DAILY ASSIGNMENTS

Wednesday, January 20, 2021

• First day of class

Friday, January 22, 2021

• Read the instructions and complete the Contact Information handout (See Handouts page).
• Read the instructions and complete the Student Contract handout (See Handouts page).
• Read the instructions and complete the "Introduce Yourself" assignment (See Assignments page)..
• Read and mark the following from the Norton:
• "Introduction: Talking Books" (xxv-xivii)
• "The Vernacular Tradition, Part 1" (Only read 3-6, stop at "Defining the Vernacular")
• "City Called Heaven" (12-13)
• "Go Down, Moses" (14-15)
• "Been in the Storm So Long" (15-16)
• "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (16)
• "Steal Away to Jesus" (16-17)
• "Promises of Freedom" (22)
• "Run, Nigger, Run" (24)
• "John Henry" (25-28)

Monday, January 25, 2021

• Read and mark the following from the Norton:
• "The Signifying Monkey" (30-33)
• "Folktales" (54-56)
• "All God's Children Had Wings" (57-58)
• "How to Write a Letter" (60)
• "De Reason Niggers Is Working So Hard" (64)
• "Brer Rabbit Tricks Brer Fox Again" (67-68)
• "The Wonderful Tar-Baby Story" (68-69)
• "How Mr. Rabbit Was Too Sharp for Mr. Fox" (69-70)
• "What the Rabbit Learned" (72-73)

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

• NO CLASS: We do not meet on Tuesdays.
• Last day to add a course without faculty signature.

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

• Read and mark "The Literature of Slavery and Freedom" in the Norton (75-87)

Friday, January 29, 2021

• Read and mark the entire Phillis Wheatley section (Norton 137-150)

Monday, February 1, 2021

• Watch the "Europeans, Native Americans and Africans: The Origins of Slavery and Race Prejudice in the Americas" lecture by Dr. Aaron Shatzman, Ph.D. ZOOM LINK TO BE PROVIDED.
• You can watch live on Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 12:30PM‐2PM or view the recording prior to class.

Wednesday, February 3, 2021

• Read and mark the entire Venture Smith section (94-110)

Friday, February 5, 2021

• Read and mark the entire Olaudah Equiano section (Norton 112-137)

Monday, February 8, 2021

• Scholarly Article Analysis Project Due.
• Read the academic article, "The Path Not Taken: Cultural Identity in the Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano" (Available in Course Materials)
• Follow the instructions for the Scholarly Article Analysis Project in the Assignments section of the class web page. Remember to download the MS Word template from the link in the instructions and to post it to the "Scholarly Article Analysis Project" dropbox. Make sure the file you upload is an MS Word file: you may have to "Save as" or "Export" the file to MS Word format if you use Google Docs, Pages, or Open Office. Do not post a link to your paper: submit the actual file.
• This assignment will give you a model of how to write a literary analysis for your own upcoming papers.

Tuesday, February 9, 2021

• NO CLASS: We do not meet on Tuesdays.
• Last day to drop the course before withdrawal period starts.

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

• Read and mark the entire David Walker section (Norton 159-171).
• Withdrawal without faculty signature period starts.

Friday, February 12, 2021

• READING CHECK #1 Due. See Assignments page for instructions.
• Watch "The Construction of Race: Slavery, the Law, and Society" lecture by Dr. Catherine Kerrison, Ph.D. ZOOM LINK TO BE PROVIDED.
• You can watch it live on Monday, February 8, 2021, 12:30PM‐2PM or you can watch a recording prior to class starting.

Monday, February 15, 2021

• Read and mark the entire "S" section (S is the author; the story is "Theresa, A Haytien Tale") (Norton 151-159)

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

• Read and mark the entire Sojourner Truth section (Norton 176-180)
• Quotation Assignment #1 due. See instructions in the Assignments section and download the MS Word template. Remember to upload an MS Word file of your Quotation Assignment to the "Quotation Assignment #1" dropbox. This assignment cannot be submitted late due to the need to include your submission in a study guide for the midterm exam.

Friday, February 19, 2021

• Read and mark the entire Solomon Northup section (Norton 186-198)

Monday, February 22, 2021

• Please find and watch 12 Years a Slave (2013, Directed by Steve McQueen) (Click here for streaming options). Please be warned: this film shows very graphic violence against African Americans in the context of slavery.

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

• 2-minute presentation about your specific paper topic. See Assignments section for details. This assignment should be considered prewriting for your first draft of Paper #1 due next Monday.

Friday, February 26, 2021

• Midterm Exam: see the Assignments section for the Midterm Exam Essay Questions and the Quotation Study Guide. Remember to prepare an outline following the rules in the Essay Questions document.

Monday, March 1, 2021

• Draft of Paper #1 Due.  Post a copy to the discussion board in the "Paper #1 Draft" forum as both a copy and paste AND an attachment.  Print a copy and bring it to class.
• The draft will be graded out of 20 points: 20 points means a complete paper that meets the required length and has a works cited page.  Papers with less than that will be prorated.  It is better to come with some of a draft than skipping.

Wednesday, March 3, 2021

• READING CHECK #2 Due.  You do not have to include Harriet Jacobs in it.
• Read and mark in the Norton pages 221-246 of the Harriet Jacobs section.

Friday, March 5, 2021

• Finish reading and marking the Harriet Jacobs section (Norton 246-261)

Monday, March 8, 2021

• NO CLASS: Paper #1 Due.  Post to both the discussion board and the dropbox.  See the paper checklist in the handouts section for details.

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

• Read and mark the following from William Wells Brown:
• "William Wells Brown (1814?-1884)" biography.
• Start Clotel; or The President's Daughter (Chapters I, II, and IV on pages 270-282)

Friday, March, 12, 2021

• Finish reading and marking Clotel; or The President's Daughter (Chapters XV and XIX on pages 281-290)

Monday, March 15, 2021

• NO CLASS: Spring Break

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

• NO CLASS: Spring Break

Friday, March 19, 2021

• NO CLASS: Spring Break

Monday, March 22, 2021

• Watch "Abandoned and Violated: African Americans in the Jim Crow South, 1877‐1945" lecture by Guest Speaker: Dr. Theresa Napson‐Williams, Ph.D.  LINK TO BE PROVIDED.
• You can watch live on Wednesday, March 10, 2021, 12:30PM‐2PM, or you can watch the recording before class starts today.

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

• Read and mark the biography and the following selections from Frances E. W. Harper in the Norton:
• "Eliza Harris" (449)
• "The Slave Mother" (450)
• "Aunt Chloe's Politics" (454)
• "Learning to Read" (455)
• "A Double Standard" (456)
• "An Appeal to my Country Women" (458)
• "Woman's Political Future" (470)

Friday, March 26, 2021

• Read and mark the entire Victor Séjour section ( Norton 296-309)

Monday, March 29, 2021

• Read and mark the following from Frederick Douglass:
• Biography: "Frederick Douglass (1818-1895)" (Norton 326-330)
• Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself: Preface through Chapter VI  (Norton 330-352)

Tuesday, March 30, 2021

• NO CLASS: We do not meet on Tuesdays.
• Withdrawal without faculty signature period ends.

Wednesday, March 31, 2021

• Read and mark Chapter VII through X of Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself) (Norton 352-380)
• Withdrawal with faculty signature period starts.

Friday, April 2, 2021

• Finish reading and marking the Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself) (Norton 381-393)

Monday, April 5, 2021

• READING CHECK #3 due.
• Read and Mark "Literature of the Reconstruction to the New Negro Renaissance" (Norton 505-520).

Wednesday, April 7, 2021

• Read and mark the following from Booker T. Washington:
• "Booker T. Washington (1856-1915)" Bio (Norton 548-9)
• Up From Slavery Chapters I-II (Norton 550-64)

Friday, April 9, 2021

• Finish reading and marking Up From Slavery Chapters III, XIV (Norton 564-79 )

Monday, April 12, 2021

• Read and mark the entire Charlotte Forten Grimké section (Norton 534-547)

Wednesday, April 14, 2021

• Read and mark the following from W.E.B. Du Bois:
• "W.E.B. Du Bois (1868-1963)" Bio  (Norton 679-683)
• The Souls of Black Folk: "The Forethought" up to "VI. The Training of Black Men" (Norton 687-715)

Thursday, April 15, 2021

• NO CLASS: We don't meet on Thursdays.
• Withdrawal with faculty signature period ends. All requests to withdraw after today will require approval from the Office of Academic Affairs.

Friday, April 16, 2021

• Read and mark The Souls of Black Folk: "VI. The Training of Black Men" up to "XII. Of Alexander Crummell" (Norton 715-737)

Monday, April 19, 2021

• Finish reading and marking The Souls of Black Folk: " "XII. Of Alexander Crummell" through "The After-Thought" (Norton 737-760)

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

• Annotated Bibliography due. The research used for this assignment should support your topic for the second paper. In addition to the instructions, look at the sample Annotated Bibliography.
• 2-Minute Presentation due on the thesis of your second paper. This presentation is intended to serve as a form of prewriting for your second paper.

Friday, April 23, 2021

• READING CHECK #4.
• Read the following from James Weldon Johnson:
• "James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938)" Bio (Norton 780-3)
• The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man: "Preface to the Original Edition of 1912," Chapters 1-5 (Norton 792-825)

Monday, April 26, 2021

• Draft of Paper #2 Due.  Post a copy to the discussion board in the "Paper #2 Draft" forum as both a copy and paste AND an attachment.  Print a copy and bring it to class.
• The draft will be graded out of 20 points: 20 points means a complete paper that meets the required length and has a works cited page.  Papers with less than that will be prorated.  It is better to come with some of a draft than skipping

Wednesday, April 28, 2021

• Read and mark The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man: Chapters 6-10 (Norton 825-847)

Friday, April 30, 2021

• Finish reading and marking The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man: Chapter 11 (Norton 847- 871)

Monday, April 31, 2021

• READING CHECK #5 Due.
• Quotation Assignment #2 due. See instructions in the Assignments section and download the MS Word template. Remember to upload an MS Word file of your Quotation Assignment to the "Quotation Assignment #2" dropbox. This assignment cannot be submitted late due to the need to include your submission in a study guide for the midterm exam.
• Last class meeting for this section of the course.

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

• NO CLASS.
• Final Paper Due by noon. Please see checklist for submission locations.

Monday, May 10, 2021

• Final Exam: 8AM to 10AM
• Major Paper Rewrite Option due by noon if you choose to do so. Review Major Paper Rewrite expectations in the Assignments section and submit to the Major Paper Rewrite Option dropbox. Email Dr. Halbert when you do so.

Thursday, May 13, 2021

• NO CLASS.
• Faculty must submit final grades by 11:59PM tonight. If I get it done earlier, I will email the class stating that they have been posted.