Thursday, February 26, 2015

Harlem Renaissance

You turned in the following:
     Image Analysis Chart
     "Bad Romance" Women's Suffrage
     The Jungle

You created & shared your WIL 3.4 document and proceeded to take notes of Chapter 17, Lesson 5 of the online textbook (directions below).

Go to Chapter 17, Lesson 5 of the online textbook
Title your notebook: "17.5 African-American Culture & Politics"
Preread the Guiding Question (GQ) & Essential Questions (EQ)
GQ)  What does the Harlem Renaissance reveal about African American culture in the 1920s?
EQ1) How was social and economic life different in the early twentieth century from that of the late nineteenth century?
EQ2) How has the cultural identity of the United States changed over time?

Read & TAKE NOTES!!!
Also be mindful of vocabulary terms (highlighted)
Your notes should have at least one main point from each paragraph.
The chapter outline is shown below
WHEN YOU HAVE FINISHED TAKING NOTES, go through your notes and answer the Review Questions below.
     Also check to see if you could answer the Guiding Question & Essential Questions

African-American Culture & Politics
     Harlem Renaissance
     The Writers
     Jazz, Blues, and the Theater
     African Americans and 1920s Politics
     Growing Political Power in the North
     The NAACP Battles Injustice
     Black Nationalism and Marcus Garvey

RQ1) What differing steps did African Americans take to achieve political goals during the 1920s?
RQ2) Why do you think the blues emerged as a main musical form of the Harlem Renaissance?
RQ3) Review the notes that you completed during the lesson to determine how the Harlem Renaissance reflected the growing cultural and political power of African Americans.

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