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The Harlem Renaissance if the focus of a carefully crafted, interdisciplinary unit designed to introduce middle schoolers to the contributions key figures made to American art and culture during the period. Class members select activities from a menu of options and sign a learning contract that details expectations.
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Instructional Ideas
- Save representative projects to serve as models in subsequent years
- Host a jazz cafe, turn down the lights, turn up the music, and have class members read their poems
Classroom Considerations
- Assumes instructors have access to English Language Arts assessments and textbook reading level assessments to create tiered groups
- Some of the links within the resource do not work; however, all the materials are available on the internet
- Requires considerable prep time to locate and prepare materials
- Color copies are required of the various worksheets
Pros
- The tiered instruction approach ensures all learners are challenged
- Rubrics are included for each project
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- None