Authors
One of the most famous female Harlem Renaissance authors; most notably, the author of Passing
Nella Larsen
Clare and Irene
Who was the president of the United States when slavery ended?
Abraham Lincoln
A traditional music genre sung by enslaved people, sometimes with hidden messages about escape and resistance. (Ex: "Wade in the Water")
Spirituals
Name the author of your independent/book club book.
Varying answers
Famous Harlem Renaissance poet; composed works such as "Mother to Son," "Harlem," "The Weary Blues," and "A Dream Deferred"
Langston Hughes
John Bellew
Infamous woman born white who was caught "passing" for Black.
What figurative device is used?
Down on Lenox Avenue the other night/By the pale dull pallor of an old gas light/He did a lazy sway . . ./He did a lazy sway . . ./To the tune o’ those Weary Blues./ With his ebony hands on each ivory key/ He made that poor piano moan with melody./ O Blues!
Repetition/Auditory Imagery
Who was the guest who taught a workshop in our class for a week?
Caleb Rainey
He wrote "Narrative of the Life of _________," which he had to publish while living in England since he was a fugitive in America, having escaped from slavery.
Frederick Douglass
Name the picture book we read first trimester about The White Lion.
Born on the Water
Wrote "The Souls of Black Folk," believed in the need for direct change in how Black people were treated in America. Believed in an idea called "The Talented Tenth."
W. E. B. DuBois
She composed the poem, "Bars Fight," the first known piece of African American Literature
Lucy Terry
Name a major writing assignment we had in this class this year.
Personal narrative, Compare/Contrast essay, Informative speech (kind of), "Bars Fight" in-class essay
Name the poet you presented on for the Each One, Teach One Harlem Renaissance poet project.
Answers vary.
Who are the main suspects in Clare's death at the end of Passing?
Clare, Irene, John Bellew
Believed that Black people could gain equality in the United States by focusing on careers, getting jobs, and building themselves up. Did not publicly support direct action.
Washington
This poem was chosen as an epigraph before DuBois's book. "O water, voice of my heart, crying in the sand, / All night long crying with a mournful cry" is an example of what type of figurative language?
Personification
Where is Ms. Binzley originally from?
Wisconsin
She is known as the first PUBLISHED African American author; known for poems such as "On Being Brought from Africa to America"
Phillis Wheatley
Name a major character from Charles W. Chesnutt's short story "The Wife of His Youth."
Mr. Ryder, Liza
What was the name of a poet we studied during the Harlem Renaissance unit who was born in Jamaica but moved to New York? Claude ___________
McKay
What type of figurative language is used in this Langston Hughes line?:
"What happens to a dream deferred? / Does it dry up / like a raisin in the sun?"
Simile
What type of pet does Ms. Binzley have?
Cat