English III - Alpha Omega Academy

York City, it was a time of great cultural development of African-American music,drama, and literature. Among the many notable authors of the time, one of the mostinfluential was a man named Langston Hughes. Although Langston Hughes had criticsamong his contemporaries, he became the star of the Harlem Renaissance by drawing onevents in his life to write about the true black experience in America.II. A common criticism of Hughes was that he elongated negative stereotypes of AfricanAmericans.A. Hughes often portrayed unsophisticated African Americans in his writing.B. His African-American characters used incorrect grammar in their speech.III. Hughes produced very influential works during the Harlem Renaissance.A. He worked with numerous other African-American authors to produce Fire!!, amagazine that covered the works of young, African-American artists.B. He wrote what is frequently referred to as the Harlem Renaissance manifesto,“The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain.”i. “The younger Negro artists who create now intend to express ourindividual dark-skinned selves without fear or shame.”ii. “We stand on top of the mountain free within ourselves.”IV. Hughes stressed the theme “black is beautiful” in his writing.A. He tried to uplift African Americans through his work.B. He felt compelled to reeducate his audience about what African-American peoplecould be.V. The Impact of Langston Hughes on both African-American culture, and society as awhole, simply cannot be denied. His writing helped to shatter barriers and display theAfrican-American community in a whole new light. Although some claimed that hiswriting would only reinforce negative stereotypes, such interpretation represents a veryshallow reading; in reality, Hughes was merely giving an accurate portrayal of theAfrican-American lifestyle, while still working to combat such stereotypes. Hughes wrotefrom his own experiences, gave an accurate image of the African-American community,and, consequently, became the most significant writer of the Harlem Renaissance.Note that the outline has used complete sentences throughout. That is because you are requiredto write a sentence outline. You will also need to write the full paragraph for your introductionand conclusion. Also, remember that your final paper will need details, quotes, and explanationsfor every supporting point.Here is a website with an example sentence outline: http://www.lavc.edu/library/outline.htm.Editing and revising:Revise your final outline as necessary to clarify your ideas or correct your grammarMake sure there are no spelling or grammar issues in the outline*******13