• Home
  • Resources
    • Lesson Plans
    • Articles
    • Podcasts
    • Videos
    • Products I Love
  • About Me
    • Resumé
    • Contact
  • 30-Minute Drawing for Beginners
  • TEACHERS AGAINST INSANITY
  WWW.MRDEWILDEART.COM
Picture

Blog

Harlem Renaissance 2014

1/26/2014

15 Comments

 
Sixth grade students,

Over the last few classes we discovered music and poetry from the Harlem Renaissance.  You created drawings inspired by the imagery of these songs and poems.

Today you were introduced to three visual artists from this important time in our nation's history.  Once you have finished reading about these artists and have completed both worksheets, I would like you to post a comment below.  Share something you liked or learned from this unit.

Below are pictures of some of your drawings from our music and poetry activities:

MUSICIANS: Jelly Roll Morton, Duke Ellington and Josephine Baker
POETS: Langston Hughes, Claude McKay, Gwendolyn Bennett and Clarissa Scott Delaney
Below are examples of the stories students wrote to accompany famous artworks:
Picture
Inspired by Jacob Lawrence's Carpenters (1977)

Story written by a sixth grade student in Mrs. Garncarz's homeroom class:

It was a hot summer day and there was no refreshments.  We were building a house, a very large house.  As I stand and look at the boards of wood, I dream.  I dream of the County Fair, the nice breeze, but when done, I'll dream some more!  As we three men work, work, work, I'll dream, dream, dream.  But sadly, I always realize I'm working.  I don't do the job and I fail.  I finally go home.  I can finally dream.  Dream forever. 
Picture
Inspired by Lois Mailou Jones' Les Fetiches (1938).

Story written by a sixth grade student in Mr. Rogers' homeroom class:

One Halloween everything went wrong.
When the clock struck a something was there.
Nobody could get a picture or see it.
But if we tried it would disappear and so would we.
Some kids were still out having a fun time in their masks.
There couldn't get anything because everyone's door was locked.
They were all wondering what was going on.
It started the thing that was there.
It started to chase them and when it caught up the only thing left was the pile of masks.

Picture
Inspired by a Romare Bearden collage

Story written by a sixth grade student in Mr Ellis' homeroom class:

The Four Fine Fillies got together at a jazz night club.  Tommy tooted the trumpet. Bobby played the bass.  Sebastien played saxophone.  And all together they played, "New York, New York."  Encore, encore!  The Four Fine Fillies took a bow, and waved to the crowd.  For the sake of the crowd, The Four Fine Fillies decided to play again.  They rocked, "Rockin' Robin, tweet, tweet."  The crowd took a stand and The Four Fine Fillies went on tour. 

15 Comments
grace
2/6/2014 01:39:56 am

i like learing about romare bearden

Reply
Riley
2/6/2014 01:40:49 am

i liked learning about jacob lawrencet

Reply
Ashley
2/6/2014 01:41:32 am

I learned I like 3D painting that have texture

Reply
Brady
2/6/2014 10:39:33 pm

I love art

Reply
Kenan
2/6/2014 10:51:13 pm

I liked Jacob Lawrence because of his style. Lolzzz!!!

Reply
unnown
2/6/2014 10:53:50 pm

my favoriot guy is the one that does his art in light colors. Because the colors pop out.

Reply
kenny
2/6/2014 11:21:21 pm

I like the jacob lawerence painting of the builders.

Reply
Andy
2/6/2014 11:22:11 pm

I liked the masked person by Lois Mailou
jones

Reply
charles
2/6/2014 11:34:52 pm

i like the colors

Reply
matthewII
2/6/2014 11:35:22 pm

i like it because it gives you info on the artist great job Mr.Dewilde

Reply
gabrielle
2/6/2014 11:36:56 pm

hello world! i like the art from Lois Mailou Jones because of the color schemes and shades. bye!

Reply
lizzy the first
2/6/2014 11:37:17 pm

lol love it such awesome talent here great job mr.d i love the details and the story behinde the artwork i learned so much like how many great artises there were in the harlem renaissance .thanks!:D

Reply
dylan
2/6/2014 11:37:37 pm

I like lois jones because her waterpaintings are cool

Reply
samantha
2/6/2014 11:38:53 pm

what i learned was all the artist and stuff about them. what i liked was looking at what their paintings were like.

Reply
Cristina
2/6/2014 11:41:01 pm

what I learned was all these artists and what they did with there pantings.What I liked was their pantings!

Reply

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

    Mr. DeWilde's Blog

    I post information about projects and learning experiences from my curriculum.

    Archives

    November 2018
    October 2018
    June 2018
    August 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    September 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    June 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012

    Categories

    All
    21st Century Skills
    30 Americans
    Alejandro Garcia Nelo
    Alejandro Romero
    Altered Photography
    Andy Goldsworthy
    Andy Warhol
    Art
    Art Club
    Art Ed
    Art Ed
    Art Education
    Art Education
    Art Institute
    Artist Talk
    Arts Education
    Ayumi Horie
    Baltimore Love Project
    Banksy
    Baroque
    Basquiat
    Calder
    Carlos Cortez
    Cave Painting
    Ceramic
    Ceramics
    Cesar Augusto Martinez
    Chicago
    Chicago Black Renaissance
    China
    Chinese New Year
    Clay
    Cloud Gate
    Collaboration
    Collage
    Common Core
    Community
    Composition
    Contemporary
    Creativity
    Critical Thinking
    Crown Fountain
    Curate
    David Avalos
    Day Of The Dead
    Derain
    Dia De Los Muertos
    Egypt
    Elephants
    Elnar And Jamex De La Torre
    Exhibition
    Fathi Hassan
    Frank Stella
    Frank Ybarra
    Gallery
    Garth Erasmus
    Gees Bend
    Graffiti
    Graphic Design
    Greek
    Gwendolyn Bennett
    Gyotkau
    Hamsa
    Hands
    Harlem Renaissance
    Hero
    Ice Age
    Identity
    Illustration
    Imagery
    Immigration
    India
    Individuals
    Intc
    Islamic
    Jackson Pollock
    Jacob Lawrence
    Japan
    Jelly Roll Morton
    Josefina Aguilar Alcantara
    Kehinde Wiley
    Keith Haring
    Landscape
    Langston Hughes
    Lesson Plan
    Lois Mailou Jones
    Manuel Scott
    Marsha Dewilde
    Medieval
    Mexican Art
    Mexico
    Michael Owen
    Migration
    Milwaukee Art Museum
    Modern
    Morocco
    Multicultural
    Mural
    Museum
    Narrative
    Nature
    Oldenburg
    Oliver Herring
    Outdoor Education
    Papel Picado
    Paper Mache
    Pedro Meyer
    Perception
    Philanthropy
    Photography
    Picasso
    Pop Art
    Portrait
    Printmaking
    Proactive Classroom
    Proportion
    Public Art
    Rachelle Lee Smith
    Radial Design
    Robert Rauschenberg
    Roman
    Romare Bearden
    Roy Lichtenstein
    Sculpture
    Self-portrait
    Social Justice
    Socratic Seminar
    Stirling Heads
    Student Growth
    Sugar Skulls
    Tamayo
    Task
    Technology
    The Bean
    Value
    Video
    Yearbook

    RSS Feed

© Mr. DeWilde Art
  • Home
  • Resources
    • Lesson Plans
    • Articles
    • Podcasts
    • Videos
    • Products I Love
  • About Me
    • Resumé
    • Contact
  • 30-Minute Drawing for Beginners
  • TEACHERS AGAINST INSANITY