Barbara P. Moss
Week 1February 4, 1991February 8, 1991
Monday—Tuesday—Wednesday
Objective
Introduce students to the emergence of the Black writerstoryteller
Procedure
Have students define storyteller.
Have students try to imagine what it would be like to be a storyteller during slavery.
Have students draw and color pictures of Black storytellers.
Have students write stories that slaves probably would have told during slavery.
Students should read orally and discuss the emergence of the Black writerstoryteller
Thursday Review Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday discussions.
Friday Quiz (sample)
1.
|
What is a storyteller?
|
2.
|
When did the Black writerstoryteller emerge? Who was Henry W. Ravenel?
|
4.
|
Shack Thomas was ———.
|
5.
|
Today’s storyteller has a number of names. What are they? Give one example of each.
|