Journal #3

Journal #3: Step 1-research a prominent figure from the Harlem Renaissance and write a short summary of who they are.

Duke Ellington – Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington was a composer, pianist and leader of big bands known as “Harlem Stride Style” bands. He was born in 1899 and was one of the more influential Jazz musicians during the Harlem Renaissance. He wrote over 1,000 compositions and played for over 50 years. After his death his son, Mercer Ellington, continued his legacy and continued to lead his band until his son died as well. Duke Ellington is considered to be one of the greatest composers of his time.

Step 2-make a list of rules for a dialect of your creation (at least 3 for each category: pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary).

Dialect Rules – Chingalingese

Pronunciation:

·         All ‘l’s and “ll’s are pronounced with an “r” sound.

Ex. “Hello” becomes “Heyro”

·         All “da”s are pronounced like “duh”

Ex. “He do da dancing” becomes “He do DUH dancing”

·         All “th” sounds are replaced with “d” sounds

Ex.  “they” becomes “dey”

Grammar:

·         Prepositions are not used, or words that connect nouns together.

Ex.  “I very talented” should actually be “I am very talented”

·         “da” is placed in sentences where it is not usually necessary in English.

Ex. “I do da track.” Should actually be “I do track”

·         Chingalingese people never use adverbs.

Ex. “He run so quick”

Vocabulary:

·         “Ninja” is used to address fellow Chingalingese people as well as oneself or acquaintances.

Ex.  “What up ninja?”

·         “mang” is used instead of “man”

Ex. “Why you like da dog so much mang?”

·         “dog” is actually a term that means “rice”

Ex.  “Oh my gawt, I so hungry I need to eat da dog”

Step 3-pick a setting and create a dialogue between your historical figure and your imaginative figure using at least seven exchanges and correctly punctuated speaker tags.

Setting: Chingalingese person named “Ching” and Duke Ellington on their way to KFC.

It was a breezy winter afternoon in Atlanta when Duke Ellington and a very hungry chingalingese person walked by. “Hey Ching, you wanna go get some grub?” said Duke. “Yea I want da fry chicken so bad, you dink dey got da dog too? asked Ching

“uh…I don’t think KFC sells dog Ching, its called Kentucky Fried Chicken, not Kentucky Fried Dog.” said Duke.

“Shut da front door ninja!” exclaimed Ching “What da ninja got to do to get da dog?”

As Ching and Duke walked down the street, Duke began to ponder what he had just heard. “Hey Ching, why do you eat your fried chicken with dog?” asked Duke.

Ching replied “Because da dog so tasty, it melt in da mouth like candy mang.”

“Dog doesn’t melt in your mouth Ching, its chewy.”

“You don’t understand ninja! I need da dog or I when I do da track I go so slow like da fat man on Chinese New Year!”

“I suppose a fat man on Chinese New Year isn’t very fast, but I still don’t understand what dog has to do with any of it.” The two men continued to walk until they hit a fork between Panda Express and KFC.

“So, explain to me again how dogs make you run faster?” asked Duke.

“I already tell you mang, da dog so white and fluffy, it feel good in da mouth.” said Ching.

“That’s kinda nasty man, er ninja.” said Duke.

“Don’t call me da ninja, you dink you da chingalingese people?” said Ching.

“Nah man, I am definitely not chingalingese.” stated Duke.

“I no want da fry chicken no mo, I go to da Panda Express, dey give me da dog there.” said Ching