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
Day 1
An African American cultural movement-the Harlem Renaissancewas 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
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
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
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
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 farthe
away.
Correction of commonly confused words
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
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
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
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 most famous, if not the finest, African American
actor and singer of the 1920s.
Correct comparison of adverb
Use of commas to set off antithetical element