Understanding Storytelling among African American Children A Journey from Africa to America

Name: Understanding Storytelling among African American Children A Journey from Africa to America
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ISBN: 9780805834079

ISBN-10: 0805834079

ISBN-13: 9780805834079

Edition: 2002

Authors: Tempii B. Champion

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Book details

List price: $105.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 12/1/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 134
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.33" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



Preface


Overview of the book


Acknowledgments



Tell Me Somethin' Good: Storytelling From Africa to America


History of Storytelling Within the African American Community


African to African American


African American English Language Studies


Narrative Analysis


Purpose



Approaches to Understanding Narrative Structures Among African American Children



Research on Narrative Structures Among African Americans and West Africans


Research on Narrative Production Among African American Children


Discourse Strategies within the African American Community


Narrative Strategies Within West Africa


Purpose of Storytelling in West Africa


Summary



Extending the Research: A Study of Narrative Production Among African American Children


Data Transcription, and Reliability


Narrative Data Collection Process


Data Analysis


Evaluative Analysis


Episodic Analysis


Thematic Analysis


Sociolinguistic Analysis


Making a Transcript


Description of Utterances


Summary



Toward a Repertoire of Narrative Structures Among African American Children



Evaluative Narratives


Overall Production of Structures


Classic Structure


Stitches/hospital


Chronological Structure


Leapfrogging Structure


Ending-at-the-Highpoint Structure


Impoverished Structure


Patterns Within Age Groups


Elements Within Narrative Structure


Summary of Evaluative Results



Episodic Narratives


Overall Production of Structures


Complex Episodes


Complete Episodes


Reactive Sequences


Interactive Episodes


Action sequences


Patterns Within Groups


Summary of Episodic Analysis



Moral Centered Narratives



Performative Narratives



Research to Practice



Implications for Educating African American Students


Findings of the study


Relevance and Educational Implications


Home-School Mismatch


Teacher expectations


Culturally Relevant Pedagogy


Examples of Narrative Instruction


Directions for Future Research


Conclusion



Narratives by Participant



Linguistic Features of African American English


Vocabulary


Bibliography


Author Index


Subject Index