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Unit Plan
Georgetown University

Georgetown University: Sterling A. Brown (1901 1989)

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource includes theme, perspective, form, style and audience of this famous Harlem Renaissance author's work.
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Unit Plan
Georgetown University

Georgetown University: Langston Hughes (1902 1967)

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent research site on Langston Hughes. Includes theme, perspective, form, style, audience, comparison and contrast of the famous Harlem Renaissance author's work.
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Website
Other

Wired for Books: "Their Eyes Were Watching God"`

For Students 9th - 10th
Professors discuss the book by Zora Neale Hurston. Gives insight into the style and character analysis.
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Article
Other

Vanderbilt.edu."the the Black Female & Renaissannce Rena

For Students 9th - 10th
Highly detailed article concerning this famous era. Historical significance is addressed and a well-written analysis of many authors.
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Website
Howard University

Howard University: Sterling A. Brown, a Literary Tribute

For Students 9th - 10th
This tribute article discusses the author as a professor, critic and Poet Laureate.
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Website
African American Literature Book Club

African American Literature Book Club: Wallace Thurman

For Students 9th - 10th
This site includes the author's credits as an editor and playwright, a biography, and links to three of his books.
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Website
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Gwendolyn Brooks, Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed account of the writer's life. Contains references to contemporaries, influences and motivations in her career.
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Activity
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry:gwendolyn Bennett

For Students 9th - 10th
This page offers a biography of Gwendolyn Bennet, as well as critical essays on some poems. Includes a picture.
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Website
Cengage Learning

Houghton Mifflin: Gwendolyn Brooks, Literary Analysis

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you will find theme, perspective, form, style, and contrast comparison. Good research material!
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Unit Plan
Cengage Learning

Houghton Mifflin: Gwendolyn B. Bennett

For Students 9th - 10th
Although this site is intended for teachers in class preparation, it is information packed and has thought provoking questions at the end.
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eBook
University at Buffalo

University at Buffalo: Helene Johnson Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by the University at Buffalo, gives the text of three of the poems of this famous Harlem Renaissance author.
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Website
PBS

Pbs.org: Sterling Brown, Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS offers a brief, but well-written, biography of the famous Harlem Renaissance author.
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Article
Cengage Learning

Gale: Harlem Renaissance: A Gale Critical Companion: Jessie Redmon Fauset [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the biographical notes, a review of Fauset's major works, a portrait, a reprint of a short essay by Fauset from "Some Notes on Color," a collection of essays on her life and work, and an extensive bibliography.
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Jessie Fauset

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a brief biography of Jessie Fauset, who was a leader in the Harlem Renaissance. See a portrait of her painted by Laura Wheeler Waring.
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Website
National Women's Hall of Fame

National Women's Hall of Fame: Zora Neale Hurston

For Students 9th - 10th
This Barnard-educated writer, anthropologist, and folklorist grew up in Eatonville, Florida; the first all-Black city in America. Read a short summary of her life and accomplishments.
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Website
Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Sterling A. Brown

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent biography citing influences on the famous author's work. Links to contemporaries of the era.
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Lesson Plan
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Langston Hughes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource focuses on the works of famous African-American author, Langston Hughes.
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Website
African American Literature Book Club

African American Literature Book Club: Dorothy West

For Students 9th - 10th
This biography of Harlem Renaissance writer Dorothy West includes a video [2:42] of West in New York and links to book reviews for all of West's works.
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Activity
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Claude Mc Kay

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography and analysis of the life of the famous author, as well as literary criticism as well as online poems, letters and a bibliography. Includes many quotes and his poetry.
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Handout
Other

Wittenberg University: Major Figures of the Harlem Renaissance

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief overview, followed by biographical sketches of people making this time memorable.
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Handout
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Jessie Redmon Fauset

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biographical account of the life and career of poet and writer Jessie Redmon Fauset (married name: Harris).
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Activity
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: "Letter From Spain"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Modern American Poetry provides a review of the famous poem by Langston Hughes. The information that is provided is somewhat brief, but factual, and worth checking out.