Harlem+Renaissance,+Langston+Hughes,+Josephine+Baker

Home 1920's Topics __1920’s Project Assignment__ Harlem Renaissance/Langston Hughes/Joséphine Baker Researched by Catt Perry A famous quote by novelist Langston Hughes: "Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly." || Langston Hughes -- novelist, playwright, short story writer, and columnist -- sitting with his typewriter. || Langston Hughes' image appeared on a United States stamp in 2002. Langston Hughes (February 1, 1902 – May 22, 1967) //Prolific Wordsmith- Rest in// //Power//." //GLOBAL CONNECTIONS//. N.p., 1 Feb. 2011. Web. 20 Feb. 2012. . ||
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Photo citation: //You Can Take Your Trunk and Go to Harlem//  || Photo citation: "Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival – Staff Picks"  || While Joséphine Baker was a cabaret star and a dance artist, she was also an African-American rights activist, as well as a French Croix de Guerre military honor recipient. Photo citation: //Joséphine Baker// || Vocalist Joséphine Baker gained worldwide fame in Paris once "making a name for herself" during the 1920s Harlem Renaissance. Photo citation: Joséphine Baker performing in Paris in 1950. ||
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__Task OneDue Tuesday, February 7__ INSTRUCTIONS: Each topic includes an association or movement and an individual. Please write __two__ extended power paragraphs that address the following prompt:**Explain the achievements associated with your topic. Who and what were altered? Describe why both were significant in the 1920s. Explain the relationship between the individua****l and the association or movement.*** Support the ideas in each paragraph with evidence from a minimum of three credible sources. * Select only signed sources from the LC databases--each source must have a credible author. * Establish the credibility of the author the first time a source is referenced. * Credit sources with internal citations and in a Works Cited. * Insert the Works Cited after the Third Task. * Post the paragraphs to the wiki. Timely posting of completed tasks earn 10 points. PARAGRAPHS: __Task Two--Due Friday, February 10__

INSTRUCTIONS: Please write two extended power paragraphs which each cite a minimum of three credible sources. Discuss the scope of influence of your topic on the 1920s. How extensive was the influence? Which part of society was influenced? Did the change endure or stimulate additional changes? What is the topic's legacy? What impact did the topic have in the Twenty-First century. PARAGRAPHS:

Task Three---Due Feb. 15 INSTRUCTIONS: Now that you have a basic understanding of your topic, and you know the scope of its influence, explain the forces that produced or created the topic. Additionally, what were the driving forces behind the society's reaction to your topic? Use the criteria described in the the Great Man Continuum to determine your topics long-run influence on society. Place your topic on the continuum and justify the reasons for your placement. Please confine your analysis to two extended power paragraphs with each citing a minimum of three credible sources. PARAGRAPHS:

__**CITATIONS: **__ **Images:** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 18px;">(2) L.H.: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 18px;">(3) L.H.: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 18px;">(1) H.R.: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 18px;">(2) H.R.: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 18px;">(1) J.B.: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 18px;">(2) J.B.: **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 18px;">T1, P2: ** **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 18px;">T1, P2: ** **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 18px;">T2, P1: ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 18px;">**T2, P2:** **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 18px;">T3, P1: ** **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 18px;">T3, P2: **
 * //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 18px;">You Can Take Your Trunk and Go to Harlem //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 18px;">, composer Joseph Hart. //The Harlem Renaissance.// Web. 20 Feb. 2012. C. lic.gov database.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 18px;">"Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival - Staff Picks." //The Revivalist.// 4 May 2011. Web. 20 Feb. 2012. [].
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 18px;">Jos <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 18px;">é //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 18px;">phine Baker //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 18px;">, by Studio Piaz. Web. 16 Feb. 2012.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 18px;">Jos <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 18px;">é //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 18px;">phine Baker //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 18px;">performing in Paris in 1950. 1950. //Hulton Archive/Getty Images.// Web. 16 Feb. 2012.

Rubric for all three tasks:

Outstanding paragraphs include the following elements: ✓ Accurate power paragraph format with each paragraph citing evidence from three different sources. ✓ Correct research components such as credibility statement, internal citations, Works Cited entries ✓ Thoughtful and thorough response to the each prompt ✓ A variety of sentences with interesting, clear diction ✓ Photos exemplifying the influence of the individual and association or movement ✓ Place your topic on the Great Man Continuum; ✓ Complete the criteria table to justify the reasons for your placement.