Vocabulary
Name the title of one song from the musical "Shuffle Along"
Election Day, I'm Just Wild About Harry or Love Will Find A Way
In what city is Harlem located?
New York City
What is theme?
the main idea or lesson of a work of art or literature
What is the difference between fiction and non-fiction?
Fiction is made-up. Non-fiction is true.
Define migration
movement from one part of something to another or one region to another
Name one author from the Harlem Renaissance that we read something by.
Noble Sissle, Eubie Blake, James Weldon Johnson, Langston Hughes, Claud McKay, Georgia Douglas Johnson, Lottie Burrell Dixon, Paul Laurence Dunbar
The Harlem Renaissance was an explosion of _______ that told the stories of Black life from the Black perspective.
art, music and literature
What is setting?
the time and location of the story
What is the name of Bud's mother in "The Boy and the Bayonet"?
Hannah
Define pondering
to think about something carefully
What was a theme of "The Boy and The Bayonet"?
- Mistakes are a part of life, and we should not give up. We can learn from our mistakes.
- It's important to support family/other people through hard times.
During the Harlem Renaissance, Black people were dealing with the daily constrictions and threat of violence from racist laws called _______, which promoted segregation.
Jim Crow Laws
What is a stanza?
a "paragraph" or section of a poem
What is the title of the book of poetry we read by Nikki Grimes?
One Last Word
Define renaissance
a revival of or renewed interest in something
What was a theme of "Hope" or "Calling Dreams" by Georgia Douglas Johnson?
- Bad times will not last forever. If we work hard and be patient, our time to shine will come.
- With determination, you can get through suffering and pain to achieve your dreams.
The Harlem Renaissance took place after the Great Migration, when millions of African Americans in the United States moved from the ____ to the ____.
south to the north
when a writer or poet uses "like" or "as" to compare two things
Example: "My soul has grown deep like the rivers."
In "His Motto," Durmont goes from New York City to which state when his doctor tells him to take a vacation for his health?
to remove from a position of power or authority
In "His Motto," Hilton has a banner hanging on the wall that says "I will study and make ready, and maybe my chance will come." Who said this quote?
Abraham Lincoln
The Harlem Renaissance took place during which years? The 19__s and the 19__s.
1920s and 1930s
when a writer or poet gives a non-human object human qualities
Example: "I heard the singing of the Mississippi..."
personification
The Euphrates, Congo, Nile and Mississippi are all names of what?
Rivers