WWI and the 1920's Lesson: The Harlem Renaissance

This Google product contains the last of seven lessons from the World War I and the 1920's period in the United States.

Lesson objectives:

• Analyze how the Great Migration and the philosophies of Marcus Garvey affected African Americans in the 1920's.
• Trace the development of jazz and its impact on American society and the rest of the world.
• Discuss the themes explored by writers and artists of the Harlem Renaissance.

Lesson includes the following:

1. The Harlem Renaissance Presentation - (21 slides presentation, 1 chart, and 8 pictures)

• Support for Black Nationalism in Urban Areas
• The Jazz Age
• The Harlem Renaissance
• The Lasting Impact of the Harlem Renaissance

2. Student Notes for presentation on a form.

• 8 questions
• Assign this at the beginning of the presentation.
• Students will follow along and complete the sentences on the form.
• They will submit for easy grading.

3. Reading comprehension questions on a form.

• 6 questions
• Includes text from the book.

4. Short answer questions on a doc.

• 8 questions
• Students will categorize, compare and contrast, identifying supporting details, paraphrase, analyze interactions among people and events, compare and contrast, and identify cause and effect.

5. Interactive Gallery: African American Achievers and Harlem Renaissance

• This product is a Google form and doc linked to two interactive galleries: African American Achievers in the 1920's and Key Figures of the Harlem Renaissance.
• Students can answer the 6 reading comprehension questions and one grid on the form while exploring the the interactive galleries.
• Students will answer the 4 short answer questions on the doc.
• Students will learn about:
  • African American Achievers in the 1920's
    • John Weldon Johnson
    • Marcus Garvey
    • Bessie Coleman
    • Mary McLeod Bethune
    • Violette N. Anderson
    • Carter G. Woodson
  • Key Figures of the Harlem Renaissance
    • Langston Hughes
    • Bessie Smith
    • Duke Ellington
    • Nella Larson
    • Jacob Lawrence
    • Augusta Savage

6. Primary Source Activity: Two Poems by Langston Hughes

• This resource is a Google doc linked to an interactive image of two poems by Langston Hughes.
• Langston Hughes, who was both African-American and gay, wrote about how it felt to be African American, from the pain of racial prejudice to his deep pride in his culture and heritage.
• The two poems in this activity are among his most famous.
  • interactive image
  • 2 primary sources
    • The Negro Speaks of Rivers
    • My People
  • 8 short answer questions

This product is editable to suit your needs. Answer options have been shuffled on the forms.

This is lesson number 7 out of 7 US: World War I and the 1920's

1. America Enters World War I
2. The Home Front During World War I
3. The End of World War I
4. The Postwar Economy Booms
5. Government in the 1920's
6. The Roaring Twenties
7. The Harlem Renaissance

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