Finish R20-R21 Connections-Group Assignment-80%-APOM pgs 131-150
Due Today 5/7
Make TEWWG Bookmark with poster board provided in class. Bookmark should have all of the following markings, which you will mark throughout the reading of Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston.
C-Cultural references
H-History/reflects time
P-Personification (put a squiggly line under the text and label with P)
M-Metaphor (put a squiggly line under the text and label with M)
S-Simile ((put a squiggly line under the text and label with S)
box symbols
underline main idea or important details
circle character names the first time you see them
G-gender roles
Q-Quotes that stand out to you as powerful
:( -Tragedy/tragic event
Students last chance to get extra credit for TEWWG own copies, today.
Students without their own copy, get to go checkout book from bookroom.
Students told to read Chapter 1 for homework. The next class, 5/9, they will learn how to mark the text in their book, or if they don't have their own book, on paper.
R22-TEWWG Ch 1 Quiz-80% and mark check Ch 1- on 5/9 (everyone responsible for, as its on the calendar distributed to all students)
Exit 12-Zora-20 pts-distributed to students. Students can attach the exit slip to their answers.
1) How long did it take Hurston to write TEWWG? (1pt)
2) List 3 interesting facts about Hurston’s life.(3pts)
3) Even though her novel is fiction, name one event from Hurston’s life that she used as inspiration in the book. (1 pt)
4) Who brought Hurston out of obscurity, why did they and how did they (be specific)? (3pts)
5) What was the Harlem Renaissance? Explain in at least 2 sentences.(2pts)
6) Name one reason scholars had a problem with the name Harlem Renaissance?(1pt)
7) Name one person in Hurston's circle, their accomplishments and how they helped Hurston accomplish her dream. (3pts)
8) Why did Richard Wright criticize TEWWG? Give at least two reasons. (2pts)
9) Considering her accomplishments as a writer, what was unusual about Hurston’s death?(2pts)
10) How did Hurston’s books fight stereotypes for black women in fiction? (2pts)
Batten-lectures about Zora Neale Hurston's life and students are given a copy of the Zora booklet to answer all exit slip questions. Exit 12 Due next class, 5/9
