US History · Week 17 · World Power and the 1920s

Harlem Renaissance Voices

Students read poems by Langston Hughes and work by Zora Neale Hurston and use writing to express an emotion and an identity of their own.

Self-awarenessGrade 11About 20 minutesGrade 11

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Students will: Students describe the Harlem Renaissance and analyze how Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston used literature to claim dignity and express identity.
SEL skill: Name an emotion and express it through an image in your own words
What it looks like: Students use writing to express an emotion and a part of their own identity.
Content focus: Harlem Renaissance voices
Format: Think write pair share

Self-awareness

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Standards

11.5.5: CA History Social Science Content Standard, Grade 11: United States History and Geography: Continuity and Change in the Twentieth Century (standard 11.5, item 5)
CA HSS Analysis Skill: HI3 Interpret past events in the context in which they unfolded rather than solely by present day norms and values. (Historical Interpretation)
C3 Framework (national): D2.His.5.9-12 Analyze how historical contexts shaped and continue to shape people's perspectives.
Literacy in history: RH.11-12.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as used in a text, including political, social, or economic vocabulary.

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