1. The Harlem Renaissance
Langston Hughes

2. What do you know about… The “Harlem Renaissance”?
What is the meaning of a “renaissance”?
Langston Hughes?

3. Word to Know
Diaspora-
A scattered population with a common origin in a smaller geographic area.
The movement of a population from its original homeland.

4. Hughes Mini-Bio

5. Ballad of Booker T.
Working in table groups, analyze and discuss the drafts of Hughes’ poem The Ballad of Booker T.
Complete the Observe, Reflect, and Question sections.
Further Investigation Section--respond to the following prompt:
Describe your own creative process. This can be for writing, playing music, making art, dancing, whatever is your creative outlet.