Harlem by Langston Hughes

One of the most famous American poets of all-time, he infused jazz and blues rhythms into much of his work.

• Duke Ellington

• Cab Calloway

• Louis Armstrong

• Langston Hughes

The artists during the Harlem Renaissance most wanted to

• document the experiences of their people

• show off their talents (dancing, singing, writing, etc)

• Go back to their ancestors' homeland

• Separate completely from the rest of America

The Harlem Renaissance refers to:

• A literary and artistic movement celebrating African-American culture

• A struggle for civil rights by the NAACP

• A program to promote African-American owned businesses

• A population increase in Harlem during the 1920s

What was the "New Negro?"

• A new view on how society treated black people

• A popular new style of music

• A new sense of identity and dignity among blacks

• A jazz musician at the Cotton Club

The artists' from the Harlem Renaissance goal was to..

• Run the white people out of the neighborhood

• publish more songs, poems, and stories than ever before

• create an expression of their dark-skinned selves

• win a national elected office

The Harlem Renaissance helped prove that

• art includes everyone

• only African-Americans can play jazz

• African-Americans are better off when separated from other ethnic groups

• Langston Hughes is the best poet

Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. Which detail from the poem best supports the main idea identified in question 3?

• "What happens to a dream deferred?" (Line 1)

• "like a raisin in the sun?" (Line 3)

• "Does it stink like rotten meat?" (Line 6)

• "like a syrupy sweet?" (Line 8)

Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 7 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. In the line, "What happens to a dream deferred?" the question most likely means:

• What happens to a dream that has been achieved?

• What happens to a dream that has been put off?

• What happens to a dream that has been criticized?

• What happens to a dream that has been destroyed?

Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 7 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. What does the poet mean when he says "Does it dry up/ Like a raisin in the sun?"

• He means does the dream disappear/die?

• He means does the dream become a raisin?

• He means does the dream become small?

• He means does the dream change?

Determine a theme and/or of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text. Which sentence describes the main idea of the poem?

• Some dreams need more time to develop and grow.

• It’s difficult for people to keep their dreams alive.

• No one knows what happens to dreams that are never fulfilled.

• Dreams that are delayed could disappear or become a burden.