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The The Harlem Renaissance Harlem Renaissance (Post WWI through the 1930’s) (Post WWI through the 1930’s) Grade Level: 5th Grade Level: 5th Subject: Social Studies Subject: Social Studies Beth Beth Horboychuk Horboychuk SS Standards 1,2,3,4,5 SS Standards 1,2,3,4,5 ELA Standards: 1,2,3,4 ELA Standards: 1,2,3,4 Time Frame: 2-3 Weeks Time Frame: 2-3 Weeks

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Grade Level: 5thGrade Level: 5th

Subject: Social StudiesSubject: Social Studies Beth Beth HorboychukHorboychukSS Standards 1,2,3,4,5SS Standards 1,2,3,4,5ELA Standards: 1,2,3,4ELA Standards: 1,2,3,4Time Frame: 2-3 WeeksTime Frame: 2-3 Weeks

Grade Level: 5thGrade Level: 5th

Subject: Social StudiesSubject: Social Studies Beth Beth HorboychukHorboychukSS Standards 1,2,3,4,5SS Standards 1,2,3,4,5ELA Standards: 1,2,3,4ELA Standards: 1,2,3,4Time Frame: 2-3 WeeksTime Frame: 2-3 Weeks

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•In this unit about The Harlem Renaissance, students will learn what historical events led to the movement. They will also learn about the important leaders that came from The Harlem Renaissance, the chronology of events, as well as how it impacted the lives of African Americans.

•Students will have a choice of projects that will require them to research one aspect of the Harlem Renaissance and present to the class.

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•KEY TERMS AND VOCABULARY WORDS

Harlem Renaissance Great Migration World War 1 Social Services Act Cotton Plantations Boll Weevil Infestation

Immigration Act of 1924

Vogue

Advocate Revolutionary Civil Rights Activist Segregation Borough Jazz Civil Rights Integration

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•IMPORTANT PEOPLE

Langston Hughes Wallace Thurman Bessie Smith

Alain Locke Jean Toomer W.E.B. DuBois

James Weldon Johnson

Zora Neale Hurston

Rudolph Fisher

Arna Bontemps Woodrow Wilson Warren G. Harding

Calvin Coolidge Marcus Garvey Claude McKay

Paul Robeson Arturo Alfonso Schomburg

Lois Mailou Jones

James Weldon Johnson

Billie Holiday Jacob Lawrence

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*PERFORMANCE TASKS (Projects)

1. Choose one person from the Harlem Renaissance to research. Find as many facts and details about their life. Write a narrative account from their point of view.

2. Read a historical fiction book from the time period and present it to the class.

3. Design a poster to invite people to Harlem. Use language from the time period as well as historical references to landmarks and important people.

4. Write a song inspired by the Harlem Renaissance. It may be about a person, daily life during the renaissance, or an event that happened.

5. Compare the similarities and differences of Harlem 1920s and Harlem today. Use writing and images to convey the similarities and differences.

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What events led to the Harlem Renaissance?What events led to the Harlem Renaissance?

*Woodrow Wilson *Woodrow Wilson 28th President of USA28th President of USA (1913-1921)(1913-1921)

*World War One *World War One (1914-1918)(1914-1918)

*Woodrow Wilson *Woodrow Wilson 28th President of USA28th President of USA (1913-1921)(1913-1921)

*World War One *World War One (1914-1918)(1914-1918)

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What events led to the Harlem Renaissance?What events led to the Harlem Renaissance?

*The African American Great Migration *The African American Great Migration (1916-1930)(1916-1930)*The African American Great Migration *The African American Great Migration (1916-1930)(1916-1930)

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Who were the important people of the Harlem Renaissance?

Who were the important people of the Harlem Renaissance?

*W.E.B Du Bois (Writer)*W.E.B Du Bois (Writer)*W.E.B Du Bois (Writer)*W.E.B Du Bois (Writer)

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Who were the important people of the Harlem Renaissance?

Who were the important people of the Harlem Renaissance?

*Langston Hughes (Writer)*Langston Hughes (Writer)*Langston Hughes (Writer)*Langston Hughes (Writer)

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Who were the important people of the Harlem Renaissance?

Who were the important people of the Harlem Renaissance?

*Zora Neale Hurston (Writer)*Zora Neale Hurston (Writer)*Zora Neale Hurston (Writer)*Zora Neale Hurston (Writer)

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Who were the important people of the Harlem Renaissance?

Who were the important people of the Harlem Renaissance?

*Marcus Garvey (Black Nationalist, Publisher, Journalist)*Marcus Garvey (Black Nationalist, Publisher, Journalist)(Founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association)(Founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association)*Marcus Garvey (Black Nationalist, Publisher, Journalist)*Marcus Garvey (Black Nationalist, Publisher, Journalist)(Founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association)(Founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association)

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Who were the important people of the Harlem Renaissance?

Who were the important people of the Harlem Renaissance?

*Arturo Alfonso Schomburg (Writer, Historian, Activist)*Arturo Alfonso Schomburg (Writer, Historian, Activist)*Arturo Alfonso Schomburg (Writer, Historian, Activist)*Arturo Alfonso Schomburg (Writer, Historian, Activist)

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Who were the important people of the Harlem Renaissance?

Who were the important people of the Harlem Renaissance?

*Claude McKay (Writer)*Claude McKay (Writer)*Claude McKay (Writer)*Claude McKay (Writer)

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Who were the important people of the Harlem Renaissance?

Who were the important people of the Harlem Renaissance?

*Bessie Smith (recorded some 160 Jazz *Bessie Smith (recorded some 160 Jazz songs)songs) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCrtErmipXEhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCrtErmipXE

*Bessie Smith (recorded some 160 Jazz *Bessie Smith (recorded some 160 Jazz songs)songs) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCrtErmipXEhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCrtErmipXE

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Who were the important people of the Harlem Renaissance?

Who were the important people of the Harlem Renaissance?

*Billie Holiday (Singer)*Billie Holiday (Singer)*Billie Holiday (Singer)*Billie Holiday (Singer)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPJuFxl0bxY

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What was life like during the 1920’s Harlem Renaissance?

What was life like during the 1920’s Harlem Renaissance?

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What was life like during the 1920’s Harlem Renaissance?

What was life like during the 1920’s Harlem Renaissance?

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What was life like during the 1920’s Harlem Renaissance?

What was life like during the 1920’s Harlem Renaissance?

Savoy Ballroom1926-1958140th Street and Lenox Avenue

The Apollo Theater1914-Present125th Street

The Cotton Club1923-PresentWest 125th Street

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What is Harlem like today?What is Harlem like today?

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What is Harlem like today?What is Harlem like today?

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REFERENCES:REFERENCES:VIDEOS:VIDEOS:*YouTube - Bessie Smith*YouTube - Bessie Smith http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCrtErmipXEhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCrtErmipXE

*YouTube - Billie Holiday*YouTube - Billie Holiday http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPJuFxl0bxYhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPJuFxl0bxY

*YouTube- Maxine Sullivan*YouTube- Maxine Sullivan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEgU1bEVflc

VIDEOS:VIDEOS:*YouTube - Bessie Smith*YouTube - Bessie Smith http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCrtErmipXEhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCrtErmipXE

*YouTube - Billie Holiday*YouTube - Billie Holiday http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPJuFxl0bxYhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPJuFxl0bxY

*YouTube- Maxine Sullivan*YouTube- Maxine Sullivan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEgU1bEVflc

BOOKS:*Selected Poems Langston Hughes 1902-1967 Vintage Books Edition May 1974

*Dear America: Color Me Dark The Diary of Nellie Lee Love The Great Migration North By: Patricia C. McKissack

*Black Stars of the Harlem Renaissance by Jim Haskins and Eleanora Tate

*Harlem by Walter Dean Myers

*Shaky Bones: A Story of the Harlem Renaissance

*Celeste’s Harlem Renaissance by Eleanora Tate

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Harlem Renaissance AssignmentHarlem Renaissance Assignment

This presentation is for 5th grade and is intended to introduce the key people of the Harlem Renaissance. It serves as an introductory lesson to generate questions and ideas from the students. From this further research will be conducted on an individual or team basis. This unit will conclude by completing one of the performance tasks previously stated in the presentation. They are also pasted below for your convenience.

1.Choose one person from the Harlem Renaissance to research. Find as many facts and details about their life. Write a narrative account from their point of view.

2.Read a historical fiction book from the time period and present it to the class.3.Design a poster to invite people to Harlem. Use language from the time period as well as

historical references to landmarks and important people.4.Write a song inspired by the Harlem Renaissance. It may be about a person, daily life

during the renaissance, or an event that happened.5.Compare the similarities and differences of Harlem 1920s and Harlem today. Use writing and

images to convey the similarities and differences.

This presentation is for 5th grade and is intended to introduce the key people of the Harlem Renaissance. It serves as an introductory lesson to generate questions and ideas from the students. From this further research will be conducted on an individual or team basis. This unit will conclude by completing one of the performance tasks previously stated in the presentation. They are also pasted below for your convenience.

1.Choose one person from the Harlem Renaissance to research. Find as many facts and details about their life. Write a narrative account from their point of view.

2.Read a historical fiction book from the time period and present it to the class.3.Design a poster to invite people to Harlem. Use language from the time period as well as

historical references to landmarks and important people.4.Write a song inspired by the Harlem Renaissance. It may be about a person, daily life

during the renaissance, or an event that happened.5.Compare the similarities and differences of Harlem 1920s and Harlem today. Use writing and

images to convey the similarities and differences.