october 20, 2014 warm-up:. literary & cultural movement among african-american writers/artists ...
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October 20, 2014
Warm-Up:
Literary & cultural movement among African-American writers/artists
The birth of jazz Freedom to publish and create
writing and literature that expressed African-American culture and heritage
Watch the videos that describes the Harlem Renaissance and begin to think about what you would like to research.
▪ Artist▪ Musician/Singer▪ Poet▪ Activist▪ Dancer
Harlem Renaissance VideoHarlem Renaissance Video 2
The end of World War 1 -- Great Depression. (mainly the 1920s-1930s) Soldiers came back expecting equality People had money to spend on entertainment Great Depression caused Harlem Renaissance
to stop because there was no more entertainment money.
Huge amount of jobs in the northern states= mass migration of African-American communities to New York and Chicago
Location: mostly in Harlem, New York
Research packet-- We will have 3 days to research! (This is considered the outline for the project and will be turned in for points)
You will write a research paper about your person
You will create a tri-fold board display You will present your tri-fold board to the
school and community in the IMC You will present your tri-fold to the class
Name Interesting Fact
Interesting Fact
Artist
Musician
Actor
Dancer
Writer
Activist
List 4-5 people you are interested in researching
Write your person’s name under the Biography section in your packet once you have signed up on your teacher’s chart