TKAM amp the Power of Language Journal Write 2 Code Switching Who code switches Is all code switching equal When does code switching cross the line from normal to detrimental That Calpurnia led ID: 553156
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Sticks & Stones May Break My Bones…
TKAM & the Power of LanguageSlide2
Journal Write #2Slide3
Code Switching
Who code switches?
Is all code switching equal?
When does code switching cross the line from normal to detrimental?Slide4
“That Calpurnia led
a modest double life
never dawned on me. The idea that she had a separate existence outside our household was a novel one, to say nothing of her having
command of two languages
.” (142-143)Slide5
‘Talking white’
vs.
‘talking black’
… are there other examples?
What role does
racism
play in code shifting?
How is code shifting related to the issue of who holds
power
in a community?Slide6
What assumptions do we make about people based on the way that they speak?
Implicit Bias:
Occurs when someone consciously rejects stereotype and supports anti-discrimination efforts but also holds negative associations in his/her mind unconsciously
“That doesn’t mean you
hafta
talk that way when
you know better
” -
JemSlide7
Diction
The selection of words and phrases that an author chooses. Can also include things like the mood, attitude, dialect, and style of writing.
A word or grammatical form expressing a low opinion of someone or something, or showing a lack of respect for someone or something.Slide8
Beyoncé: Reclaiming
Bama
Blackness
Bama
:
“
Bama
” was originally black slang for working class blacks arriving North from the South during the
Great Migration. It mean someone who didn’t know how to behave ‘properly’ and wasn’t presentable for white sensibilities. “
Bama
” then is
both classist and racist
, and Beyoncé flipping it and using on herself is reclaiming the power of that word.
My daddy Alabama, Momma
Louisana
You mix that negro with that Creole make a Texas
bamaSlide9
Taking a familiar marker of Southern blackness – trauma – flipping it, and turning it into a conversation about what it means to be
Southern and black and American
NOW.Slide10
Your Task
Each table group will be given a
pejorative
You must research the history, connotation & denotation of your word.
Where did it come from, and how has it been used historically to put people down?
Can you find (or think of) examples of people using reclaiming this word, and taking back its power
? Why would someone want to do this?Slide11
Small Group Discussion
Discuss the pejoratives you researched
. Explore the connotations, denotations, and how these words have been used historically to oppress others.
Do you believe that it is possible for groups to reclaim words that have historically been pejoratives?
Should
they? Why or why not?
How do we see Lee using controversial diction, like these pejoratives, within the text
? Is this powerful or does it alienate the reader?Slide12
Code Switching at Skyline
Who has to code switch in order to succeed or be accepted at Skyline?
What’s the difference between students who are code shifting between, say,
being with parents and being with peers
and students whose code shifting
requires them to hide parts of their cultures or identities
?
What is the relationship between code shifting and school success?Slide13
Exit Ticket
Create a
thesis statement
that answers the following question:
How and for what purpose is Lee using controversial diction within
To Kill a Mockingbird
?Slide14
“I
wanted people to
feel proud
and
have love
for themselves
.”