An American Century:  1890's to 1990's

                    Instructions            The Task            Internet Resources            The Big Question

INSTRUCTIONS:  You are on a "treasure hunt" trying to discover the book English 10 Honors is to read next.  The clues are given through the content of this treasure hunt.  After finding all the answers to the questions posed, you should make a hypothesis about the book selection.

 
 


Click here to go to your Question Sheet.

THE TASK:  Print out your question sheet and use internet resources to answer the questions.  You should be able to address "The Big Question" that asks you to synthesize your gleaned information and make a hypothesis about the book choice.

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Internet Resources

     

African American Odyssey- The Booker T. Washington Era

Jeanes Supervisors

Red Hot Jazz Archive

   

Blacks:  Striving For a Better Future – The Great Migration

“Jim Crow” Laws

United States of America Chronology

     

Harlem Renaissance at Africana.com

Juilliard School

Women of the Ku Klux Klan

 

Modern American Poetry – About Lynching

 

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The Big Question

 
Based on what you have learned from your treasure hunt, how would you characterize the American experience during the years of 1890-1990?  What do you think the book selection will be?