LECTURE FOCUS QUESTION
•How did changes in
music and literature
during the 1920s signal a
break from the past?
Explain.
MUSIC OF THE TWENTIES
• 20s were a time of
musical
experimentation
• Blues, ragtime
• These would
eventually lead to
jazz
• Musical theater was
extremely popular
• Provided a place
to perform new
styles of music
Irving Berlin
(Composer)
SIMON SAYS…
SIrving Berlin, an immigrant to
the U.S., is widely considered
one of the greatest composers
in American history. Most
people know him for his song,
“White Christmas.”
THE JAZZ AGE
• Roots: African-Americans
in New Orleans, then
Chicago and Harlem (NY)
• Jazz was based on
improvisation
• Louis Armstrong
• Jazz Clubs→ Cotton Club,
the Savoy
• Black musicians, white
audience
• Charleston and the
flapper
CONNECTION #1•Since the 1920s black music
artists have continued to contribute to the American music landscape. Who is your favorite black music artist? What makes him/her unique?
MODERNISM IN LITERATURE• Lost Generation: American writers of the 20s who were inspired by
their “lost” condition to search for new truths and fresh ways of
expressing those truths
• “lost”: disillusioned with cultural values of the Victorian era (pre-WWI)
MODERNISM CONT’D
• F. Scott Fitzgerald
• Explored reality of the
American dream of wealth,
success, & emotional
fulfillment
• “The Great Gatsby”
• Ernest Hemingway
• Felt betrayed by both the
American dream and by
literary language himself
• Wrote in stripped down
sentences, concrete style
• “A Farewell to Arms” Hemmingway
Fitzgerald
CONNECTION #2•Have you read “The Great
Gatsby” in English class yet? What do you think of it?• If not, what book have you
read that somewhat fits into one of the Lost Generation literary themes (see chart on an earlier slide)? What do you think of it?
BRAIN SNACK• Cinquains are identification poems. These short poems are designed to
capture the maid idea of a topic. Write a cinquain about what you’ve learned about music and literature in the 1920s so far. Follow the formula below.
• One word (the topic)
• Two words that describe
• Three action words (-ing) about the topic
• A four or five word phrase that describes the topic
• One word that could be a synonym for the topic
HARLEM RENAISSANCE•Harlem Renaissance: cultural, social, and artistic
awakening which took place in Harlem, NY
•Novelists, poets, and artists
• Celebrated African-American culture
• Explored questions of race in America
• Rejected stereotypes of blackface and minstrel shows
• Expressed joys and pains of being black in America
•Hubert Harrison: founder of Liberty League and
“The Voice” which emphasized the arts as way to
defy the past
NOTABLE NAMES
Langston Hughes, poet“Life Ain’t No Crystal Stair”
“I, Too, Sing America” Zora Neale Hurston, novelist“Their Eyes Were Watching God” Claude McKay, poet
“If We Must Die”
SIMON SAYS…
SHughes’ “I, Too, Sing America”
was written as a critical
response to Walt Whitman’s “I
Hear America Singing.”
MARCUS GARVEY• Wanted to combat
exploitation of blacks
• Called for the separation of
races
• Opposite of W.E.B. Du Bois
• Black pride and black
support
• “Back to Africa” movement
• Movement falls apart after
Garvey is deported to
Jamaica
SUMMARY: THESE NOTES ARE ABOUT…
(1-2 SENT)
(MAIN IDEA USE THE WIN
STRATEGY!)
W.I.N. strategy:
WHO/WHAT - Figure out the most important who or what (topic)INFORMATION - Figure out the most important information about
the who or what
NUMBER OF WORDS - Write the main idea using the fewest possible
number of words
LECTURE FOCUS QUESTION
•How did changes in music
and literature during the
1920s signal a break from
the past? Explain.
•Response = 3-4 well thought out sentences minimum! (topic sentence + supporting details)
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