Download Web Links for the Harlem Renaissance Activity

Harlem Renaissance Webquest
You will have 2 Class Periods to Complete this Assignment. Your PowerPoint will be due at the end
of the second class.
This is NOT Group Work! You are expected to compile, write, and present your own project.
Introduction
The Harlem Renaissance was a time from the 1920's through the early 1930's of excitement
and expression in the arts, music, literature, theater and politics. It was the first time
African American literature and arts attracted significant attention from the entire nation.
Task
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You will be assigned an author, musician or artist from the Harlem Renaissance.
You will learn about the artists associated with your selected art form that your
person is associated with.
Finally, you will create a five slide PowerPoint presentation that displays your
creativity and your knowledge of one artist, as well as the major themes of the era.
Process
Step 1 You will select one of the following art forms: drama (performance) literature
(including poetry), art or music. While you will only be studying one artist, you should plan
to look briefly at all the artists in your category, understand the artistic and thematic
influences of the Harlem Renaissance, and be able to speak intelligently about the era.
Step 2 Here is a sampling of resources to help you begin your research, these are just a
STARTING POINT!! You must find at least 2 other sources. Keep a separate word
document of NOTES along with citations, so you can find it again, and give credit where it
is due.
Visual Artists
Musicians
Literature
Jacob Lawrence
Romare Bearden
William H. Johnson
Aaron Douglas
Palmer Hayden
Archibald Motley
Augusta Savage
Duke Ellington
Louis Armstrong
Marian Anderson
Josephine Baker
Billie Holiday
Paul Robeson
Zora Neale Hurston
Countee Cullen
Langston Hughes
Jean Toomer
Claude McKay
Step 4 After your research, you will create a 5-10 slide PowerPoint presentation. Your
presentation will be evaluated by a rubric.
This presentation should include the following
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title with graphics
information about the 1920’s and the Harlem Renaissance that are important
to your artist.
explains your artist's accomplishment
sharing an example of his/her art form and its message.
your feelings and reactions
a list of any websites you used
o YOU DO NOT NEED TO CREATE CAPTIONS FOR EACH OF YOUR IMAGES
OR USE MLA FORMAT
Place your PowerPoint in the dropbox folder for your class.