DESEGREGATION: A DREAM DELAYED They should use the Exhibit Scoring Guide for the evaluation. Click to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Suggested include: (Note: Prints are often used in student anthologies to illustrate literature. Explain how jazz influenced the words and pattern of the poem. Why? Found In: language arts, social studies, preK-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, Resources for: Grades K-5 * Grades 6-8  * Grades 9-12. LOCKED OUT: THE FALL OF MASSIVE RESISTANCE AFROPOP: THE ULTIMATE CULTURAL EXCHANGE VIII Freedom Riders More Advanced Students: Write a community profile of the Harlem Renaissance described in one of the selections. (United States History). In the event that this is not possible, the following segments are recommended: Session Four: Harlem Renaissance Time Line, Session Six: Writing Descriptions of Harlem, Session Seven: Jazz Poems by Langston Hughes. Have students use a variety of sources to research the answers to the questions raised on the K-W-L chart. Collection highlights include lesson plans exploring key court cases. The series explores major historical events through the ancestries of prominent Americans. The discussion should include details such as the famous Harlem rent parties, The Cotton Club and The Savoy where African-Americans were allowed as entertainers but not as guests, the distinction between the uptown clubs and the downtown halls, the musical theaters and the zoot suits. Ask a volunteer to review what students learned during Session One. Bring the celebration of Black History Month into your classroom with these activities, lesson plans, book resources, and interactive histories. Consider the reference to the transformation from the daytime jail to nighttime musical celebrity, a situation all too familiar to the African-Americans at that time. Ask students to listen to, sing along with, or "finger-dance" with the music. WHISPERS OF ANGELS: A STORY OF THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD (Five options are provided with this resource.) Suggest that students make a list of descriptive words and phrases that they may use as references for their projects. Have student groups use their Post-It notes, time lines and descriptions to compare the Hughes piece with the Harlem portrayed in Session One. The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow Distribute or place on an overhead a quotation from Billy Strayhorn about the "A" train. Why was this period also called the Jazz Age? Using the K-W-L strategy, have students activate their prior knowledge about what they heard. Questions: When did African-Americans begin to settle in Harlem? If students' ideas seem to vary too widely from the poem, ask probing questions that may guide them into thinking more deeply about the poem. When did Duke Ellington perform the piece? 1. For instance, one person should act as recorder, another as spokesperson, another as oral reader and a fourth may be responsible for the accompanying music. To help you integrate Black History Month into your classroom, we offer a selection of lesson plans that cover a variety subjects and that can be adapted to fit multiple grade levels. Read biographies of Martin Luther King, Jr., Langston Hughes, Rosa Parks and other recommended (and linked) texts as a way to learn about African-American history in-depth. ), Ask students to evaluate the Harlem Renaissance exhibit area. Place charts in the Harlem Renaissance exhibit area. Apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts. To help you integrate Black History Month into your classroom, we offer a selection of lesson plans that cover a variety subjects and that can be adapted to fit multiple grade levels. Students may also learn about African-American intellectuals active during this time--such as W.E.B. Examples include: An advertiser who will design an ad for a train station, An artist who will paint a scene in the Cotton Club, A newspaper reporter who will write a story about an Ellington or Armstrong performance, A songwriter who will compose the lyrics for a jazz song. Would Harriet Tubman have any comments for Rosa Parks if they sat across the table from each other? Martin Luther King, Jr. Theme Lessons Plans Thematic Units, Printables Black History Resources @ Other Sites. Your choice of select jazz poems by Langston Hughes: Your choice of select writings by Harlem Renaissance authors: "It Don't Mean A Thing" (Alternate Selection), "Drop Me Off in Harlem" (Alternate Selection). (Five options are provided with this resource.) Four different hunts -- for students of all ages. (Technology)Understands how the United States changed between the post-World War I years and the eve of the Great Depression. Return to Top ProceduresSession One: Take the "A" TrainWithout comment, introduce the lesson by playing the lyric version of "Take the A Train." Noted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. recounts the full trajectory of African-American history in his groundbreaking series The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross. More information on this series and registration, including a recording of the first conversation about the film, I Am Not Your Negro, can be viewed on the  PBS Teachers’ Lounge. MR. CIVIL RIGHTS: THURGOOD MARSHALL AND THE NAACP PBS LearningMedia provides several notable collections from award winning documentaries around black history. The descriptions or vignettes may be shared orally. (Music), Understands the visual arts in relation to history and culture. Return to Top Assessment Suggestions Rubric for Writing Descriptions4--clear and appropriate organization, effective transitions that help readers to follow the organizational pattern, clear overall purpose, vivid details that relate to the overall focus of the description, few or no errors in mechanics, usage, grammar, or spelling, careful and precise word choice3--focused and clear organization such as spatial or order of importance, use of transitions that help the reader follow the organizational pattern, details that support what is being described, descriptive words and phrases that help the reader visualize what is being described, minor errors in mechanics, usage, grammar and spelling2--weak organization, inadequate transitions, some details that include too many extraneous ones, vague descriptive words that do not help the reader to visualize what is being described, numerous errors in mechanics, usage, grammar and spelling 1--no noticeable organization, unclear purpose, lack of transitions, few details, overall description is not helpful in helping readers to visualize what is being described, numerous errors in usage, mechanics, grammar or spelling that hinder comprehension, imprecise word choice Rubric for Presentations4--Clearly communicates understanding of key concepts, clear and coherent organization, participation of most group members, evidence of originality and/or creativity, engages the audience, goes beyond expectations3--Demonstrates understanding of key concepts, clear organization, content relates to the purpose, participation of most of the group members, evidence of originality and/or creativity, engages the audience.2--Demonstrates misinformation of some key concepts, weak organization, somewhat relates to purpose, participation by at least half of the group members, some evidence of originality or creativity, somewhat engages the audience.1--Demonstrates obvious misconceptions or misinformation, too many vocal fillers, lacks coherent organization, does not relate to purpose, lack of participation of most group members, little or no evidence of creativity, does not engage the audience. EDITOR AND THE DRAGON, THE: HORACE CARTER FIGHTS THE KLAN Ask students to listen to, sing along with, or "finger-dance" with the music.State the lesson objectives and identify the standards.Restate the concept of the train as the primary means of long distance transportation. Student work sheets included. Last year marked the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and was commemorated by teachers and students across the country and around the world. Explore the Collection. (Visual arts), Understands the relationships among science, technology, society and the individual. For help. AN UNLIKELY FRIENDSHIP Key terms & concepts: Sugar Hill, Harlem, all aboard, way up in Harlem. 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Objectives Materials Procedure Assessment Recommendations Extension/Adaptation Ideas Differentiated Instruction Recommended Resources Relevant National Standards ObjectivesStudents will identify and connect themes of selected nonfiction, fiction, poetry and art to Harlem Renaissance jazz.Students will compare and contrast historical and fictionalized versions of the jazz scenes of the Harlem Renaissance.Students will describe the impact of jazz on African-American literature of the Harlem Renaissance. INTEGRATING AFRICAN-AMERICAN CULTURES & HISTORY INTO YOUR CURRICULUM. As a prewriting activity, students should go back to the story and identify words that describe the setting. Instruct students to fill in the K section of the chart. It was a period marked by an active and vibrant nightlife; by the publishing of a great number of short stories, plays, poems and novels by and about African-Americans; by musicals written by and starring African-Americans; and, by the creation of artwork by and about African-Americans. Did other ethnic groups participate in the Harlem Renaissance? Your email address will not be published. (Visual arts)Understands the relationships among science, technology, society and the individual. 1--Demonstrates obvious misconceptions or misinformation, too many vocal fillers, lacks coherent organization, does not relate to purpose, lack of participation of most group members, little or no evidence of creativity, does not engage the audience. Heterogeneous groups may be asked to choose a photograph or illustration to accompany a selection and justify their choice. With this collection, students learn about a courageous band of civil rights activists called Freedom Riders who in 1961 challenged segregation in the American South. Use the time lines from Session Three to introduce other significant people of the Harlem Renaissance. If so, how? AN EVENING WITH SHEILA JOHNSON Finding Your Roots "The Weary Blues" "Jazzonia" "Red Silk Stockings" "Lenox Avenue: Midnight" "Dream Boogie""Juke Box Love Song" "Trumpet Player" "Jam Session" "Harlem Night Club""Midnight Dancer""Saturday Night""The Cat and the Saxophone (2 a.m.)", (Selections may be found in many anthologies such as Selected Poems of Langston Hughes and The Langston Hughes Reader. See if students are able to associate the transportation mode with the times. Advanced students may also be able to compose a longer and more detailed comparison/contrast essay than other students may. FLY BOYS: WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA'S TUSKEGEE AIRMEN Restate the concept of the train as the primary means of long distance transportation. FEN Learning is part of Sandbox Networks, a digital learning company that operates education services and products for the 21st century. What made this period important in American history? KLCS TV honors Black History Month through a series of programs and features that we will broadcast throughout the month of February. THE LOST YEARS OF ZORA NEALE HURSTON Get the latest updates on our free resources for educators and students—across all grades and subjects—sent bi-monthly.