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Pbs Learning Media: Public Reaction to Their Eyes Were Watching God

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This video [3:32] from the American Masters film Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun examines Zora Neale Hurston and her famous novel Their Eyes Were Watching God. In this resource, students delve into the novel's title in greater detail, Hurston's writing process, the literary devices used, and how the male characters influence Janie Crawford's character. Teacher materials are included.

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Grade
9th - 10th
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English Language Arts
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Independent Practice
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Worksheet

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Prestwick House
The main character in Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God, is the focus of a crossword puzzle that asks readers to identify key events and characters in Janie Starks' life.
9th - 12th English Language Arts
CCSS: Adaptable
Instructional Video

Public Reaction to Their Eyes Were Watching God

PBS
While white literary critics praised her work, the black literary establishment trashed Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God. See what other writers have to say about the novel in a short video from the PBS Masters series.
4 mins 9th - 12th English Language Arts
CCSS: Designed
Instructional Video

Their Eyes Were Watching God

PBS
Prepare first-time readers of Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God with a short video that provides information about how Hurston came to write the novel and how her use of free indirect discourse enriches the story and...
4 mins 9th - 12th English Language Arts
CCSS: Designed
Activity

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

Digital Public Library of America
Zora Neale Hurston's novel Their eyes Were Watching God has been highly praised and severely criticized for its depiction of African American folk culture. A set of primary source materials, including photographs, articles, essays, and...
9th - 12th English Language Arts
CCSS: Adaptable
Instructional Video

Their Eyes Were Watching God

PBS
Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God is the subject of a Crash Course Literature episode narrated by John Green. Here, Green shares the critical reactions to the novel as well as his own thoughts about its importance.
11 mins 9th - 12th English Language Arts
CCSS: Designed
Unit Plan

"Their Eyes Were Watching God": Folk Speech and Figurative Language

Curated OER
Using or considering using Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God? Then this packet is a must for your curriculum library. The examination of how Hurston combines folklore and folk language to create the voice of her...
9th - 12th English Language Arts
CCSS: Designed
Lesson Plan

Their Eyes Were Watching God: The Impact of Language

PBS
Author, filmmaker, and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston was also a dialectologist. The dialogue of the characters in her novel Their Eyes Were Watching God reveals her fascination with accents and dialects. A short video from the Great...
10th - Higher Ed English Language Arts
CCSS: Designed
Lesson Plan

Their Eyes Were Watching God: Socratic Seminar

PBS
A Socratic seminar wraps-up a study of Zora Neale Hurston' Their Eyes were Watching God. Using the text and their notes, scholars focus on how characters in the novel accept or reject the societal norms of the times.
10th - Higher Ed English Language Arts
CCSS: Designed
Interactive

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

Curated OER
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 5 short answer and essay questions based on Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God. Students may also access an online quiz on the selection using the...
10th - Higher Ed English Language Arts
Interactive

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

Curated OER
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, learners respond to 12 multiple choice questions based on Their Eyes Were Watching God. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
10th - Higher Ed English Language Arts
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