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James Baldwin
Lesson plans and other teaching resources

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Biography and Background

James Baldwin
Biography at Wikipedia.

American Masters - James Baldwin
Biography.

A Guide to Harlem Renaissance Materials
The Library of Congress presents a variety of materials on James Baldwin and other Harlem Renaissance artists.

Writing

The Expanding Canon: James Baldwin
Snyopses of The Fire Next Time, "Sonny's Blues," and "The Rockpile." In this lesson students work in small groups to research James Baldwin on the Internet, choose a focus related to one of the three works, and create a Web site about Baldwin.

The Fire Next Time and Nobody Knows My Name
Support materials with emphasis on structure and theme. Scroll down to find suggestions for comparison/contrast of the two works.

Go Tell it on the Mountain by James Baldwin
This site offers a summary, theme openers, crosscurricular activities, research assignments, and suggestions for related reading.

Go Tell it on the Mountain: Context
Biographical information from SparkNotes.