1. REMEDIATION LESSON TOPIC: Fundamentalist Movement & Harlem Renaissance
BENCHMARK: SS.912.A.5.6
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: In what ways did the Harlem Renaissance and Fundamentalist Movement change American society in the 1920s?
US HISTORY

2. BELLRINGER QUESTIONS (5 MINUTES)
Why was there racial unrest in Northern cities after World War 1?
What did African-American writers, artists, and musicians hope to achieve during the Harlem renaissance?
African Americans ad been given the right to vote for the first time.
African American baseball players were being allowed to play on previously all white teams.
The arrival of large numbers of immigrants from Eastern Europe caused tensions with African Americans
The migration of African Americans and returning African American veterans had created greater competition for jobs and housing.
To display their ability as so conscientious workers in the workplace
To show that the pursuit of material success can often lead to tragedy.
To demonstrate that African Americans could produce great works of literature and art
To reveal that conditions for African Americans in the South were almost as hard as in the North.
Continue to Question 3 →

3. 3. The diagram to the right shows some of the sources of controversy during the 1920s:
The controversies surrounding these issues were all signs of what aspect of American life?
The need for government intervention during economic crises
The benefits of new technologies introduced by popular inventors
The tension between traditional and modern values and beliefs
The importance of fighting against communism at home and abroad.
Sources of Controversy during the 1920s
Passage of the Volstead Act
The Scopes Monkey Trail
The behavior of flappers

4. CONTENT APPLICATION Cartoon Analysis “I Do”
The Harlem Renaissance
Video (4:32)
Starts video at :59 seconds.

5. “I Do” – Social Condition of 1920s
Life in the South
Life in the North
The Great Migration
The Movement of African Americans from the South to the North between 1915 and 1930
Failure of Reconstruction and enactment of voting restrictions and other laws limiting African Americans (segregation).
Fundamentalist Movement
Grounded in literal interpretation of the Bible
Not perfect, but different from the South
Blacks created businesses, neighborhoods, and political organizations
Harlem New York became a center for African American culture
Many different Religions existed
Immigrants
Museums, plays, sporting events, night clubs

6. “WE DO”
In groups, create a cartoon/poster comparing Life in the South and in the North. Your poster must contain the following categories:
Work
Education
Housing
Laws
Community Life
Role of the Church
Teacher, you may use the graphic organizer if you do not have access to poster sized paper at this time. Students should still draw for each comparison.

7. “We Do”- Speak Out/Share Out
Prepare for Share Out
Whole Group
Discuss your image you used to compare work, education, housing, laws, community life, and role of the church

8. Lets Review the BELLRINGER
2. Why was there racial unrest in Northern cities after World War 1?
1. What did African-American writers, artists, and musicians hope to achieve during the Harlem renaissance?
African Americans ad been given the right to vote for the first time.
African American baseball players were being allowed to play on previously all white teams.
The arrival of large numbers of immigrants from Eastern Europe caused tensions with African Americans
The migration of African Americans and returning African American veterans had created greater competition for jobs and housing.
To display their ability as so conscientious workers in the workplace
To show that the pursuit of material success can often lead to tragedy.
To demonstrate that African Americans could produce great works of literature and art
To reveal that conditions for African Americans in the South were almost as hard as in the North.
Continue to Question 3 →

9. 3. The diagram to the right shows some of the sources of controversy during the 1920s:
The controversies surrounding these issues were all signs of what aspect of American life?
The need for government intervention during economic crises
The benefits of new technologies introduced by popular inventors
The tension between traditional and modern values and beliefs
The importance of fighting against communism at home and abroad.
Sources of Controversy during the 1920s
Passage of the Volstead Act
The Scopes Monkey Trail
The behavior of flappers

10. “You Do” - ESSENTIAL QUESTION-EXIT SLIP
In what ways did the Harlem Renaissance and Fundamentalist Movement change American society in the 1920s?