Lesson 17: Culture of the 1920s: Langston Hughes

Introduction

Important Icon  In this lesson, you will consider the culture of the 1920s and how life in America was changing. Important Icon

 

Focus Question:

What cultural changes took place in the 1920s?

Langston Hughes

Langston Hughes was an African American writer whose poems made him a leading figure in the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s.

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  In your journal:  Use the notes page from lesson 16 and complete it as you go through the slides. If you do not have access to a printer, another option is to draw/write your notes page in your social studies journal. 

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View the slideshow below to learn a little more about Langston Hughes.

 

 Interactive

In your journal: Now, we will review some of the key terms you learned today. Throughout this unit, we will learn new words while adding to the key terms we have already learned. Add these new words to the table you started in lesson 1. You will also review the key terms from our previous lessons.

     

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