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Literature: Porgy and Bess

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Students examine the various portrayals of African-Americans in literature, focusing on the opera, Porgy and Bess. They conduct Internet research on African-American culture between the two World Wars. Students write fictional or satirical pieces from the period. Another option is to create a mock periodical describing African-American rural or urban life of that time.

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7th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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