DISTANT RELATIVES The Global Black Diaspora AAST 3970
Lesson Goal:
You will create a voice over PowerPoint for your final presentation.
Rationale: Incorporating research is critical for establishing a strong academic foundation as it enables students to develop independent critical thinking skills, as well as oral and written communication skills.
The instructions below will help you develop your final research project. Please refer to the complete instructions provided within this PowerPoint file.
Each slide 3 through 12 should contain the information outlined in them.
Your voice-over presentation should not exceed 10 minutes. You may create a script for yourself to ensure that you stay within the 10 minutes.
To learn how to record your presentation in PowerPoint and turn it into a video, please follow the instructions in the assignment page in Blackboard.
Rubric:
You should have 10 slides. Grades will be assigned based on the following criteria:
Your adherence to the guidelines provided for each slide.
The quality and depth of your analysis.
The effectiveness of connecting your analysis to your thesis statement.
Other relevant aspects of your work, such as organization and presentation.
Proper and consistent citation is crucial in research. Please ensure that you cite your sources appropriately, adhering to the disciplinary practices of your field. If you need guidance, consult the specific citation style recommended for your discipline or seek clarification from your instructor.
Check spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
Slide 1: Title of Research Project (5 pts)
Create and provide a title for your research
Note that titles should be concise and reflect the content of your arguments.
Consider reviewing articles and books you have read this semester for inspiration. Here are some title examples:
Tacky: The History of an Atlantic Slave War
More Auspicious Shores: Barbadian Migration to Liberia, Blackness and the Making of an African Republic
Motherhood as Resistance in Harriet Jacobs’s Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Slide 2: Introduction/Context/Background (10 pts)
Introduce research
Introduce the African Diaspora in the relevant areas.
Provide the background and context of your research question/issue.
Reflect on your initial thoughts about these topics and areas across the African Diasporas at the beginning of the course, including your impressions of the units covered.
Units Covered:
Historical Experiences of Slavery and Post-Slavery
Politics: Resistance Movements
Arts and Culture
Religion
Social Inequality
Diasporic Connection
The Importance of Background:
The background of your study is crucial for readers to understand the context of your research.
It includes your problem statement, rationale, and research questions.
It helps readers comprehend your motivations for conducting the study.
Slide 3: Thesis/ argument (15 pts)
What will your research argue or prove?
Underline your thesis/argument statement in this slide. See instructions on how to write a strong thesis or argument at: https://wts.indiana.edu/writing-guides/how-to-write-a-thesis-statement.html
Write a few sentences that points to the elements that you feel most people do not appreciate or understand about the African Diaspora.
You need to use this template sentence in your first paragraph for your thesis statement:
“Many people think that ______, but the truth, as supported by my research on the African Diaspora in the Caribbean, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Brazil, and the USA, is that ______.”
The goal of your presentation is to prove this “true” statement.
This “true” statement should reflect the evidence you discovered in your previously written SOAPSTone analyses of each unit:
Historical Experiences of Slavery and Post-Slavery
Politics: Resistance Movements
Arts and Culture
Religion
Social Inequality
Diasporic Connection
Slide 4: Roadmap (10 pts)
Outline the key points you have used to connect the different areas
Take each of the five sections you have already written, revise and make connections between all the different areas of the diaspora:
Historical Experiences of Slavery and Post-Slavery
Politics Unit: Resistance Movements
Arts and culture
Religion
Social Inequality
Diasporic connection
See explanation on roadmaps here:
Academic Essay Tips: Roadmap Points: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IYHfSAkVow
Slide 5: Revise and Make Connections (10 pts)
Choose 1 unit of focus from this course
(social inequality, politics, religion, arts and culture, diasporic connections)
Pick at least 2 SOAPSTone analyses from your chosen unit of focus that support your thesis statement. Revise those analyses and make connections between this area of focus on the diaspora covered in this course.
Pull content from your SOAPSTONE Analysis
You should correct errors in previous SOAPSTone analyses as identified in feedback — or by you — including citation style and lack of good sources. I expect extensive revisions to the analyses. (A percentage of your marks will be assigned to your attention to revision).
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Be sure to connect your 2 analyses to your thesis statement
Remember to add the analyzed sources to your bibliography
Slide 6: Revise and Make Connections (10 pts)
Choose 1 more unit of focus from this course
(social inequality, politics, religion, arts and culture, diasporic connections)
Pick at least 2 SOAPSTone analyses that support your true statement. Revise those analyses and make connections between this area of focus on the diaspora covered in this course.
Pull content from your SOAPSTONE Analysis
You should correct errors in previous SOAPSTone analyses as identified in feedback — or by you — including citation style and lack of good sources. I expect extensive revisions to the analyses. (A percentage of your marks will be assigned to your attention to revision) t
Be sure to connect your 2 analyses to your thesis statement
Remember to add the analyzed sources to your bibliography
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Slide 7: Argument Analysis (10 pts)
My Argument:
In this slide, copy and paste your argument.
Other Secondary Sources arguments:
Research your topic.
What are 2 two other academic scholars arguing about your 2 chosen topics?
Copy and paste the arguments of 2 secondary sources next to your argument.
How is your argument different from or similar to the authors of these secondary sources? In what ways does your research add to this research area?
Note: Remember to add the other academic sources to your bibliography.
Slide 8: Personal Diasporic Heritage (10 pts)
Compare one point of your diasporic heritage to one of the areas you’ve studied and reflect on how your ideas of identity, culture, poverty, nationalism, and development have changed.
If you are not native American, your ancestors came from somewhere. Maybe Ireland, Italy, Greece, etc.
If you are Native American, explore your familial heritage and connection to land in the USA before the Trail of Tears.
In addition to the reflection mentioned above, add a summary about the following:
What source did you use for your heritage analysis (genealogy/ interview relatives, newspaper)
What questions did you ask of these primary sources and what did you find out?
Include key quotes etc.
Slide 9: Conclusion (15 pts)
You should have a conclusion in which you return to some version of your introductory template idea supported by the evidence that proved your point.
“Many people think that ______, but the truth, as supported by my research on the African Diaspora in the Caribbean, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Brazil, and the USA, is that ______.”
The goal here is to outline your findings and conclusion in this statement.
Answer these questions:
What did you not understand at first, but you do now?
What contributed to your evolution in understanding in these areas?
What professional or personal growth did you undergo throughout this project?
Slide 10: Bibliography (5 pts)
You should have a Bibliography, listing all the sources you used.
These must include books and/or scholarly articles.
Use and be consistent with the reference style of your discipline throughout your PowerPoint presentation and bibliography.
I will look to see if websites are properly cited. Use BibMe.com, easybib.com or the citation builder on sourceaid.com
You will probably use Wikipedia to get started, but it is not safe [or allowed] to use Wikipedia as a source. Confirm that a specific piece of Wikipedia information is reliable by finding it in other locations.
I advise you NOT to use dot com web sites; go to dot edu and dot org and websites instead.