Chapter 12 | Enhancements

Listen to a Reader's Review of Kathryn Stockett's 2009 novel The Help, which included a literary depiction of African American English (by NPR's Diane Rehm).

12.1

A discussion of Kathryn Stockett’s 2009 novel The Help, including its literary depiction of African American English, led by National Public Radio’s Diane Rehm.

12.2

A video about the North Carolina Language and Life exhibit at the North Carolina State Fair

12.3

Access the Voices of North Carolina dialect curriculum, including the Student Workbook and Teacher’s Manual. The site also provides a link to a webinar on how to teach the curriculum (http://www. ncpublicschools.org/curriculum/socialstudies/scos).
Read the West Virginia Dialect Project's Dialects in the Classroom curriculum for grades 6-12 

12.5

To learn about the West Virginia Dialect project’s Dialect Unit for grades 6–12.

12.6

Sound clips that go along with the following exercise. You don’t need the clips to do the exercise, but they help bring it to life.

12.7

View a video vignette about the language experience of African Americans from the documentary Voices of North Carolina.

12.8

View a video on language diversity at North Carolina State University, produced by the North Carolina Language and Life Project