Harlem Renaissance Presentation Project



Harlem Renaissance Presentation Project(We will be in the computer lab four hours total)The Harlem Renaissance was a fifteen year period of cultural development that centered around Harlem in New York. The outpouring and development of the African American arts included visual arts, music, literature, and philosophy. Since we cannot cover all the contributors of this renaissance, you will choose one person from this period and create a Power Point, prezi, or emaze presentation that researches your subject’s background, his/her work, and how he/she fit into the period.Your presentation must have at least 3 pictures total, and you must include the citation (It will be sufficient to copy and paste the URL, or website address, next to the picture). The presentation must have a minimum of five slides with the following information:Slide 1: Title and MLA heading (Your name, Mrs. Beard, English period 5, due date July 24, 2014)Slide 2: Give three facts about the Harlem Renaissance in general. (Use your text notes or any other research you do.)Slide 3: Introduce your cultural subject (good place for pictures!). This is where you will narrow it down to discuss whatever area you picked: music, literature, art. Find how your category changed or was recreated during the Harlem Renaissance. Remember to evaluate your sources for credibility!Slide 4: Give at least five facts about your author/musician/artist/other (Another good place for pictures!). Include any biographical information you find on your subject. Remember to cite all information!Slide 5: What did your person contribute to the movement? List details of stories or essays, analyze a poem, describe a musical composition, describe a significant painting or other work of art.For bonus homework credit –Any additional reading (Listening/analyzing several compositions by Louis Armstrong, for instance) will be worth more. The clock is ticking!!!Rubric: ABCNot AdequatePicturesAt least three appropriate pictures with Citations. The pictures do not overlap important information and relate to your subject directlyThree appropriate pictures with citations. The pictures are clear and do not overlap anything importantThree pictures that relate to your subject with the citations. Pictures may be placed in places that make information difficult to read, or are so small or stretched as to be unclearNot cited. Fewer than three images. Covered with text or overlapping facts.Slide 1Has the proper MLA Heading informationHas the Heading infoHas most of the heading infoMissing two or more elements of the MLA headingSlide 2Has 3 facts about the Harlem Renaissance, citedHas 3 facts about the Harlem RenaissanceHas misinformation or focuses on irrelevant detailsFails to find 3 facts about the Harlem Renaissance despite the introduction, notes, and KWLSlide 3Introduces the subject with some thought and insight in the students own words; talks intelligently about why the Renaissance was important to the subject (about 4-6 sentences)Introduces the subject with some thought and in the student’s own words. Addresses that the Renaissance was important to the subject in some way 4-6 sentencesHas fewer than 4 sentences, but still manages to introduce the general subject and discuss some change that took place during the RenaissanceEither does not introduce the subject or simply cuts and pastes from some other website.Slide 4At least 5 autobiographical or professional facts about your person of interest. These should be cited.At least 5 facts about your subject, which are citedI won’t be giving C’s in this category – there is TONS of information availableFails to provide at least 5 facts. Facts are not cited. Facts are cut and paste from another author.Slide 5Interesting and focused look at the author’s works or a single work by the author. The student has read or observed some part of the subject’s workInteresting look at the author’s work. May be very general or based on other opinions.Some details about an author’s contributions to the movement.Oh, please. You’d better at least do this much.Some ways to earn bonus points:Neatness: slides are uniform in appearance and focus on the substance of your research instead of just the neat things you can find online. There is an obvious effort to make the project legible and understandable.Grammar and Spelling: There is a way to spell- and grammar-check on PPT, so make sure your writing is the best you’re capable ofSuper Effort: if you go above and beyond (for example, presenting more facts than required), then it is possible to earn bonus points. ................
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