Harlem Renaissance Harlem Renaissance WebquestWebquest

by C.B. Wrightby C.B. Wright

This webquest building blocks:This webquest building blocks: Introduction Task The Process Resources Student Resources Teacher Resources Handouts Evaluation Conclusion

IntroductionIntroduction

Your parents have finally decided to let Your parents have finally decided to let you go out on a Friday night! You you go out on a Friday night! You and your friends decide to go to a and your friends decide to go to a party you had read about. Earlier party you had read about. Earlier that day you and your friends found that day you and your friends found a business-sized card stuck in your a business-sized card stuck in your locker. The card looked like this:locker. The card looked like this:

Business Card InvitationBusiness Card Invitation

You figured “why not?” and head You figured “why not?” and head over to see where these places were over to see where these places were located on the highway. located on the highway.

The party is nothing like you expected. The party is nothing like you expected. The bouncer seemed to be at each The bouncer seemed to be at each door. They let you walk in when you door. They let you walk in when you show the card and pay the cover show the card and pay the cover charge of fifty cents. You are told charge of fifty cents. You are told that the owners need the money to that the owners need the money to pay rent. You take in the sights. pay rent. You take in the sights.

You noticed three things right away: You noticed three things right away: there is no furniture, there is a piano there is no furniture, there is a piano player, and everyone there is black. player, and everyone there is black. A calendar says the year is 1927.A calendar says the year is 1927.

You realize that the small card has You realize that the small card has somehow transported you away from somehow transported you away from Camden, AL and to some Harlem Camden, AL and to some Harlem house rent party.house rent party.

TaskTask

This party may be different from what This party may be different from what you are use to, but you decide to you are use to, but you decide to explore. Since your social studies explore. Since your social studies teacher had recently assigned a teacher had recently assigned a research project to help the Camden research project to help the Camden Black History Museum, you figure Black History Museum, you figure you may be in luck. You decide to you may be in luck. You decide to explore the four rooms the people explore the four rooms the people are gathering to see if you can are gathering to see if you can

decide who you’d like research.decide who you’d like research. Your task is to interview one person Your task is to interview one person

in each house to find out why they in each house to find out why they are icons of the Harlem Renaissance. are icons of the Harlem Renaissance. After you find enough information After you find enough information about each person you can write, about each person you can write, your research proposal for your your research proposal for your history class. history class.

Here are the houses and the famous Here are the houses and the famous Harlem Renaissance icons who have Harlem Renaissance icons who have

who have gathered in them:who have gathered in them:

The ProcessThe Process For each Harlem Renaissance icon For each Harlem Renaissance icon

you choose to ” interview” fill out you choose to ” interview” fill out an interview sheet. This sheet an interview sheet. This sheet gives you questions that you should gives you questions that you should ask, and gives you an opportunity ask, and gives you an opportunity to include more information that to include more information that you may find. you may find.

After you have completed yourAfter you have completed your

interviews, review your information, interviews, review your information, and decide who you would like to and decide who you would like to research. Put this icon’s interview research. Put this icon’s interview sheet on the top when you turn in sheet on the top when you turn in your interview sheets.your interview sheets.

Fill out a research packet for your Fill out a research packet for your icon. Make sure you use at least icon. Make sure you use at least three online sources and at least one three online sources and at least one book or magazine as a source. book or magazine as a source.

Remember that you will need to Remember that you will need to

A bibliography. This can be done using A bibliography. This can be done using NoodleTools or Cite Machine. NoodleTools or Cite Machine.

Create a “desktop” for the person Create a “desktop” for the person that you will be researching in depth. that you will be researching in depth.

Creating the DesktopCreating the Desktop Why the Camden Black History Why the Camden Black History

Museum has pictures and documents Museum has pictures and documents that relate to Black History, it does that relate to Black History, it does not have many items that relate to not have many items that relate to the Harlem Renaissance. The the Harlem Renaissance. The museum director would like to add to museum director would like to add to the collection and has offered local the collection and has offered local students the opportunity to students the opportunity to contribute. He has envisioned ancontribute. He has envisioned an

entitled, “Desks of the Decades: Black entitled, “Desks of the Decades: Black History in Desktops.”History in Desktops.”

Using your knowledge of the Harlem Using your knowledge of the Harlem Renaissance and your Harlem Renaissance and your Harlem Renaissance icon, create a three Renaissance icon, create a three dimensional model of what you think dimensional model of what you think your icon’s desktop would look like. your icon’s desktop would look like. Ask yourself the following questions:Ask yourself the following questions:

What pictures might your icon have?What pictures might your icon have? What works of literature might your What works of literature might your

icon have?icon have? What other items would be on your What other items would be on your

icon’s desk?icon’s desk?

Your desk exhibit should showcaseYour desk exhibit should showcaseyour knowledge of the Harlem your knowledge of the Harlem

Renaissance and your icon. For eachRenaissance and your icon. For eachobject that you place on your desk, object that you place on your desk,

The museum director requires that you The museum director requires that you include an explanation of the object include an explanation of the object and why it was chosen. The and why it was chosen. The explanations should be typed and explanations should be typed and included in a separate explanation included in a separate explanation booklet. booklet.

Student ResourcesStudent Resources AP Images Gale - Biography Resource Center JSTOR Marshall Cavendish Proquest Historical Newspapers Timeline S

earch

World Book ABC-CLIO Grolier

Student Resources ContinuesStudent Resources Continues

Harlem Renaissance WebsitesHarlem Renaissance Websites Scott's Official History of the Negro in the World War New York Military Museum – 369th Regiment in WWI Great African American Migrations PAL Harlem Renaissance: A brief introduction African American Mosaic: Library of Congress Drop Me off in Harlem Harlem 1910-1940 by the New York Public Library Photos from the Jazz Age at the Library of Congress Back to top

HandoutsHandouts Interview Sheet: Interview Sheet Research Packet: Research Packet: Research Packet Desktop Assignment Sheet: Desktop Desktop Assignment Sheet: Desktop

Assignment SheetAssignment Sheet Desktop Booklet Sheet: Desktop Desktop Booklet Sheet: Desktop

Booklet SheetBooklet Sheet Desktop Rubric: Desktop RubricDesktop Rubric: Desktop Rubric

EvaluationEvaluation

Your exhibit will be evaluated on the Your exhibit will be evaluated on the following criteria:following criteria:

Understanding of the icon’s life and workUnderstanding of the icon’s life and work Understanding of the Harlem Understanding of the Harlem

Renaissance and the icon’s connection to Renaissance and the icon’s connection to itit

PresentationPresentation Understanding of the principles of good Understanding of the principles of good

researchresearch

Evaluation ContinuesEvaluation Continues

Those exhibits that express the life Those exhibits that express the life and times of the icon fully will be and times of the icon fully will be displayed.displayed.

Please use the following rubric to help Please use the following rubric to help guide your efforts and evaluate your guide your efforts and evaluate your own work.own work.

ConclusionConclusion After you have completed your After you have completed your

interviews and research proposal, interviews and research proposal, you should briefly speak with me you should briefly speak with me about your research proposal and about your research proposal and when you will present it.when you will present it.

ReferenceReference http://www.mshogue.com/http://www.mshogue.com/

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