Culture-Discussion

“Harlem Renaissance Impact, and the value of Free writing.” Pick one (1) of the following, using our text/readings this week, sources under the Explore as the basis [what supports your opinion] of your response:

• Write for 2 minutes – try this with pen/paper if prefer to keep ‘pen to paper’; or keep writing – not stopping to edit, review, but just follow where your mind goes using the stream of consciousness writing method (Note: You may also type it offline and copy it within this discussion thread). Tell us about your experience and your reaction to what you wrote. Which author from this week’s readings connect with your own use of the stream of consciousness technique or possibly it doesn’t, but do discuss which you prefer and why!

Explore:

Streaming Live

• Method and exploration of stream-of-consciousness writing at http://dversepoets.com/2012/05/24/stream-of-conscousness-writing/
• Writing a stream: http://thewritepractice.com/stream-of-consciousness/ and http://literarydevices.net/stream-of-consciousness/

Harlem Renaissance

• Website and video at http://www.history.com/topics/harlem-renaissance