Kindred
African American Authors
Harlem Renaissance
Lit in Gatewood's
English.English?English!
100
The name of the child and now man that Dana seemingly comes back in time to save every time.
Rufus Weylin
100
While he isn't often considered an author, he has written and delivered many memorable rap songs like "Alright" and "HUMBLE".
Kendrick Lamar
100
These are the kinds of subjects and mediums that came to flourish under the Harlem Renaissance.
Music, Writing, Art (painting), Dance, etc.
100
What was the format of your last assignment that was due before spring break?
Newspaper
100
A person, place, or thing.
Noun
200
Dana's Boyfriend
Kevin
200
The author of "Kindred" and many other sci fi novels.
Octavia Butler
200
During what decades did the Harlem Renaissance occur?
1920s and 30s
200
The name of the format that you use to write paragraphs. (Hint: A state)
T.E.X.A.S.
200
Words that show action
Verb
300
The name of the woman who initially screams at Dana at the river and also known for her anxious behavior towards her son.
Margaret Weylin
300
She was a civil rights activist as well as an acclaimed author who wrote "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings" and "And Still I Rise" among many other works.
Maya Angelou
300
One of the most famous and recognizable writers of this era, he saw the value in dreams and what life could be like without them.
Langston Hughes
300
The name of the prose poem written by Jamaica Kincaid that comes in the form of one sentence.
"Girl"
300
A sentence that contains two independent clauses.
Compound Sentence
400
What is the current year in Dana's modern life?
1976
400
He wrote "Go Tell It on The Mountain" along with "Notes of A Native Son" and moved to Paris, France at a relatively young age.
James Baldwin
400
She was a celebrated writer of the time who would write work like "Their Eyes Were Watching".
Zora Neale Hurston
400
A powerful symbol in African American literature and history that embodies both fear and liberation.
Water
400
Comparing two things using the words "like" or "as".
Simile
500
The name of Dana's common ancestor with the Weylin family.
Hagar Weylin
500
She wrote and performed "The Hill We We Climb" at an inauguration in 2021.
Amanda Gorman
500
Civil Rights leader who was also the first black person to obtain their PhD from Harvard.
W. E. B. Dubois
500
Something "we wear that grins and lies" and also the name of Paul Laurence Dunbar's poem about hiding emotions amidst racism and inequality.
The Mask (Mask)
500
A situation where the outcome is the opposite of what was expected to happen that can sometimes result in humorous outcomes.
Irony (Ironic)