Author Background Info
Historical Time Period
Langston Hughes
Maya Angelou
Alice Walker
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This poet/author is known as one of the founding members of the Harlem Renaissance.
Who is "Langston Hughes"?
100
The Civil Rights Movement primarily took place in the...
What is "1960s"?
100
One Langston Hughes poem is...
3 possible answers* Out of Work Let America be America Again You and Your Whole Race.
100
We watched Maya Angelou perform..
What is "Still I Rise"?
100
Dee changes her name to...
What is "Wangaro"?
200
This poet/author spoke at an inauguration and recently passed away in 2014.
Who is "Maya Angelou"?
200
This Civil Rights leader was known for his peaceful protests.
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ?
200
One allusion in "Out of Work" is...
What is "the WPA"?
200
Maya Angelou uses rhetorical questions as a strategy to draw the reader/listener into the poem in...
What is "Still I Rise"?
200
Dee's greeting comes from this language.
What is "Ugandan"?
300
This poet/author is well-known for writing "The Color Purple".
Who is "Alice Walker"?
300
One of the largest and most well-known protests of the Civil Rights Movement was...
What is "The March on Washington"?
300
"De" in "Out of Work" depicts the author's use of...
What is "dialect"?
300
The caged bird is a metaphor for...
Who are "oppressed people"?
300
One allusion in "Everyday Use" is...
Who is "Johnny Carson"?
400
This poet/author is still alive today.
Who is "Alice Walker"?
400
The President during the early days of the Civil Rights Movement (early 1960s) was...
Who is "JFK"?
400
In "You and Your Whole Race", Langston Hughes writes " I dare you to come one step nearer, ___________"
What is "evil world"?
400
Which two stanzas of "Caged Bird" are the same?
What is "the third and sixth stanza"?
400
The main conflict of this short story can BEST be described as...
What is "man v. society" OR "man v. man"?
500
The major thematic connections between these poems/short stories and our next novel can best be summarized in the two words...
What is "Race" and "Identity"?
500
The author of To Kill a Mockingbird, who wrote during the 1960s, is named
What is "Harper Lee"?
500
The repetition in "Let America Be America Again" serves to...
What is emphasize particular moments of importance within the poem/draw the reader or listener in?
500
"Harlem Hopscotch" is written as this type of poem.
What is "a sonnet"?
500
The slamming kitchen door and dropped plate in the kitchen are both done by..
Who is "Maggie"?
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