ROMARE BEARDEN The Master of Collage 1911-1988 Charlotte, NC.
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Romare Bearden's (1912-1988):
Image: Image: Does the painting remind Does the painting remind you of anything? an object? ayou of anything? an object? aperson? a place?person? a place?
Mood: Mood: Is the image somber? Is the image somber? angry? a feeling of gaiety?angry? a feeling of gaiety?Motion: Motion: Is the painting active or Is the painting active or static? Are you aware of brushstatic? Are you aware of brushstrokes, gestures?strokes, gestures?
Sound: Sound: Does the image give off a Does the image give off a sound? Is it noisy? quiet?sound? Is it noisy? quiet?Color: Color: Does one color Does one color
predominate? Is it a varied palette?predominate? Is it a varied palette?
Use the five senses as a theme. What are the people in the Use the five senses as a theme. What are the people in the painting hearing, smelling, touching, seeing, tasting? painting hearing, smelling, touching, seeing, tasting? Describe the painting. Describe the painting.
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The Harlem Renaissance &
Effects1920s-1930s
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Review…
• Where is Harlem?
• Renaissance is like a “new beginning” or “resurgence”
• What does “Harlem Renaissance” literally mean?
• What connotations does it have?
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Harlem RenaissanceHarlem Renaissance
• African American migration to Harlem, NY (1921-1930s)– Burst of creativity – Celebrated cultural identity– Depended on one another for support
and inspiration– Poetry
• rhythms of spirituals and jazz• Lyrics based on blues
– Diction based on slang– Gave Americans a language to begin
discussion of Racism
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Harlem RenaissanceHarlem Renaissance
• African Americans wanted ___________ during the Harlem Renaissance but…
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Z.Z. Packer
• Well-traveled – born in Chicago; raised in Atlanta and Louisville
• Well-educated – Yale University – Writing Seminar at Johns Hopkins University,– The Writers' Workshop at Iowa University – Stegner Fellow at Stanford University.
• Drinking Coffee Elsewhere: collection of short stories recently published– eight stories – the antics of a troop of black Girl Scouts who encounter some
[atypical] white Girl Scouts ["Brownies"]
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Setting the Scene
ZZ Packer ≠ Harlem Renaissance
BUTBUT “Brownies”=literary tradition of Harlem Renaissance
by addressing
RacismRacism
AND
ReverseReverse RacismRacism
Unsavory themes = Unsavory language
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““Brownies”Brownies”
• Read the short story and ANNOTATE as we read
– Make connections– Make meaning– Make comments
• Answer questions AS we read • 1-2 paragraph response to the FINAL
question. – Examples from LIFE and LITERATURE
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Take home Quiz
Due Monday 12/19/11
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Create a chart like this one
Sense Object description
Touch
Taste
Smell
Sight
Sound
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Now…
• Write 1-2 sentences describing how you feel about the object. Does it remind you of something (like a relative, a special time in your childhood, a location you have visited etc.)? IDK is not an acceptable response. You have emotions. Use them.
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Langston HughesLangston Hughes
• Most influential/well known writer that emerged from the Harlem Renaissance
• He was not born in Harlem, but flourished as a writer there
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Raisin
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““Harlem: A Dream Harlem: A Dream Deferred”Deferred”
Langston HughesLangston HughesWhat happens to a dream
deferred?Does it dry up
Like a raisin in the sunOr fester like a sore—
And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over—Like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags like a heavy load.
Or does it explode?
Sight:
Taste:
Touch:
Smell
Sound:
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Questions:
• How does the sum total of all the imagery add up to answering the question put forth by the speaker in line one, “ What happens to a dream deferred?
• What is the unspoken message the speaker is telling the reader about going after their own dreams?
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THEME
Main idea that can be applied universally
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““Juicy” Juicy” By Notorious B.I.G.By Notorious B.I.G.
• Poetic Theme: Reach for Your Dreams How do both sets of verses reflect this theme?
• Line 16 claims that birthdays were the worst days. Why do you think the poet felt this way?
• What images from the verse does the poet use to demonstrate the poverty he endured prior to achieving Hip-Hop fame?
• What images from the verse doe the poet use to demonstrate the rewards of wealth and Hip-Hop fame in the reader’s mind?
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Setting the SceneLoraine Hansberry ≠ Harlem Renaissance
BUTBUTA Raisin in the Sun = lit. tradition of Harlem
by addressing
RacismRacism AND
DiscriminationDiscriminationAnd
Dreams Deferred Dreams Deferred
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A Raisin in the Sun
How does Hansberry use Hughes’ imagery to further the plot of her
play?
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A Raisin in the Sun
• Who: The Youngers—an African-American family
• When: 1950s• Where: South Side of Chicago • Basic Plot: The Youngers are about to receive
an insurance _________ for $___________. – Who died? – Competing dreams of the adults Walter Lee Jr,
Beneatha, Ruth, and Mama
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What happens to a dream What happens to a dream deferred? deferred?
A Raisin in the Sun
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Big Picture Questions
• Walter Lee and Ruth. – What are their expectations of each other?
• Walter Lee and Beneatha. – Are they sensitive to each other’s needs, or have they become
locked into the “sibling rivalry” syndrome?• Walter Lee and Lena.
– Is she unconsciously emasculating him? Is he behaving more like a son than a husband and father? What cultural traditions affect their relationship?
• Lena and Ruth. – Is Lena trying to undermine Ruth’s maternal authority by
commenting on what Travis eats, how he dresses, and her excusing his lapses as “he’s just a little boy” [31]
• Beneatha and Asagai. – What cultural differences cause tension in their relationship?
How does he prove he really cares for her?
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Theme and Conflict
• What problems occur if your expectations and others’ expectations of you differ? Give a specific example from experience or the experience of someone you know.
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Act II
Here we go…