Our Words, Our culture
Before we dive back into Starr's world, you'll learn in this lesson all about slam poetry, which is of course your final product. However, we'll start with how African stories are transferred from generation to generation. After learning about that you'll get why the final assignment of this lesson series is a speech assignment ;).
Goals:At the end of this lesson:
- You know what a Griot does and his/her importance towards African (American) Culture. - You know what slam poetry is. - You know which 5 steps to use to create a solid poem. |