October 20, 2014 Warm-Up:. Literary & cultural movement among African-American writers/artists The birth of jazz Freedom to publish and create.

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