Celebrating the Beauty of the Harlem Renaissance

Essential Question

What did our society and culture gain from the Harlem Renaissance?
Who were the important figures of the Harlem Renaissance?
How do the events, people, and work of the Harlem Renaissance inspire me?

Texts

Literature

What If There Were No Black People?

In this poem, the speaker explores how our culture would be lacking—in people, in music, in movements, in contributions—without contributions of African Americans.

Sean Mauricette (aka SUBLIMINAL)

Grade Level

3-5 6-8

Subject

History

Topic

Race & Ethnicity

July 3, 2014

Teaching Strategies

Close and Critical Reading

Agree/Disagree Statements

Agree/disagree statements challenge students to think critically about their knowledge of a topic, theme or text. The strategy exposes students to the major ideas in a text before reading—engaging their thinking and motivating them to learn more. It also requires them to reconsider their original thinking after reading the text and to use textual evidence to support and explain their thinking.

Grade Level

3-5

CCSS

RF.3-5.4, RL.3-5.1, RI.3-5.1, RL.3-5.2, RI.3-5.2

July 19, 2014

Student Tasks

Do Something

Poetry and Storytelling Café

Students write and share original poems and stories about community issues or themes present in the central text.

Grade Level

3-5

July 13, 2014

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jljensen9

Celebrating the Beauty of the Harlem Renaissance

What If There Were No Black People?

Agree/Disagree Statements

Poetry and Storytelling Café

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