PROCESS



 
 

Title Page Introduction Task Process Evaluation Conclusion Teacher Page

FOLLOW THESE DIRECTIONS

 1. You will draw numbers and assemble in groups of four.
2. Then, you will choose roles from those listed below.
3. Each of you will do research in your chosen area, using the web sites listed on this page.

ROLES
 
 

POET/WRITER
  Describe the influence of the writers of the Harlem Renaissance on the era.

ART CRITIC
Describe the art of the Harlem Renaissance. Who were the major artists? What did their work represent?
 
 artist

HISTORIAN
You will research the history behind the Harlem Renaissance..

MUSICIAN
You will research the music that emerged during the Harlem Renaissance.

4. You will then get together in groups to brainstorm how best to put the program
    together in Power Point format. The project must include text, graphics, and
    sound appropriate to the presentation. Be sure to use reliable web pages that you
    have properly evaluated.

5. After you have organized the information, you will create a Power Point
     presentation.

     Your Power Point presentation must include:

6. In addition, you will write an individual essay on one of two topics:  "How does the art, music and literature express the feelings of the Harlem Renaissance?", or "To What extent does the literature, art, and music of the Harlem Renaissance reveal a forging of a new identity for African Americans?"              1.  How was the Harlem Renaissance a watershed?
            2.  What was the Harlem Renaissance's often overlooked objective?
            3.  What was the significance of Harlem for black intellectuals and others?
 
 

RESOURCES

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture at New York Public Library is an online exhibit including photographs, art work, a database of writers, artists, and musicians in Harlem.

Harlem: Mecca of the New Negrois a University of Virginia Library's Electronic Text Center site.

Poets of the Harlem Renaissance and After  includes biographies and samples of poetry from eight of the more well known Harlem Renaissance poets.

Harlem Renaissance gives a good background with links to several writers.

PAL: Perspectives in American Literature - A Research and Reference Guide  provides photographs and information about some of the people who were important to the era.

Rhapsodies in Black: Art of the Harlem Renaissance is a web site with paintings and backgrounds of some of the artists.

Harlem Renaissance features the history of jazz and the people who made this type of music famous.

Circle's Harlem Renaissance History and Links includes an introduction to the Harlem Renaissance, a timeline, and additional links.

HARLEM RENAISSANCE  An exhibit in San Francisco explores the artistic and cultural legacies of the 1920s and 30s.

World War I and Postwar Society: The Harlem Renaissance and the Flowering of Creativity is from the Library of Congress' African American Odyssey exhibit.

The Harlem Renaissance is a web site that describes African American artists, writers, musicians, and performers.

Artists of the Harlem Renaissance

Artists by Movement: Harlem Renaissance   Early 1920's to 1930's

The Red Hot Jazz Archive  The history of jazz before 1930.This web site contains video and audio clips.

America's Jazz Heritage from the Smithsonian Institution. Includes exhibitions, audio/radio clips, links, and programs.

More links to jazz from the Smithsonian.

Get to know the people who made jazz popular during the Harlem Renaissance (a group photo with many hyper links)
 

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