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The South, the North and the Great Migration: Blues and Literature

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Here is a complex lesson plan that interweaves the history of the Jim Crow South and the Great Migration with the study of poetry, art, and blues music from the Harlem Renaissance. The plan helps young historians develop a deep understanding of this time and the experience of African-Americans that lived through it.

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Concepts

american literature, genres, african american history, jim crow laws, reconstruction, the 1930s, the great migration, the south, the twentieth century, the united states

Additional Tags

1930s, african american history, african american literature, african american poetry, american history, american literature, american poetry, great migration, jim crow, the blues, the harlem renaissance, u.s. history, 20th century american history, northern migration, the south, authentic assessment task, early-20th-century african american history, english language arts

Instructional Ideas

Create a cross-curricular unit by coordinating with social studies, language arts, graphic arts, and music instructors

Classroom Considerations

Relies heavily on class discussions
A protocol should be in place for the safe, respectful discussion of sensitives issues

Pros

The resource provides links to all required materials
Includes three authentic assessment tasks

Cons

None

Common Core

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