While we have been working on our research projects, the English III Bulldogs have also been studying the Harlem Renaissance.
Andre Harris is writing a paper analyzing Modernism and Dali's painting "The Persistence of Memory." This critique was an introductory assignment that transitioned our discussions of Realism and Naturalism into philosophies of the late 1800s through the early to mid 1900s.
Mary Itson is comparing two works by Langston Hughes, "The Weary Blues" and "Heyday in Harlem," and creating an analysis of Hughes' apparent perspective on the night life of the Harlem Renaissance.
Star Clarke, Kaneeshia Gray, and Neene Sarr take a break from their discussion of water and river metaphors as related to Hughes' poem "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" and Lucille Clifton's poem "the mississippi river empties into the gulf."
All English III Bulldogs will be learning the Charleston and the Lindy Hop, two dances that were made famous during the Harlem Renaissance. Right now, the students are mastering basic East Coast Swing steps. These are students in Mrs. Mahannah's MWI class: Ashley Ratliff, Sandy Knowlton, Devin Norwood, Sheneria Elam, Terri Radcliff, Howard Nelson, Mike Macmiller, Nicole Williams, Pam Guinn, and Roosevelt Crawford.
