| Week
1 |
T:
(Introduction to course -- Welcome | Practice):
- 'welcome' to African American rhetoric
- take Smitherman quiz in class (Smitherman, 2000)
- practice analysis with Mathis chapter 2
R: (Introduction to course | Knowing - Symbols - Adinkra):
- discuss practices of 'knowing' and course goals; introduce rhetorical
terms
- explain the origin and meaning of Adinkra 'symbols'
- set up 'Adinkra' study groups
- discuss syllabus and and online system (VSpace)
- read African philosophy (James & Sharpley, 1993, pp. 31-37) @VS for
next class
- read RB chapter 1 for next class
|
| Week
2 |
T: (Philosophy
| Afrocentricity):
- discuss the 'Afrocentric' approach for analyzing the world
- Adinkra groups discuss African philosophy & RB 1
--
identify
thesis
& claims
- read "In My Father's
House there were no Images" (Miller, 1994) @VS for next
class
- peruse BT pp. 49-68 for next class
R: (Philosophy | Rhetorical terms):
- Adinkra groups discuss Miller reading --
identify
thesis
& claims
- discuss rhetorical terms & APA citation style
- read "Mug
Shot: Suspicious Person" (Brown, 1994) @VS for next class
- read RB chapter 10 for next class
- peruse BT pp.
69-87 for next class
|
| Week
3 |
T:
(Philosophy | Seek meaning):
- Adinkra groups discuss Brown reading and RB 10 --
identify
thesis
& claims
- read "How
Come Nobody Told Me about the Lynching?" (Jones, 1994) @VS for
next class
- peruse BT pp. 87-102 for next class
R: (Philosophy | Claims):
- Adinkra groups discuss Jones reading --
identify
thesis
& claims
- Adinkra groups read lyrics and listen to various Soul, R&B, and jazz songs
and discuss philosophical perspective
- read RB chapter
11 for next class
- peruse BT pp. 103-121 for next class |
| Week
4 |
T:
(Philosophy | Claims - APA):
- Adinkra groups discuss RB 11 --
identify
thesis
& claims
- work in class on analytical paper rough draft one--making connections and APA
citation style
-
peruse BT pp. 122-140 for next class
R: (Philosophy | Application):
- turn in analytical paper rough draft one
- Adinkra groups read lyrics and listen to various Soul and R&B
philosophical
songs
and discuss using five
terms from Black Talk
- read "Africa's Lost
Cultures" (Haskins & Biondi, 1995, pp. 184-190) @VS for
the next class
- read "The Proverb Tradition
in the Black Experience" (Smitherman, 2000, pp. 231-236) @VS for
next class
-
peruse BT pp. 141-157 for next class |
| Week
5 |
T:
(Culture | Epic themes - Epic - Mali - Proverbs):
- discuss 'epic' story concept & themes (Answers.com)
- discuss Kingdom of 'Mali' (Haskins & Biondi) [BBC
West African Kingdoms]
- listen to The Sound of Blackness "African Kingdoms"
- discuss the 'proverb' tradition
- 'overview' & synopsis of Sundiata
- read and discuss Sundiata, pp. 1 - 3 in class
- read Sundiata, pp. 4 - 17 for next class
R: (Culture | Epic - Proverbs):
- read "Mama
Sez" (Dance, 1998, pp. 83-88) @VS in class
- Adinkra
groups share common proverbs & experiences
- Adinkra groups discuss Sundiata, pp. 1 - 17 using epic themes & proverbs
- read Sundiata, pp. 18 - 38 for next class
-
peruse BT pp. 157-173 for next class |
| Week
6 |
T:
(Culture | Epic - Proverbs):
- Adinkra groups discuss Sundiata, pp. 18 - 38 using epic themes & proverbs
- read Sundiata,
pp. 38 - 47 for next class
R: (Culture | Epic - Proverbs):
- Adinkra groups discuss Sundiata, pp. 38 - 47 using epic themes & proverbs
- read Sundiata, pp. 47 - 70 for next class
- peruse BT pp.
173-189 for next class |
| Week
7 |
T:
(Culture | Epic - Proverbs):
- Adinkra groups discuss Sundiata, pp. 47 - 70 using epic themes & proverbs
- read Sundiata,
pp. 70 - 78 for next class
R: (Culture | Epic - Proverbs):
- Adinkra groups discuss Sundiata, pp. 70 - 78 using epic themes & proverbs
- read Sundiata,
pp. 79 - 84 for next class
- peruse BT pp.
189-205 for next class |
| Week
8 |
T:
(Culture | Proverbs):
- Adinkra groups discuss Sundiata, pp. 79 - 84 using epic themes & proverbs
- work in class on analytical paper rough draft two--making connections and APA
citation style
-
peruse BT pp. 205-222 for next class
R: (Culture | Application):
- turn in analytical paper rough draft two
- Adinkra groups view and discuss clips from Barber Shop 2 for proverb
connected with community or life experiences--use three
to five terms from Black Talk
- read McWhorter (1998, pp. 127-131) and Lippi-Green (1997, pp. 176-179)
excerpts @VS for next class
- read RB chapter 6 for next class
-
peruse BT pp. 223-239 for next class
|
| Week
9 |
Spring
Break |
| Week
10 |
T:
(Language | Seek meaning):
- Adinkra groups discuss McWhorter and Lippi-Green readings --
identify
thesis
& claims
- Adinkra groups discuss RB 6 --
identify
thesis & claims
-
Adinkra groups view and discuss clips from Drumline, and Madea Goes
to Jail for 'AAR in action'
-
read "a night at the fantasy factory" (gossett, 2001) @VS for
next class
-
read "Vive Noir!" (Evans, 2001) @VS for next
class
-
peruse BT pp. 240-251 for next
class
R: (Language | - 'AAR in action'):
- Adinkra groups discuss gossett & Evans readings using rhetorical
terms
-
read Nikki Giovanni & Stevie Wonder lyrics (poems) and listen to music in
class
- Adinkra groups discuss the spoken word using rhetorical terms
- read RB chapter
21 for next class
-
peruse BT pp. 251-275 for next class
|
| Week
11 |
T:
(Language | Let's Go to Church!):
- watch Kingdom Come, pt. 1 in class
- Adinkra groups discuss RB 21 --
identify
thesis & claims
-
peruse BT pp. 276-290 for next class
R: (Language | Let's Go to Church!):
- finish watching Kingdom Come in class
- Adinkra groups discuss 'AAR in action' citing examples from Kingdom Come
-
Adinkra groups read and listen to lyrics of songs from John P. Kee, Rev.
James Cleveland, Mary Mary, and Mississippi Mass Choir using 'AAR
in action'
- read
Barbara Jordan
speech @ VS for next class
-
peruse BT pp. 290-305 for next class
|
| Week
12 |
T:
(Language | Rhetorical terms - Claims):
- listen to Jordan speech in class
- Adinkra groups discuss Jordan speech using rhetorical
terms & claims
- read C. Cosby article @ VS in class
- Adinkra groups discuss C. Cosby article using claims
- work in class on analytical paper rough draft three--making connections and
APA
citation style
R: (Language | Rhetorical terms - Claims):
- read H. Gates article @ VS in class
- Adinkra groups discuss H. Gates article using rhetorical terms & claims
- work in class on analytical paper rough draft three--making connections and
APA
citation style |
| Week
13 |
T:
(Language | Rhetorical terms - Claims):
- work in class on analytical paper rough draft three--making connections and
APA
citation style
R: (Language | Application):
- work in class on analytical paper rough
draft three--making connections and
APA
citation style
- turn in analytical paper rough draft three
- discuss course project |
| Week
14 |
T:
(African American Rhetoric | Application):
- work in class on course
projects
R: (African American Rhetoric | Application):
- work in class on course
projects
- course evaluations
|
| Week 15 |
T:
(Interpretation | Application):
- turn in analytical paper final draft
- Present course projects
R: (Interpretation | Application):
- Present
course projects |
Final
exam
|
T: (Final
examination):
- Turn in course
portfolio on CD
- Read final exam instruction
sheet and complete final exam response |