Harlem Renaissance

Hook

• The characters in A Raisin in the Sun seemed resigned to their position in life. Other African Americans saw the Roaring Twenties as an opportunity to finally speak up.

Essential Questions

• What was the Harlem Renaissance?• Who were they key players in the Harlem

Renaissance?• Do we need another Harlem Renaissance

today?

Objective

• I will demonstrate my understanding of the Harlem Renaissance by taking Cornell notes about one artist from that time. For extra credit, I will create a Biography Wheel.

AASL Standard

• 1.1.7• Make sense of information gathered from

diverse sources by identifying misconceptions, main and supporting ideas, conflicting information, and point of view or bias.

• artist• Renaissance• Harlem

Rubric for Taking Cornell Notes4 3 2 1

I took 20 or more Cornell notes

I took 15 or more Cornell notes

I took 10 or more Cornell notes

I took less than 10 notes

All of my notes were in my own words

Most of my notes were in my own words

Some of my notes were in my own words

None of my notes were in my own words

All of my notes were about one Harlem Renaissance artist.

Most of my notes were about one Harlem Renaissance artist.

Some of my notes were about one Harlem Renaissance artist.

None of my notes were about one Harlem Renaissance artist.

I used one book and one web site. I listed title and page number for the book, and the URL and title of the web site.

I used either a book or a web site. I listed title and page number for the book, and the URL and title of the web site.

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Cornell notes were transferred to a Biography Wheel.

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http://historyoftheharlemrenaissance.weebly.com/writers-and-poets.html

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REF 030

• World Book Encyclopedia

REF 920

• Biographical Dictionary

African American Encyclopedia REF 973