Week 12 reader report

Name: _____________ April 3, 2020

AAS 27100: Introduction to African American Studies

Week Twelve Reader Report | Due: Friday, April 3, 2020

Instructions: After you have completed you have chosen in the Black Aesthetics unit for week twelve, answer the following question(s)/prompt(s) based upon what you have read. All answers must be provided using complete sentences. Note: Your reader report will be different each week.

I. In the space below, create an outline of your chosen chapter. Your outline should have the title and page numbers of your chapter and should not include the chapter introduction. Your outline should list each heading of the chapter as a roman numeral. Under each heading, you should explain at least three main points that were made in that section. Include at least one important example or supplementary note for each main point as it is provided in the chapter. There must be a least sixteen points on your chapter, not including your headings, on your entire outline. (16 pts.)

Example:

Chapter 25: “Women of the Caribbean” by A. Lynn Bolles & Barbara Shaw (599 – 615)

I. Legacies of the Caribbean History

a. Main point

i. Example/Sub point

b. Main point

i. Example/Sub point

c. Main point

i. Example/Sub point

II. Family Structure and Kinship

a. Main point

i. Example/Sub point

b. Main point

i. Example/Sub point

c. Main point

i. Example/Sub point

II. Research a cultural example that fits the content of your selected chapter and paste it here. Paste the image, name of the book, link to the song/video, link to the current event, etc. Then, in five to seven sentences, argue how this cultural example fits the content of your chapter. Provide reasonings and rationales for your statements. (6 pts.)

III. In five to seven sentences, summarize the main ideas of your selected keyword essay. Make sure you list the name and author of the essay. Then, in two to three sentences, defend why you chose this key/why you thought this keyword would pair well with your chapter. Provide reasonings, rationales, and/or examples for your statements. (8 pts.)

______ / 30pts