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Activity - Biographies of Cultural Contributors

We have learned about several people who made cultural contributions to America during the 1920s and 1930s. Knowing something about a person leads to greater appreciation for his or her contribution. In this activity you will select a musician, a poet or writer, and an entertainer or other contributor. For each of the three people selected, you will research and write a brief biography. The biography should include an important contribution by the person.

Musicians Poets and Writers Entertainers and others
Louis Armstrong
Duke Ellington
Paul Robeson
Bessie Smith
Irving Berlin
Rudy Valee James Weldon Johnson
George Bernard Shaw
Zora Neale Hurston
Ernest Hemingway
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Langston Hughes
E. E. Cummings
John Steinbeck
Sinclair Lewis
James Joyce
A. A. Milne
T. S. Eliot Charlie Chaplin
Marcus Garvey
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Red Grange
Walt Disney
Babe Ruth


4-5 sentences easy simple no symbols easy worded paragraphs from.

Answer 1

Louis Armstrong was a famous jazz musician from New Orleans. He played the trumpet and sang with a strong, joyful voice. He made long, creative solos that showed how jazz could be free and exciting. He also helped make scat singing popular. His music helped bring jazz to people all over America.

Langston Hughes was a poet and writer in the Harlem Renaissance. He wrote poems, stories, and plays about everyday life for Black Americans. His words used simple speech and the rhythms of jazz and work songs. He helped give a voice to many people who had not been heard. His work inspired later writers and artists.

Walt Disney was an animator and movie maker who loved drawing. He created Mickey Mouse and started the Disney studio. He made the first full length animated movie Snow White, which many people liked. He also built theme parks where families could have fun together. His ideas changed how people make films and how families enjoy stories.