1950 's
the 1950's
tHE sound of rural poverty
the blues
DOES MUSIC FORM THE IDENTITY OF INDIVIDUALS AND/OR REGIONS?
setting the stage
From Howlin' Wolfto Nas.
BRIDGING THE GAP
What relationship do you think Hip Hop has with the Blues?
In your Google Doc, answer the following two questions:1. What relationship do you think Hip Hop has with the Blues? 2. According to Nas, what is the relationship between music and a person’s identity — who they are?
Click for Lyrics
I'LL BE BACK SOMEDAY
LISTEN AND ANSWER THE BELOW QUESTION IN YOUR DOC!
3. How/why might Nas have connected with this music?
“[The Blues] was the history of the Afro-American people as text, as tale, as story, as exposition, narrative… the music was the score, the actually expressed creative orchestration, reflection, of Afro-American life.”
Amiri Baraka--Blues People (1963)
4. How would you put Baraka’s ideas into your own words?5. Does “Bridging the Gap” support Baraka’s thesis? What specific examples can you identify?
yazoo city,Mississippi
Poor black folks and white folks alike, living amidst a natural disaster.
Yazoo City, MS
After exploring these 5 artifacts, complete the "Scrapbook 1" Section of your google doc.
Death Letter Bluesby Son House
Homeless Bluesby: Bessie Smith
Migration Series, Panel 9by Jacob Lawrence
Mississippi Boweavil Bluesby Charlie Patton
1927 Mississippi River Flood, Photograph Collection
hillhouse,Mississippi
Grinding poverty under the rules of sharecropping
Yazoo City, MS
After exploring these 5 artifacts, complete the "Scrapbook 1" Section of your google doc.
Cotton by: Sam Lightnin' Hopkins
Death Letter Bluesby Son House
Migration Series, Panel 9by Jacob Lawrence
Mississippi Boweavil Bluesby Charlie Patton
1927 Mississippi River Flood, Photograph Collection
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Bridging the Gap (2004)
Nasir Jones and Olu Dara
Excerpt
The blues came from gospel, gospel from blues Slaves are harmonizin' them ah's and ooh's Old school, new school, no school rules All these years I been voicin' my blues I'm a artist from the start, hip-hop guided my heart Graffiti on the wall, coulda ended in Spofford, Juvenile delinquent But Pops gave me the right type'a tools to think with Books to read, like X and stuff…
[Olu Dara—Nas’ Father]I was born in Mississippi, I was young and runnin’ wild Moved to New York City, where I had my first child I named the boy Nasir, all the boys call him Nas I told him as a youngster, he’ll be the greatest man alive…
[Nas]Nas, Nas you don't stop, Olu Dara in the house, you don't stop Muddy Waters, Howling Wolf, you don't stop From the blues to street hop you don't stop
Use images in your presentation
Help break the monotony
Illustrate what you want to tell
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Bridging the Gap (2004)
By: Nasir Jones and Olu Dara
Excerpt
[Olu Dara—Nas’ Father] I was born in Mississippi, I was young and runnin’ wild Moved to New York City, where I had my first child I named the boy Nasir, all the boys call him Nas I told him as a youngster, he’ll be the greatest man alive…
The blues came from gospel, gospel from blues Slaves are harmonizin' them ah's and ooh's Old school, new school, no school rules All these years I been voicin' my blues I'm a artist from the start, hip-hop guided my heart Graffiti on the wall, coulda ended in Spofford, Juvenile delinquent But Pops gave me the right type'a tools to think with Books to read, like X and stuff…
[Nas]Nas, Nas you don't stop, Olu Dara in the house, you don't stop Muddy Waters, Howling Wolf, you don't stop From the blues to street hop you don't stop
Insert a cool video for your presentation
And use this space to describe it. The multimedia content is essential in a presentation, to leave everyone amazed. Additionally, this summarizes the content and entertains your audience.
1950 's
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1950 's
the 1950's
tHE sound of rural poverty
the blues
DOES MUSIC FORM THE IDENTITY OF INDIVIDUALS AND/OR REGIONS?
setting the stage
From Howlin' Wolfto Nas.
BRIDGING THE GAP
What relationship do you think Hip Hop has with the Blues?
In your Google Doc, answer the following two questions:1. What relationship do you think Hip Hop has with the Blues? 2. According to Nas, what is the relationship between music and a person’s identity — who they are?
Click for Lyrics
I'LL BE BACK SOMEDAY
LISTEN AND ANSWER THE BELOW QUESTION IN YOUR DOC!
3. How/why might Nas have connected with this music?
“[The Blues] was the history of the Afro-American people as text, as tale, as story, as exposition, narrative… the music was the score, the actually expressed creative orchestration, reflection, of Afro-American life.”
Amiri Baraka--Blues People (1963)
4. How would you put Baraka’s ideas into your own words?5. Does “Bridging the Gap” support Baraka’s thesis? What specific examples can you identify?
yazoo city,Mississippi
Poor black folks and white folks alike, living amidst a natural disaster.
Yazoo City, MS
After exploring these 5 artifacts, complete the "Scrapbook 1" Section of your google doc.
Death Letter Bluesby Son House
Homeless Bluesby: Bessie Smith
Migration Series, Panel 9by Jacob Lawrence
Mississippi Boweavil Bluesby Charlie Patton
1927 Mississippi River Flood, Photograph Collection
hillhouse,Mississippi
Grinding poverty under the rules of sharecropping
Yazoo City, MS
After exploring these 5 artifacts, complete the "Scrapbook 1" Section of your google doc.
Cotton by: Sam Lightnin' Hopkins
Death Letter Bluesby Son House
Migration Series, Panel 9by Jacob Lawrence
Mississippi Boweavil Bluesby Charlie Patton
1927 Mississippi River Flood, Photograph Collection
Write a title here
When giving a presentation, you should aim for two objectives: convey information and prevent yawning. To achieve this, it can be good practice to create an outline and use words that are etched into your audience's memory.If you want to provide additional information or develop the content in more detail, you can do so through your oral presentation. We recommend practicing your voice and rehearsing: the best improvisation is always the most prepared!
+ Info
With Genially templates, you can include visual resources to leave your audience amazed. Also highlight a specific phrase or data that sticks firmly in your audience's memory and even embed external content that surprises: videos, photos, audios... Whatever you want!
'Including citations reinforces our presentation.Breaks the monotony'
Always cite the author
Use this space to put a great phrase
Use imagesin your presentation
20XX
Plan
20XX
You can add interactivity to your timeline.
20XX
Structure
Also animations to make it fun.
20XX
Design
The important thing is that everything aligns with the theme.
20XX
Communicate
And leave your audience speechless.
Encourage your content and take it to the next level
Always cite the author
Use charts in your presentation…
Use this space to briefly describe your chartand its evolution.
75
from the information we process, it reaches us through the view
WOWPresentation
Boring presentation
You know a presentation is WOW when you keep your audience's attention, everyone absorbs the information you've shared, you turn interactivity and animation into allies, and you hear the applause from the audience.
You know a presentation is boring when you see that boredom takes over your audience, no one has understood anything you've shared, you hear the snoring from your audience, and there's so much text that there's not even room for an image.
Step 1
Communicate concisely
Plan the content
Step 2
Foster learning
Design how to visualize it
Step 3
Motivate the audience
Surprise your audience
Insert a cool video for your presentation
Insert a cool video for your presentation and use this space to describe it.The multimedia content is essential in a presentation to leave everyone amazed.
Describe the reason why your idea is interesting
Activate and surprise your audience
Creates experiences with your content
Make your audience remember the message
Measure results and experiment
Orderly, hierarchical, and structured
Has a WOW effect, very WOW
A great presentation:
Improves communication on any topic
Creates a 'match' with your audience...
And makes them part of the message
20XX
Q&A
thank you very much
youremail@genially.comyourwebsite.com
A great presentation…
Describe the problem you are going to solve and, above all, the reason why your idea is interesting
With Genially templates, you can include visual resources to leave your audience amazed. Also highlight a specific phrase or data that sticks in your audience's memory, and even embed external content that surprises: videos, photos, audio... Whatever you want!
Did you know that Genially allows you to share your creation directly, without the need for downloads?
Ready for your audience to view it on any device and share it anywhere.
Bridging the Gap (2004)
Nasir Jones and Olu Dara
Excerpt
The blues came from gospel, gospel from blues Slaves are harmonizin' them ah's and ooh's Old school, new school, no school rules All these years I been voicin' my blues I'm a artist from the start, hip-hop guided my heart Graffiti on the wall, coulda ended in Spofford, Juvenile delinquent But Pops gave me the right type'a tools to think with Books to read, like X and stuff…
[Olu Dara—Nas’ Father]I was born in Mississippi, I was young and runnin’ wild Moved to New York City, where I had my first child I named the boy Nasir, all the boys call him Nas I told him as a youngster, he’ll be the greatest man alive…
[Nas]Nas, Nas you don't stop, Olu Dara in the house, you don't stop Muddy Waters, Howling Wolf, you don't stop From the blues to street hop you don't stop
Use images in your presentation
Help break the monotony
Illustrate what you want to tell
They are an support for adding additional info
Bridging the Gap (2004)
By: Nasir Jones and Olu Dara
Excerpt
[Olu Dara—Nas’ Father] I was born in Mississippi, I was young and runnin’ wild Moved to New York City, where I had my first child I named the boy Nasir, all the boys call him Nas I told him as a youngster, he’ll be the greatest man alive…
The blues came from gospel, gospel from blues Slaves are harmonizin' them ah's and ooh's Old school, new school, no school rules All these years I been voicin' my blues I'm a artist from the start, hip-hop guided my heart Graffiti on the wall, coulda ended in Spofford, Juvenile delinquent But Pops gave me the right type'a tools to think with Books to read, like X and stuff…
[Nas]Nas, Nas you don't stop, Olu Dara in the house, you don't stop Muddy Waters, Howling Wolf, you don't stop From the blues to street hop you don't stop
Insert a cool video for your presentation
And use this space to describe it. The multimedia content is essential in a presentation, to leave everyone amazed. Additionally, this summarizes the content and entertains your audience.