Resource: Frankie Quimby of Sapelo Island
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QuickTime Video
Length: 1m 48s
Size: 5.6 MB
This video segment from Egg: The Arts Show presents a glimpse of the last island-based Gullah/Geechee community located on Sapelo Island. The original Gullah/Geechee were slaves. When slavery was abolished, the lands on the island were abandoned to the slaves. Frankie Quimby of the Georgia Sea Island Singers speaks of her pride for the island community and the importance of preserving the Gullah/Geechee culture. She also tells how the songs of the slaves also served as escape songs. For more about Sapelo Island, see “Ben Hall of Sapelo Island” and “Ronald Johnson of Sapelo Island.”
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Loading reviews...Teachers' Domain, Frankie Quimby of Sapelo Island, published August 26, 2008, retrieved on ,
http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/vtl07.la.ws.style.quimby/
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Print Frame and FocusThe following Frame, Focus and Follow-up suggestions are best suited for elementary or middle school students using this video in an English language arts or social studies lesson. Be sure to modify the questions to meet your students' instructional needs.
What is Frame, Focus and Follow-up?
Frame (ELA) When we are persuading someone of something, we have to support our point of view with details that support our statement or belief. If I wanted to convince you to do your homework, how could I support my argument? Which supporting details might I use?
Focus (ELA) Quimby says, “If we lose it, we don’t have anything.” What does she mean by this statement? Does it persuade you to think of anything in particular? What or why not? Do you have any details that support this idea?
Frame (SS) Are you familiar with the expression, 'America is a melting pot'? What is meant by that expression? The United States is a country where cultures co-exist and sometimes borrow from each other. One example of this is Jazz music which borrows from African and European musical traditions. The result is that both cultures influence each other. Can you think of another example of this?
Focus (SS) What cultural influences do you see in the segment? What elements of musical cultures do you see and hear in the segment? Does the performance borrow from other cultures? What about from other musical genres?
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