October 2, 2009October 2, 2009Is there a song that is Is there a song that is “your song”? A song “your song”? A song

that tells your story or that tells your story or the story of someone the story of someone you know? What is it you know? What is it

and why does it and why does it describe you?describe you?

Homework:Homework:

►NoneNone►If you need to If you need to

finish your finish your homework that homework that was due this was due this weekweek

►Stay safe and Stay safe and stay sane!stay sane!

Newspaper AssignmentNewspaper Assignment

► And African current And African current event assignment are event assignment are past duepast due

► If you’ve asked for an If you’ve asked for an extension you’re okextension you’re ok

► If you have not get it to If you have not get it to me by Monday or take me by Monday or take a zeroa zero

► Even with an extention Even with an extention I want it by Monday or I want it by Monday or ti is lateti is late

CultureCulture

►How people do How people do things things

►Everyday lifeEveryday life►Rules of Rules of

behaviorbehavior►What people What people

valuevalue►How people tell How people tell

their storiestheir stories

Oral HistoryOral History

►Stories passed Stories passed down by word down by word of mouthof mouth

►Any history not Any history not written downwritten down

►Recorded Recorded historyhistory

The Slave narrativesThe Slave narratives

► A series of recordings A series of recordings made in the 1930s of made in the 1930s of former slavesformer slaves

► In their own words In their own words they describe slaverythey describe slavery

►We owe much of our We owe much of our knowledge of slavery knowledge of slavery to these recordingsto these recordings

The Slave Narratives are The Slave Narratives are onlineonline

►http://xroads.virgihttp://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/wnia.edu/~hyper/wpa/wpahome.htmpa/wpahome.htmll

►Or Google “The Or Google “The Slave Narratives”Slave Narratives”

►Many of the Many of the narratives are narratives are online and can be online and can be listened to listened to

GriotsGriots

► Singers and Singers and storytellersstorytellers

► Also drummersAlso drummers► Sang “praise Sang “praise

songs” songs” ►Had to Had to

memorize all memorize all the local history the local history in songin song

Class work:Class work:

► Turn to a Turn to a classmate classmate and ask them and ask them where they where they grew up. grew up.

► Record their Record their answer in answer in your your notebooknotebook

► SwitchSwitch

NONO

► You may not You may not interview yourselfinterview yourself

► Refuse and get a Refuse and get a zerozero

►No questions asked, No questions asked, no work done = no work done = zerozero