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This is a college level tranfer course, the second in a series where we will examine the poetics of life lived on the ground...as in rough and tumble, as in America at war with herself. This is a world art alone makes sense of, an artist's work is a gift freely shared like air...sympathetic systems aligned, the the fictive or imaginary worlds of possiblity simply an inhale or exhale away. This class is an opportunity to close your eyes and believe.
4 comments:
Ilene Lee
English 1B
Professor Sabir
16 November 2009
Griot/ Djali and Hip hop Essay
My abilities in writing essays may not be perfect and writing under pressure proved to be even harder. The hardest part about this essay was trying to articulate my thoughts in the time frame given to us to write. Because I had not been present to get the article during the previous class, I had to read my article the day of the essay and squeeze comprehension and articulation into the class period. Understanding the Griot and Djali culture grew increasingly confusing; I had to reread the article several times before actually grasping a good idea of Baraka’s main point. As I began writing, words and thoughts were jumbled; it took me awhile before I could write at a good pace moving with momentum. Doing more research and making connections aided in my comprehension of the topic and helped to write my essay. I liked that we were exploring a new topic that allowed us to a gain a new perspective on Griot/Djali tradition. I thought it was also a different approach from what we usually do in class and it made the period move along smoothly. Though this class essay was a little tough for everyone, I learned to work under pressure and pace myself to get my thoughts onto paper. I didn’t get to finish the essay because there were still so many ideas I wanted to include, but I was able to continue and add my paragraphs at home. In addition, I also learned about a new culture and how many different aspects of life can contribute to hip hop culture, or any culture. If I could have another opportunity at working on this essay, I would use more resources and evidence to gain stronger support. I would also have more time to work consistently and eloquently in constructing my thoughts.
Itzel Diaz
Professor Sabir
English 1B
Reflection
Writing under pressure is definably stressing, but it helps me focus better on what I have to do. The article was a little confusing to me; it took me time to understand what the author is talking about. Before I read the essay about Griot/Djali I did not know what that was, so it was even harder to reflect about something that I never heard before. I took a couple minutes to find Baraka’s main point and I went from there. Due to the fact that I was not familiar with anything that he was talking about, I had to base my opinions on his words and not on the knowledge I had. If I could write this essay again I would probably take my time to do a little research about what Griot is all about, even though Baraka explains it, he does not defines it in a way for me to fully understand what Griot is.
doris lewis
English 1b
well i wish i could have been present more so that i can fully understand the material. although i missed a week of class, i enjoy your class when i was here. if i had an oppertunity to do the material all over agian i would do more research and organizing.overall this is a great class.
Jose Vasquez
griot/dejali essay
After reading Amiri Baraka essay on griot/dejali it made me feel stress out. I did not understand the content of the essay and it made it really difficult for me to write an essay on it. Everytime I read the poem I keep getting lost with it because I did not know what he was talking about.I felt so stress out due to the fact that we had to write a two page essay. Since I had difficulty understanding what a griot or djali was I had to do a little research on it. After finding out what a griot and djali was I kind of understand the essay a little more. After going through this experienced it made me understand that sometimes you have to write on things that you do not understand but you can always do a little research to find more information on it. If I had to do this again I would approach it really diffrent. First I would ask the teacher to give me information on the topic that we are going to write so that I can be prepared and have ideas on what to write.
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