Unit 5: Harlem Renaissance & Modernism R7: Analyze multiple interpretations of a story, drama, or poem (e.g., recorded or live production of a play or recorded novel or poetry), evaluating how each version interprets the source text. (Include at least one play by Shakespeare and one play by an American dramatist.) W4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1–3 above.) OBJ: Analyze works of poetry by William Carlos Williams Model: With the red wheel barrow, and based on previous poetry analysis, go through the poem. Have the kids get into pairs to try to come up with some sort of symbolism in the poetry or meaning. Possible: Draw picture of the poem. IND practice: With “This is Just to Say”, have students mimic writing style with their own “sorry” poem. This will reinforce the structure and simplicity of the poem and help students formulate their own connection to the poem. Closure: Exit ticket on Modernism, collect the “Sorry” poems. 1910-1940

Your notes - Quiz WWI lasted from what year to what year? What amendment gave women the right to vote? What specific event brought the good times of the roaring 20’s to an end? In what decade did the roaring 20’s take place? Which president pledged to give the country a “new deal.” BE SPECIFIC! Did you take notes for this quiz? What breed of puppies did I just adopt? 1914-1918 19th The Great Depression This is a joke question – it’s the 1920’s. DUH. FDR

Questions of the Times What is MODERN? Why do we always want to be “cutting edge”? Can ideals survive catastrophe? How can people honor their heritage? What drives human behavior? (Focus on UNCONSCIOUS rather than impact from social/environmental factors like naturalism) Move away f/past, all new – automobiles, new technology, cutting edge 1910-1940 – 2 W. Wars, Great Depression, new cynicism of the world thru writers Diversity embraced, shared pride in heritage Freud – psychology, why do we do what we do?

Modernism The Video The History of American Literature: America's Wartime Literature and Post-war Reflections This video discusses the writers of twentieth-century America, specifically the years before, during, and after World War I and II. The effects of the Depression sparked change throughout society, and by the end of World War II, the United States was the most powerful nation in the world. The program details the changes and struggles people had to face and how these challenges had an impact on literature.

Historical Context (Discovery Ed Video) A world at war WWI = the “great” war 1914-1918 End of idealism, massive deaths, era of corruption, hedonism, ruthless business practice The Jazz Age Escape f/reality = jazz, drinking, dancing, entertainment! Youth voice, women more feminist, 1920 = 19th Am., flappers, Prohibition (1920-1933) The Great Depression Crash of 1929, unemployment by 1933 = 25% The Dust Bowl, drought in 1930s The New Deal, FDR

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Depression Average rate of unemployment Great Depression in 1929: 3.2% in 1930: 8.9% in 1931: 16.3% in 1932: 24.1% in 1933: 24.9% in 1934: 21.7% in 1935: 20.1% in 1936: 16.9% in 1937: 14.3% in 1938: 19.0% in 1939: 17.2%3

Cultural Influences Mass media – how did this change EVERYTHING? Mass production New ideas – stream of consciousness, Marxism, Einstein’s theory of relativity.

Modern Lit & Harlem Ren. New Poetry Modernism VERY vocal Voiced concerns of many different groups/people Modernism direct response to the social and intellectual forces shaping the 20th century. Experiment w/language Saw mass society as a threat to art & literature Experimentation was a distinguishing characteristic of these writers

New Ideas in Writing Imagism: poetry is most profoundly expressed through the “rendering of concrete objects.” Ezra Pound called this kind of poetry imagism because it sought to re- create an image—not comment on it, not interpret it, but just present it. Often academic, allusion. More free verse (poetry without a predictable rhyme or metric s In response to imagism’s complex ideas and academic references, new movement called objectivism, in which poets let the objects they rendered speak for themselves. Think of this like word art.

More… Modern Short Story Harlem Renaissance The Age of the Short Story, popular due to lack of interest in reading. Growth of magazines Some went with short, fragmented stories, multiple perspectives, etc. Negative sides of society Harlem Renaissance Great Migration north for Af-Americans Black & white literary masters gathered together Some formal, some informal

Harlem Renaissance – 3 video segments Began in 1916, went thru the 20’s Great Migration Ethnic enclaves nurtured pro-heritage artistic spirit Called “the New Negro,” sophisticated, well-educated African American with strong racial pride and self- awareness.

Journalism Reporting, more to news than scandal Magazines on the rise