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Harlem Renaissancer Category
Fire from the Rock Vocabulary
Fire from the Rock
Fiction or Not: Who Is It?
100
THIS WORD describes the ability to read, write, and comprehend.
What is literacy?
100
THIS PERSON was one of the most influential writers during the Harlem Renaissance. He created a then-new literary art form called jazz poetry. We read his poem, "The Kids in School with Me" during Session 1.
Who is Langston Hughes?
100
The practice or policy of keeping people of different races, religion, etc, separate from each other
What is Segregation?
100
This is the genre the book Fire from the Rock is within.
What is Historical Fiction?
100
He order all public schools in Little Rock closed for all an entire school year to avoid integration.
Who is Governor Faubus?
200
NAME any THREE of our CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS.
• Always be in time on time. • Always come prepared to read and actively participate. • Always bring your book and folder. • Always be respectful of facilitators and other participants. Disruptive and/or unruly behavior will not be tolerated! • Never leave your seat, classroom, or building without permission. • No hats, or inappropriate clothing is allowed. NO SAGGING PANTS! • No electronic devices allowed. • Have fun! • Make sure classroom is cleaned before session is over.
200
This is the STATE where Harlem is located.
Where is New York?
200
To refuse to buy, use or participate in (something) as a way of protesting
What is a Boycott?
200
This is the historical event that Fire from the Rock is based upon.
What is the Little Rock 9?
200
This author & social critic was known for his book, The Fire Next Time. He landed a cover of Time magazine.
Who is James Baldwin?
300
THIS is the THEME of Imani Book Club (for all levels).
What is Character Matters?
300
The WORD, renaissance, means THIS. *The Harlem Renaissance was the name given to the cultural, social, and artistic movement that spanned the 1920s.
What is "rebirth"?
300
To move heavily or clumsily (...begins with an L)
What is Lumbered?
300
This is the supreme court case that ruled separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional.
What is Brown vs. the Board of Education?
300
Best known for her autobiographies about her childhood, this woman famously wrote I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings.
Who is Maya Angelou?
400
Correctly complete the following CLD motto: In time, on time...
What is "...Every time. Except when a little ahead of time, and that's better time."
400
Used by Zora Neale Hurston, THIS can be described as traditional art, literature, knowledge, and practices that are passed on in large part through oral communication and example. They can include tall tales, myths, and legends.
What is folklore?
400
Being distributed here and there without order. (Starts with the letter "S")
What is Strewn?
400
This is the school that was integrated.
What is Central High School?
400
Writer of children's books and young adult literature, this author won the Coretta Scott King award five times.
Who is Walter Dean Myers?
500
Recite the "Principles for Success" without looking at the sign/your binder (does not have to be in order).
My goal is Character Development. My goal is Educational Excellence. My goal is Leadership Effectiveness. My goal is Community Service. My goal is Career Achievement.
500
This is the TITLE of Zora Neale Hurston's best known novel. In addition to it, she published three other novels and more than 50 short stories.
What is Their Eyes Were Watching God?
500
Confused (Starts with the letter "P")
What is Perplexed
500
He attended the high schools graduation ceremony to see the first black student graduation.
What is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
500
He was the first black person to graduation from an integrated high school.
What is Ernest Green?
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