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Hannah Forkel

Daily Assignments
1. Evolution to the Harlem Renaissance: 10 points
Objective: To identify social, economic, and political events that affected African
Americans in the first decades of the twentieth century.
Instructions: Identify and list the economic, political, or social events or
conditions that eventually made possible the Harlem Renaissance. Then
categorize the events or conditions according to whether they are reactions to life
in the South, outcomes of exposure to life outside the South, or direct actions
taken by African Americans to improve their lives.
Example of possible student work:
Reactions to Conditions in the South
lynchings and burnings in the South
better education opportunities in the North
better pay and working conditions in the North
more jobs in the North
Outcomes of Exposure to Life Outside the South
growth of organizations and movements that promoted interests of
African
Americans
increased number of educated and informed African Americans
awareness of whites in the South treating African Americans worse than
did many whites elsewhere
Actions Taken by African Americans to Improve their Lives
Coalescence to demand for change among large number of African
Americans
Grading Criteria:
Organization= 5 Points
- Students critically think and organize their ideas.
- Students properly format their ideas.
Information= 5 points
- Students compile relevant information.
- Students list social economic and political information discussed in class.
Total= 10 points
(This assignment is customized from Nina Giffords Unit in National Center for
History in the Schools)

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2. Harlem Renaissance Art Assignment: 40 points


Objective: To research one writer, musician, or visual artist and present
information on that person and his or her work to the class.
Instructions: The class will be given ample time to work on this assignment in
class. Students may work individually or in groups of two. They first must choose
an artists and sign-up for one of the artists provided on the sign-up list. Next, they
must research about that artists life and work. Third, the individual student or
group of two will make a presentation and speak to the class for 3-5 minutes on
their artist.
Possible information within the presentation:
Autobiographical facts such as hometown, family life, education, etc.
General Career facts such as their work or performances and their style
if they have one.
Focus on a specific work such as a poem, song, painting etc.
How they are linked the Harlem Renaissance.
Visual or audio aid.
The presentation must have a bibliography page in MLA format submitted
after each presentation.

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Grading Criteria:
Organization= 5 Points
-The presentation will be organized clearly on Powerpoint,
poster etc. -The audience should be able to follow and
understand the information given.
Information= 30 Points
- The information will be thoroughly researched and fill the 35 minute presentation window.
- The presentation will have relevant and specific facts that
help the class to learn about your artist.
- There will be some form of a visual aid.
- There will be a printed bibliography in MLA format
submitted to the teacher at the time of the presentation.
Speaking Style= 5 Points
- It is okay if you are nervous, every public speaker has their
set of nervousness before a presentation. Just make sure to
practice your presentation and speak with your teacher prior
to your presentation if you are very nervous so that they may
assist you.
- Be sure to speak clearly and attempt to make eye-contact
with your audience.
- Please, do not read off your presentation slides.
Total= 40 points
5 points extra credit if you have discussion questions for the class
within presentation.
Artists to Choose from:
Writers:
Arna Bontemps
Countee Cullen
Langston Hughes
Zora Neal Hurston
James Weldon Johnson
Nella Larsen
Claude McKay
Anne Spencer
Wallace Thurman
Gene Toomer

Bessie Smith
Musicians:
Louis Armstrong
Josephine Baker
Cab Calloway
Duke Ellington
Dizzy Gillespie
Billie Holiday
Fletcher Henderson
James Price Johnston
Ma Rainey

Artists:
Richmond Barthe
Romare Bearden
Selma Burke
Beauford Delaney
Aaron Douglas
Palmer C Hayden
Lois Jones
Jacob Lawrence

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Oscar Micheaux

Augusta Sav

Major Assignment: 100 points


Objective: Students will be able to engage in a formal writing assignment that requires
utilization of all stages of the writing process in order to properly write a detailed
research paper on the Harlem Renaissance.
Research Paper on an Artist from the Harlem Renaissance
Building off of the presentation that was given as a daily assignment, students will now
be responsible for completing a research paper. They can choose the artist they presented
on, another artists from the list, or an artist that interested them from the other students
presentations.
Format and Length: The paper should be 3-5 pages in length, MLA format and 12 pt
New Times Roman font.
Important Aspects of Paper:
I.

Intro: Offer hook, establish your thesis, intro your chosen author briefly, and
set up the different points your research will develop going forward.

II.

The Harlem Renaissance: Introduce your audience to the Renaissance and


discuss your authors place within the period.

III.

Bio: Discuss background information and all relevant research completed on


your chosen author.

IV.

Chosen work: After selecting a piece completed by your artists, such as art,
poetry, song or performance, offer your research on the interpretation,
criticisms and significance of the piece you chose to address. Remember this
is the section where you must develop your overall point clearly, that this
artist through this work helped establish a new African-American identity.

V.

Conclusion: Treat this as a standard conclusion. To finish, offer a personal


statement on why this artist and why that work specifically was important.

NOTE: The paper can be organized in any way you wish, but each aspect should be
present within the paper and obviously introduction and conclusion will be in their proper
places.

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Grading Criteria:

RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT=100 points total

CLEAR, WELL ORGANIZED, WELL DEVELOPED IDEAS = 25 points

o Main idea (thesis) is clear.


o Topic sentences and concluding sentences are used in body
paragraphs. Content is appropriate.
o Supporting details clearly relate to topic sentences and strongly
support topic content.
o Transitions are used effectively to connect paragraphs.
o Introduction, body, conclusion provide logical sequencing of ideas,
leading to understandable, appropriate content.
WRITING STYLE = 15 points

o Varied sentence patterns are used.


o Word choice includes strong verbs, interesting adjectives.
o Vague, overused, repetitive language is avoided (a lot, very, great,
really, there is, there are, etc.).
o Passive voice and be verbs are not overused.
o Simile, metaphor, and personification are included.
o Attention to audience is evident.
GRAMMAR, USAGE, MECHANICS = 15 points

o No run-on sentences
o No sentence fragments
o No use of I, you, me, my, your, myself, yourself
o Pronoun/antecedent agreement
o Subject/verb agreement; correct verb tense usage

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o Punctuation is correct; capitalization is correct.


o Spelling is error free.
MLA DOCUMENTATION / PLAGIARISM = 25 points

o Information from bibliography sources is cited properly in paper.


o All paraphrased information except "common" or "general"
knowledge is cited parenthetically.
o All quotations are cited parenthetically.
o Text is in the student's own words.
RESEARCH REQUIREMENTS = 20 points

o 3-5 (or more) appropriate sources were used; 2 sources may be an


Internet sources.
o Works Cited Page format is correct.
o Paper is typed using proper MLA form.
o Works Cited Page is in proper form; 3 or more citations have been
made in the body of the paper.
(Rubric modified from Patty Foster, 2004)

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