Day 1

1. Day 1 An African American cultural movement the Harlem Renaissance was different than any other literary movement of the 1920’s. Claude McKay was the first African American writer of the twenties to attract a large white audience. He was born in Jamaica. Use of different from Use of dashes to emphasize additional information Use of relative clause to combine sentences

2. Day 1 An African American cultural movement-the Harlem Renaissance-was different from any other literary movement of the 1920’s. Use of dashes to emphasize additional information Use of different from Claude McKay, who was born in Jamaica, was the first African American writer of the twenties to attract a large white audience. Use of relative clause to combine sentences

3. Day 2 A group of musicians were creating extraordinary music in harlem, a recognized gathering place for musicians. Jazz attracted some fans; blues the others. Use of comma to indicate omitted words in parallel structure Subject and verb agreement Capitalization of name of specific place

4. Day 2 A group of musicians was creating extraordinary music in Harlem, a recognized gathering place for musicians. Subject and verb agreement Capitalization of name of specific place Jazz attracted some fans; blues, the others. Use of comma to indicate omitted words in parallel structure

5. Day 3 African americans’ brought jazz and blues to the attention of white audiences. The new music became so popular that people traveled from further and further away. Capitalization of proper noun Correction of commonly confused words Correct formation of plural noun

6. Day 3 americans’ African Americans brought jazz and blues to the attention of white audiences. Capitalization of proper noun Correct formation of plural noun The new music became so popular that people traveled from farther and farther away. Correction of commonly confused words

7. Day 4 Louis Armstrong and Jelly Roll Morton began writing down their spontaneous jazz pieces. This paved the way for performances led by Duke Ellington and Fletcher Henderson. As jazz reached a wider audience, it influences a new type of music called be-bop. Use of quotation marks to call attention to words and phrases Verb tense compatibility Use of relative clause to combine sentences

8. Day 4 Louis Armstrong and Jelly Roll Morton began writing down their spontaneous jazz pieces, which paved the way for performances led by Duke Ellington and Fletcher Henderson. Use of relative clause to combine sentences As jazz reached a wider audience, it influenced a new type of music called “be-bop.” Verb tense compatibility Use of quotation marks to call attention to words and phrases

9. Day 5 The librarian gave two students, Harry and I, a tape recording of Paul Robeson’s folk songs. Robeson was the more famous if not the finest African American actor and singer of the 1920s. Use of commas to set off antithetical element Correct comparison of adverb Correct pronoun case

10. Day 5 The librarian gave two students, Harry and me, a tape recording of Paul Robeson’s folk songs. Correct pronoun case Robeson was the mostfamous, if not the finest, African American actor and singer of the 1920s. Correct comparison of adverb Use of commas to set off antithetical element