014).
A transcript of an interview with Maya Lin.
Clark, Donald Lemen. Rhetoric and Poetry in the Renaissance: A Study of Rhetorical Terms in English Renaissance Literary Criticism. New York: Russell & Russell, 1922.
A guide to understanding rhetorical devices.
Conquergood, Lorne Dwight, and E. Patrick Johnson. Cultural Struggles: Performance, Ethnography, Praxis. Ann Arbor: Univerisity of Michigan Press, 2013.
A historical and cultural analysis of African-American's battle for literacy.
Corbett, Edward P. J., and Robert J. Connors. Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student. 4th ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999.
An updated, elaborate textbook on classical rhetoric.
"Flowers (figures) of Rhetoric." Flowers (figures) of Rhetoric. http://humanities.byu.edu/rhetoric/Figures/FLOWERS.HTM (accessed July 9, 2014).
A website that contains explanations and examples of hundreds of rhetorical devices.
Freire, Paulo. Pedagogy of the Oppressed. 30th Anniversary ed. New York: Continuum, 2000.
Discusses the concept of education as the catalyst to social change.
Anderson, Laurie Halse. Forge. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2010.
Book two in a trilogy of Revolutionary War era historical fiction novels.
An original Spoken Word video performance on the impact of bullying.
Lovelace, Earl. "Proverbs and the African Oral Tradition: An Examination of Selected Novels." Caribbean Quarterly 45, no. 1 (1999): 95-100.
A journal article about the African oration.
McGuigan, Brendan, and Paul Moliken. Rhetorical Devices: A Handbook and Activities for Student Writers. Clayton, DE: Prestwick House, 2007.
A practical, worksheet-inclusive guide on teaching rhetorical devices identifying and analyzing with students.
Lyrics to the original Spoken Word performance on the impact of bullying.
"Say It Loud." Smithsonian Folkways. https://www.folkways.si.edu/explore_folkways/spoken_word.aspx (accessed June 16, 2014).
An entire website devoted to the rich history of Spoken Word from African to African-American.
A rhetorical analysis of's spoken word poem, "To This Day."
"Transcript of "3 Ways to Speak English"." Jamila Lyiscott: 3 Ways to Speak English. http://www.ted.com/talks/jamila_lyiscott_3_ways_to_speak_english/transcript (accessed July 13, 2014).
A video and transcript of Lyiscott's Spoken Word performance, 3 Ways to Speak English.
YouTube. "Adam Gottlieb, Poet Breathe Now." YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXIjF0ERvYY (accessed June 29, 2014).
A video performance of "Poet Breathe Now", a tribute to poets.
Wormser, Baron, and David Cappella. Teaching the Art of Poetry: The Moves. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc., 2000.
A narrative on teaching poetry.
"Xhosa: South African History Online." Xhosa: South African History Online. http://www.sahistory.org.za/people-south-africa/xhosa (accessed July 16, 2014).
A website dedicated to South African history, including oral traditions.
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