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| You don't have to look far to find great resources for major black writers—there's a wealth of material in LiteracyLink's GED and Pre-GED Connection. The list below will show you where to find works by or about some of America’s top writers.
GED Connection uses outstanding individuals from many cultures working in many fields to reach and engage students through all five content areas. Be sure to check your local television listings to see when GED Connection programs are broadcast in your community
Don't miss the LiteracyLink Forum with lawyer actor advocate GED graduate Hasan Davis. You can use his “bio poem” to explore your own words and identity.
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GED Connection Video
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GED Connection Workbook |
Pre-GED Connection Workbook |
LiteracyLink® Online
www.pbs.org/literacy
To get to the online modules, register and log in on the site. |
| African American Literature-Overview |
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GED Connection > Reading > Units 3 and 4, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Parts I & II > Subjects: African American Literature |
| Maya Angelou |
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Reading-14: Poetry, p. 307 [Context: Understanding speaker & tone] "Harlem Hopscotch" from Just Give Me A Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Die |
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GED Connection > Reading > Units 3 & 4, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Part I & II,> Subjects: African American Literature |
| James Baldwin |
Reading-13: Fiction. Passage from Sonny's Blues |
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| Toni Cade Bambara |
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Reading, Posttest, p. 98, Passage from "Blues Ain't No Mockin' Bird" |
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| Edwidge Danticat |
Reading-13: Fiction. Author talks about and reads from Breath, Eyes, Memory |
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| Frederick Douglass |
Social Studies-17: Themes in US History (15:00). Excerpt "Why Am I a Slave?" from My Bondage and My Freedom, read by Prof. Charles Pace. |
Social Studies-17: Themes in US History, p. 39, "The Right to Be Free." 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments |
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| Rita Dove |
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Reading-11: Passing the Reading Test, p. 239, [Context: Applying information to a different situation] Passage from Through the Ivory Gate, a novel |
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| W. E. B. DuBois |
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GED Connection > Reading > Units 3 & 4, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Part I & II, > Subjects: African American Literature |
| Lorraine Hansberry |
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Reading-15: Drama p. 335 [Context: Understanding conflict] Passage from A Raisin in the Sun |
Reading-10: Drama, p. 89 [Context: Applying to a new situation] Passage from A Raisin in the Sun |
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| Harlem Renaissance |
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GED Connection > Reading > Units 3 and 4, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Parts I & II > Subjects: Harlem Renaissance |
| Robert Hayden |
Reading-14: Poetry "Those Winter Sundays" read by Sonya Sanchez |
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Favorite Poem Project: Hayden, Poetry.org: Hayden Bio, sound file of: "Soledad". |
| Langston Hughes |
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Reading-13: Fiction, p. 277 [Context: Understanding character] Passage from "Thank You, M'am" from Something in Common |
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Favorite Poem Project: "The Poems", "The Videos" to hear Hughes' poems read aloud. |
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Reading-14: Poetry, p. 305 [Context: Understanding speaker & tone] "Mother to Son" from Collected Poems by Langston Hughes |
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| Zora Neale Hurston |
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Reading-13: Fiction, p. 287 [Context: Understanding theme] Excerpts from Their Eyes Were Watching God |
Reading-8: Fiction, p.36 [Context:Setting] Excerpt from Their Eyes Were Watching God |
To learn more about the author's life and work, go to GED Connection > Reading > Units 3, 4, or 5 > Subjects: Zora Neale Hurston > Subjects: African American Literature > Subjects: Harlem Renaissance
Women In History: Zora Neale Hurston
Women In History: Zora Neale Hurston, extended profile
Classic Notes: About Zora Neale Hurston
Classic Notes: Their Eyes Were Watching God
Chapter One of Their Eyes Were Watching God
Bohemian Ink: Harlem Renaissance
Encyclopedia.com: Harlem Renaissance
The Red Hot Jazz Archive
Archives of Early Lindy Hop
Schomberg Center Exhibition Notes: Zora Neale Hurston
Salon: MP3 excerpt of Their Eyes Were Watching God, read by actress Ruby Dee
Library of Congress's American Folklife Center: Zora Neale Hurston Collection
Text of Hurston's "I Am Me"
Text of Hurston's "Negroes Without Self-Pity" |
| Jamaica Kincaid |
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Reading-13: Fiction, pp.3-4 [Context: Identifying setting and mood] Excerpt from Lucy |
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| Cassandra Medley |
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Reading-10: Drama, p. 77 [Context: Picturing setting] Excerpts from Dearborn Heights |
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| Toni Morrison |
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Reading-13: Fiction, Identifying Narrative Point of View p.279 Excerpts from Song of Solomon |
Reading-8: Fiction, Conflict p.46 |
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| Motivational Speaker |
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Visit the LiteracyLink Forum to learn about Hasan Davis, youth and arts advocate, lawyer, performer, and GED graduate. |
| Sonia Sanchez |
Reading-14: Poetry. Author talks about and reads from "Last Recording Session/for papa joe" |
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Voices From the Gap: Women Writers of Color |
| Alice Walker |
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Exerpts form Alice Walker's "Looking for Zora" |
| August Wilson |
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Reading-11: Passing the Reading Test, p 243 [Context: Analyzing tone] Excerpt from The Piano Lesson |
Reading-10: Drama, p. 78 [Context: Picturing the scene] Excerpt from Jitney |
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| Richard Wright |
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Reading-10: Drama, p. 82 [Context: Picturing the action] Excerpt from Native Son by Paul Green and Richard Wright |
GED Connection > Reading > Unit 3 > Subjects: African American Literature |
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