Harlem Renaissance Assignment

1915-1935

Directions:

You are going to research one of the following people, or topics:

You and a partner are to create a PowerPoint presentation about your topic that is at least ten (ten) slides long.

You must research the major points about your topic. For people, this includes a biography, major works, influences, at least two works, connect to the four themes that were discussed in class, and who they influenced.

For the topics, this includes background information, connection to the Harlem Renaissance, reasons for importance, what happened there, and what happened to it.

If you are not sure what a good PowerPoint is like, go here.

You also need to cite sources. This should be done by placing the citation in the lower right or left corner in a much smaller type with a hyperlink.

The criteria for grading is here.

Resources

Harlem Renaissance

The Topic: Harlem Renaissance

A Brief Guide

Harlem 1900-1940

The Jazz Age

Primary sources from the Library of Congress (LOC)

Brief History of the Blues

The Blue Highway