Reading in the Middle, Junior and Senior High Schools, Spring, 2010

I found a lesson on readwritethink that is on the Harlem Renaissance set in the 1920s. I for one loved American Literature my junior year in high school and I especially enjoyed reading about the 1920s. When I found a lesson plan that dealt with one aspect of the 1920s I was thrilled. Not only is it a lesson plan but it is part of a unit plan as well. The lesson I reviewed was called "A Harlem Renaissance Retrospective: Connecting Art, Music, Dance, and Poetry". It meets NC standard course of study goals one and four. Materials that are needed to do the lesson include art supplies and computers with Internet access, also an LCD player but it's not required. I love how it provides you with all of these hyperlinks and websites that you can use with your class. For example some include topics on Duke Ellington, the Lindy Hop, and so much more. Not only that but this lesson plan goes over in details what to do for each session that your class meets (it gives a total of five sessions) and includes more material on how you could extend it if you so choose. Last but not least, it includes related resources that you could integrate into your lesson. Needless to say I really like this lesson plan and it is something I could really see myself doing. If I had the time I could probably spend a month alone on the 1920s, that would be great! I plan on tagging this lesson/unit plan for future references because who knows if one day I could actually be teaching it.

I thought the anticipation guide was kind of neat. The only thing is that my answers did not change from the before to the after reading of the article. I felt like my line of thinking went along with the way the article was written.