Harlem Renaissance Wiki

Welcome to the Harlem Renaissance Wiki
This Wiki is a project for my 11th grade english class. It contains as much about the Harlem Renaissance period as I could stuff into it, (in the given project time that is).

Project Overveiw
Requirements


 * A poem by Langston Hughes---Let America Be America --- Analysis


 * A poem by Countee Cullen--- Yet Do I Marvel Analysis


 * A poem by Claude Mckay--- If We Must Die --- Analysis


 * A poem by Gwendolyn Brooks--- The Lovers Of The Poor


 * Lorraine Hansberry's play- A Raisin in the Sun--- My Analysis


 * A piece of visual art from the Harlem Renaissance time period--- Drawing in two colors


 * A piece of music from the Harlem Renaissance time period--- Hello Dolly


 * Concept of the Harlem Renaissance--- Harlem Renaissance Concept

Analysis Requirements:


 * 1) Analyze prominent themes in each piece of text.


 * 1) Analyze the literary elements present in the poetry and how they enhance the overall tone/theme.


 * 1) Support your claims with citations from the text.


 * 1) Bring in Relevant, outside sources to support your claims.


 * 1) Use MLA in-text and parenthetical situations and create a Works Cited page.


 * 1) Connect each piece of literature/art to the Harlem Renaissance and make inferences about the Harlem Renaissance's influence on the piece of text.


 * 1) <span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Final Product in a digital format of your choice.