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CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 14.04.05

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Objectives
  3. Rationale
  4. Background
  5. Strategies
  6. Classroom Activities
  7. Annotated Bibliography
  8. Appendix
  9. Notes

From Insurgent Listener to Word Warrior: Self-advocating through Spoken Word

Cheree Marie Charmello

Published September 2014

Tools for this Unit:

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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