Part 1: Poem Analysis Your goal is to locate three poems from the Harlem Renaissance and create a visual analysis for each poem. Each poem analysis will need to be on one slide of a power point (3 slides total). Choose three poems to work with – you will find links on my home page or in our text book! You can do 3 poems by the same author, or choose 3 poems by 3 different authors—it is up to you! The poets you can work with are: Gwendolyn Brooks, Countee Cullen, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Langston Hughes, Claude McKay, and Jean Toomer. Steps for each poem analysis: Choose a power point background. List 3 strong adjectives that come to mind when reading the title. Choose one word in the poem with a strong connotation- Write that word down and explain why the connotation is powerful. Analyze a line in the poem that strikes you as a contradiction or other epiphany. Make sure you identify the line and explain it! Write down a line of the poem that bothered you and explain why it was bothersome. What is your personal reaction to the poem (this should be at least 5 sentences in length) List the imagery you see in the poem. Identify four images that are symbolic to the piece and put them on the slide. Identify at least 3 literary devices that you have found in the poem and explain their effect on the poem. Choose from the following options: alliteration, assonance, consonance, diction, hyperbole, metaphor, rhyme scheme, or simile.

Part 2: Visually Capturing the Harlem Renaissance Your goal is to represent this time period by including: artwork, poetry, fiction, a chosen theme, historical reference, and one symbolic image to tie together all of your ideas. Some online resources are mentioned here, but there are more on my web page! (This will be one slide!) Steps for Part 2: Choose a power point background. Everything you do for part 2 must be on one slide only. Select a theme to unite all the pieces you will include on your slide – include the theme somewhere on your slide. Select a painting from the Harlem Renaissance time period. Go to http://images.google.com/ and search “Harlem Renaissance Paintings” – choose a painting that fits your overall idea. Choose one poem that represents your theme. You do not have to use the entire poem, just select a part of the poem that works with your theme – be sure to put the poet, title, and the line(s) you chose. Select a quote from A Raisin in the Sun. Research the literary period called The Harlem Renaissance. Find a fact or point of interest to include on your slide. Be sure you label this: Historical Point. Also, if you take something as a quote, be sure to cite where you got the information or who said it! Don’t plagiarize! Select a symbolic image of your choice to tie together your ideas – a piece of clip art can be included for this. Choose carefully and with purpose! If you do not have power point at home, don’t forget that you can go to the media center to complete this assignment! You can also complete this using Microsoft Word if that is easier for you! You choose! Use the example on the next slide to help you with part 2! Remember that there are additional resources available on my web page! Finally, be creative! When you print your assignment, please put all four slides on one piece of paper!

Dreams “As I Grew Older” by Langston Hughes It was a long time ago. I have almost forgotten my dream. But it was there then, In front of me, Bright like a sun– My dream. And then the wall rose, Rose slowly, Slowly, Between me and my dream. Rose until it touched the sky– The wall. Shadow. I am black. I lie down in the shadow. No longer the light of my dream before me, Above me. Only the thick wall. Only the shadow. My hands! My dark hands! Break through the wall! Find my dream! Help me to shatter this darkness, To smash this night, To break this shadow Into a thousand lights of sun, Into a thousand whirling dreams Of sun! from A Raisin in the Sun: “If you gone measure a man, measure him right. Measure all the hills and valleys he been through to get wherever he’s got.” – Lena Dreams Historical Point: All of the artists involved in the movement had great plans for the future. They thought that they could change the world and prevent racial prejudice with their literature and art, and this cultural conviction was taken more or less seriously. Even though we can look back now and see that their hopes were a little too high, nevertheless, some of the best known African American authors come from this period. - Therese Örnberg

Finished? Once you have all four slides complete you will submit to turnitin! This project is worth 80 points! 20 points for each slide! Your submission is due to turnitin by Tuesday, April 15th!