Langston Hughes

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Langston Hughes JazzAn American Renaissance

• A WebQuest for 9th grade Language Arts and
  General Music
• ? Designed by ?
• Cynthia Alvarado-Hagan Shelly Ann
  James-Perelion
• Singingcbear1_at_cs.com
  Lionden2_at_yahoo.com

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Webquest forLangston Hughes Jazz- An American
Renaissance

• The year is 1920, an American Renaissance is
  sweeping the country and brings with it a new
  style of music . Jazz is boiling over in the
  streets of Harlem. This time period know as the
  Harlem Renaissance is an outstanding phase of
  literary artistic development that propelled
  American music and the poetry of Black Americans
  to the forefront of our cultural identity. No
  longer would America look to the Europeans for
  the next trend in music, or literature they would
  look to America. Langston Hughes the poet
  laureate of Harlem will soon become the
  artistic soul for the written word in regards to
  jazz.

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Your Task

• Using multiple resources and the Internet create
  a time line from 1900 through 1930 that depicts
  the life and times of Langston Hughes.

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The Process
1. Working with a partner pick up a
worksheet. 2. Using a computer locate the
website http//www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/ameri
cancollection/cora/hughes3. Answer the
questions about the life and times of Langston
Hughes on the worksheet. 4. There are
three sections to this website Hughess personal
life,professional life and world events. Make
sure you look through the entire site for the
answers. 5. Upon completion turn in your
worksheet for credit.
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Your Evaluation

• There is only one correct answer for each
  question. Each answer is worth 10 points. The
  stated extra credit is also worth 10 points.
• However if you can give me more information with
  the URL citing the source of the information I
  will give you additional extra credit. For
  example who was Vachel Lindsey? There are lots
  of questions within these questions. Think about
  it and show your classmates that you know how to
  research on the Internet. You may also cite
  books as well.

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In Conclusion

• If you complete this lesson and have paid
  attention in class you will have a good
  understanding of the American Renaissance in
  music and the Harlem Renaissance in American
  poetry.
• Depending on how much extra effort you and your
  classmates put into this lesson, we can all have
  the opportunity to learn even more .
• Students appreciate the most what they discover
  for themselves