Paul Laurence Dunbar
Lesson plans and teaching ideas

The Harlem Renaissance
This lesson helps develop skills in literary and artistic interpretation using poems by Dunbar, Johnson, McKay, and Hughes.

Paul Laurence Dunbar
Links to critical essays.

Paul Laurence Dunbar Digital Collection
Selected poetry, photos, more.

Questions on Paul Laurence Dunbar
Questions for "Sympathy," "The Haunted Oak," "An Ante-Bellum Sermon," "Not They Who Soar," and "We Wear the Mask."

We, Too, Sing America
A unit plan for poems by Dunbar, Langston Hughes, and Gwendolyn Brooks.

"We Wear the Mask"
This study guide explores background, theme, meter, figures of speech, and more.

Write a Letter
This lesson uses 3 letters by Dunbar as models. It is designed for third grade and up. Access requires Adobe Acrobat Reader or compatible application.

Writing Poetry like Pros
This extensive set of lessons includes an activity using Paul Laurence Dunbar's "To J. Q." in Lesson 1, Group 1.