Harlem Renaissance
Parts of Speech
ELA Vocabulary
TDA- PSSA
Philadelphia Trivia
100

Which decade was the Harlem Renaissance?

1920s

100

These words [good, beautiful, happy, short, fancy] are this part of speech...

adjectives

100

What is another word for convey?

show

100

What is the difference between a paragraph and an essay?

An essay is made up of several paragraphs.

100

Philadelphia is also known as "The city of...."

The City of Brotherly Love

200

Name one of the visual art pieces we looked at. 

Aspiration, Heritage, Looking Upward, Ethiopia awakening

200

What part of speech are people, places, things, and ideas

nouns

200

This is the author's overall message in a text.

theme

200

What is the first paragraph in an essay?

Introduction

200

How many trolley routes are there in SEPTA?

5 different routes(Route 10, 34, 13, 11, 36)

300

What state did the Harlem Renaissance happen in?

New York

300

These words [well, quickly, happily, hourly, sleepily] are this part of speech...

adverbs

300

This is when the author says something over and over again.

repetition 

300

What is the last paragraph of an essay?

conclusion

300

What do we call the "downtown" area?

Center City

400

Name two poets from the Harlem Renaissance. 

Claude McKay, Langston Hughes, Georgia Douglas Johnson, James Weldon Johnson, Jean Toomer

400

What part of speech is FANBOYS?

Conjunctions

400

What is the Golden Shovel?

When a contemporary artist borrows a line from an artist in the past and builds a new poem.

400

How many pieces of evidence should you have in each body paragraph?

at least 2 pieces in each body paragraph

400
What movie character has a statue outside of the art museum?

Rocky

500

What was the name, or a significant detail, about the first ever all-black musical?

Shuffle Along

500

What are the articles in the English language?

the, a, an

500

What is the first paragrraph of an essay?

introduction

500

Your essay for the TDA should be at least ____ paragraphs.

at least 3
500

Name the two rivers that border Philadelphia.

Schuylkill River AND Delaware River