Langston Hughes in the Jazz Age: Connecting to the Legacy of the Underground Railroad
Dr. Patricia Finn & Dr. Susan Key · 4th grade Music/Language Arts · 40 - 50 Minutes
Teach about blues and jazz music through the song “Bound No’th Blues.”
Lesson Details
Goals/Objectives:
- Identify instruments and sounds associated with blues and jazz music
- Explain the meaning of the “northern road” in Langston Hughes’s poem “Bound No’th Blues”
- Identify the mood of the song “Bound No’th Blues” based on text and sound
Common Core Standards:
- RL.4.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text
- RL.4.7: Make connections between the text of a story or drama and a visual or oral representation of the text, identifying where each version reflects specific descriptions and directions in the text.
Composers
Related Information
Song of America Radio Program 12: Langston Hughes and the Harlem Renaissance
admin.songofamerica.net/program/langston-hughes-and-the-harlem-renaissanceAfrican American Studies Center
aasc.oupexplore.com/undergroundrailroad/#!/timelineNational Park Service
nps.gov/wori/learn/historyculture/significant-events-of-the-underground-railroad.htmScholastic Teachers Activity Guide
teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroadInternet Archive
archive.org/details/Louis_Armstrong_Tape_2_1924-1925The Kennedy Center: ARTS EDGE
artsedge.kennedy-center.org/educators/lessons/grade-3-4/Great_Migration.aspxRecords
