For homework, please:
watch these videos on US accents (the three parts total to about 35 minutes, so plan your viewing accordingly):
Accent Expert Gives a Tour of U.S. Accents - (Part One) | WIRED - YouTube
Accent Expert Gives a Tour of U.S. Accents - (Part 2) | WIRED - YouTube
Accent Expert Gives a Tour of North American Accents - (Part 3) | WIRED - YouTube
Take some notes as you listen (no need to be comprehensive, but jot down some terms/details/historical information that interest(s) you) and see if you can place where some of the accents you hear in your favorite series (think characters whose accents stand out like Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory or Phoebe from Friends) are from.
For those who want to geek out about dialectology, accents, and varieties further, here are some useful links:
Other links of interest/links referenced in class:
Malcolm X "dictionary scene": Malcolm X | "God Is Black" | Netflix - YouTube
Music from Earth featured on the Voyager Golden Record: Voyager - Music on the Golden Record (nasa.gov)
The 116 images featured in the Voyager Golden Record: The 116 images NASA wants aliens to see - YouTube
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