Chapter 1 Tell Me Somethin' Good: Storytelling From Africa to America -- part PART 1: Approaches to Understanding Narrative Structures Among African American Children -- chapter 2 Research on Narrative Structures Among African Americans and West Africans -- chapter 3 Extending the Research: A Study of Narrative Production Among African American Children -- part PART II: Toward a Repertoire of Narrative Structures Among African American Children -- chapter 4 Evaluative Narratives -- chapter 5 Episodic Narratives -- chapter 6 Moral Centered Narratives -- chapter 7 Performative Narratives -- part PART III: Research to Practice -- chapter 8 Implications for Educating African American Students
Summary
Understanding Storytelling Among African American Children: A Journey From Africa to America reports research on narrative production among African American children for the purpose of extending previous inquiry and discussion of narrative structure. Some researchers have focused on the influence of culture on the narrative structures employed by African American children; some have suggested that their narrative structures are strongly influenced by home culture; others posit that African American children, like children in general, produce narrative structures typically found in schoo
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-127) and indexes
