Self-study
P1
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Intro to Topic ·
Federal Theater Project
Government funded theater program. Short lived but big.
Main Topic ·
Negro Units, an important legacy of the FTP
Units dedicated to producing African American plays for African American audiences.
Main Point ·
Unit came close to founding a national black theatre
P2
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Background ·
Harlem Renaissance
Premise ·
Debate on what kinds of plays the Negro Units should produce
E.g., folk drama with rural culture; urban and contemporary drama; adapt white playwrights' plays.
Premise ·
The larger debates that reflect a diversity of views
Blend into mainstream culture or be different? Aim for black or white audience? Try to instruct or entertain?
Example ·
The Swing Mikado
P3
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Main Point ·
FTP allowed the Negro Units to create art that reflected the diversity of African American culture
Passage Style
Single position
Spotlight
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The author refers to the
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This isn’t the purpose, because we have no reason to think the author cares about establishing that there was a successful African American artistic movement before the founding of the Negro Units. The author’s purpose relates to helping the reader understand the FTP and Negro Units. She isn’t trying to convince the reader that there were successful movements prior to the Negro Units.
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The author never connects the Harlem Renaissance to political advancement.
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The purpose relates to the founding of the FTP and Negro Units. The Harlem Renaissance isn’t connected to the ending stages and obscurity of the Negro Units.
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This best captures the purpose. The author wants to
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The author doesn’t connect the Harlem Renaissance to some point about the relationship between African American culture and mainstream U.S. culture.