Day Three, The Harlem Renaissance

Today you are going to jump into the American Literature curriculum by researching the Harlem Renaissance era. The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural, social and political movement of African Americans based in the New York City neighborhood of Harlem during the first half of the twentieth century. This time period greatly influenced, Lorraine Hansberry, author of A Raisin in the Sun. We will begin reading A Raisin in the Sun on Thursday!
Today's research starts with the Timeline located at the link below. Click on the link and complete the timeline worksheet.
TIMELINE


When you are done with the timeline, do a Google Image search for Langston Hughes, Duke Ellington and Zora Neale Hurston. Save one image of each person in your account by doing a right click, save as, and selecting your student account.  Go to your own blog and do BLOG POST #2.  For blog post #2, post a brief explanation explaining what the Harlem Renaissance was and post your 3 images you found with an explanation of who they are. 


For further research on Harlem Renaissance, click here!

Also, Don't forget to bring in your 3 ring binder for class on Friday.