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Announcements& post-Midterm reflections

  • Discussion Boards (DB) #8 and #9 will be closed on Sunday.  Remember, nothing gets re-graded once that DB is graded.  It is officially "closed" at that point.
  • Please keep bringing headphones/earbuds to each class and a device you can watch/listen on.
  • The highest number of points you can have right now in the semester is 40 (DB #8 and #9 have not been entered yet).  You can deduct what missing and see what your grade could be if you everything perfectly from here on out and/or if you will need some extra credit at the end of the semester. [Example: If you have 30 points right now,  you could get a 90% in the class if everything elsie is perfect because you are already missing 10 points).
  • Please see the syllabus for the last day of class: "If you want a re-grade of your midterm ePortfolio, you must bring in the ORIGINAL score sheet/point-spread and have the revisions done on this day! If you do not have the point-spread, you will not receive the re-grade.  If you do not attend this day of class and do not submit the scoresheet in person, you receive no regrade. NO EXCEPTIONS!"
  • ​Next week, we will do some Post-Midterm Reflection .. please look at the Grade Center before then.

I. Part One: Introducing . . . bam

Step One: A musical sample

Choose any TWO of these videos to HEAR the music influencing BAM.  As you listen, jot down notes and answer the following (please submit at end of class): 
  1. Do you see/feel/hear the influence of Malcolm X?  If so, how?  If not, why not?
  2. What connections can you make to anything else that we have read/seen/heard this semester?  Does this relate to the Spirituals, Blues, Freedom Songs, Call-and-Response, etc?
  3. Based on just this sound, how would you define the Black Arts Movement (BAM)? 

step Two: A poetic sample

Choose any ONE of these videos to HEAR the poetics influencing BAM.  As you listen, jot down notes and answer the following (please submit at end of class): : 
  1. Do you see/feel/hear the influence of Malcolm X?  If so, how?  If not, why not?
  2. Choose one line in the poem that impacts you in some way.  Write that line down. Why did you choose it? What connections can you make to anything else that we have read/seen/heard this semester? 
  3. Based on just this poem, how would you define the Black Arts Movement (BAM)? 

ii. Part two: small group meetings...
​followed by whole class Sharing & discussion

FIRST: In groups of 3, share what you selected about your two songs and one poem.
SECOND:  Together, write a statement that is at least 250 words.  This statement must do all of the following:
  1. Offer a definition of what BAM Is, based on what you have seen
  2. As you define BAM, reference one song/poem from each person's selection in the group.
  3. When you reference the song/poem, make sure that you include the title and some words/bars
  4. Your end result should look and feel almost poetic