1. Reading Harlem Renaissance Poetry Group Work

2. Round One With your group, you have approximately 7 minutes to read the poem and complete part I and II on your worksheet. Make sure you are being specific and detailed with your responses. EVERYONE must write their responses! EVERYONE must write their responses!

3. Round 2 Using the psychology of color, decide with your group on an appropriate color to represent the poem. Explain your response in detail.

4. Round 3 Using your knowledge of symbolism and language arts, decide on an appropriate symbol to represent the content of the poem. Explain your response

5. Round 4 With your group, choose a line that would attract someone to your poem and make them want to read more about it. Be sure to explain it.

6. Round 5 Teach your new group all about your poem. In the box provided draw a picture or symbol that would represent each of the poems you will talk about with your group.

7. Round 6 Egalitarianism: a belief in human equality especially with respect to social, political, and economic rights and privileges. Social philosophy advocating the removal of inequalities among people Why would the Harlem renaissance thrive off of this philosophy? What other movements had a similar philosophy? Why is this an important universal theme? What does it give people? Explain your responses using specifics from the poems Why would the Harlem renaissance thrive off of this philosophy? What other movements had a similar philosophy? Why is this an important universal theme? What does it give people? Explain your responses using specifics from the poems

8. Turn in Turn everything in—you want to make sure you get credit for your hard work!