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Their Eyes Were Watching God A Novel by Zora Neale Hurston

Their Eyes Were Watching God A Novel by Zora Neale Hurston. “I regret all of my books.” – Zora Neale Hurston What is something you’ve done that you regret?. Journal topic.

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Their Eyes Were Watching God A Novel by Zora Neale Hurston

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  1. Their Eyes Were Watching God A Novel by Zora Neale Hurston

  2. “I regret all of my books.” – Zora Neale Hurston What is something you’ve done that you regret? Journal topic

  3. Last time we learned about a new author, you gave me the facts in a brochure. This time, you are going to do it again. However, the format in which you complete the assignment is at your discretion. • The completed assignment is due Thursday! • One document per group • So, how do you do this? Zora Neale Hurston

  4. This document should fit in a binder, include an image and include 20 facts about our newest author. • The document should be typed, creative and have a section that relates our authors’ life to our newest selection. • Why did she write ”Their Eyes Were Watching God?” • How does it parallel to her life? • Cite your sources! Author Biography

  5. Question: What do we know about the Harlem Renaissance? The movement’s proponents felt that art should be primarily political and expose social injustice in the world. Connections and context

  6. Their Eyes Were Watching God was published in 1937, long after the heyday of the Harlem Renaissance. The literature of the 1920s, a period of postwar prosperity, was marked by a sense of freedom and experimentation, but the 1930s brought the Depression and an end to the cultural openness that had allowed the Harlem Renaissance to flourish. Connections and context

  7. In the text, you will be introduced to an individual who aspires to be the town mayor. This is something that was evident in the life of our author. Hurston’s family moved to Eatonville, Florida, the first all-black incorporated town in the United States, where, her father John Hurston served several terms as mayor. A Connection to Hurston

  8. Janie Mae Crawford  • Tea Cake • Jody Starks • Pheoby Watson  • Logan Killicks • Nanny Crawford • Mr. and Mrs. Turner • Sam Watson • Motor Boat • Leafy Crawford • Amos Hicks • Hezekiah Potts • Dr. Simmons • Johnny Taylor • Annie Tyler and Who Flung - • Mr. and Mrs. Washburn -  • Nunkie The cast of characters

  9. Throughout the text these ideas will present themselves.. (Write these down!) Speech and Silence Power and Conquest Love and Relationships Independence Themes

  10. Using the back of the book and other resources be prepared to create a one page summary of the text. As we listen to the audio version you should be taking notes that will supplement the summary that you will create. Summary

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