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This webquest is designed to guide students in a focused study of a  few of the primary writers of the Harlem Renaissance.  The webquest may be used as part of the lesson plan Exploring the Harlem Renaissance Through the American Memory Collection.  To help students complete the assignment successfully, it may be helpful to review the following skills:

• persuasive writing:  The requirement in the webquest is a classical argument, but you could change the style of persuasive writing to suit your curriculum needs
   

• presentation skills: Review use of note-cards,  the importance of eye-contact and posture, the effective use of visual and auditory aids.
   

• listening skills:  It may be helpful to have the other students in the class take notes on the presentations or keep a checklist for each Renaissance figure to aid in their listening skills.

Collections from the American Memory Used in this Website:

The African American Odyssey

Florida Folklife From the WPA 1937-1942

American Life Histories:  Manuscripts from the Federal Writer's Project 1936-1940

The African American Experience in Ohio  1850-1912

African American Sheet Music

Words and Deeds in American History

William H. Gottleib:  Photographs from the Golden Age of Jazz

Supplemental Websites Used

Harlem Renaissance:  Life, Movement, Creativity, Revolution

National Portrait Gallery Harmon Foundation Collection

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