 What do you know, if anything, about the book Their Eyes Were Watching God? JumpStart

 How has the definition of love changed over time? Essential Question

 Pass out books  Pass out handouts Their Eyes Were Watching God

Setting Rhetorical Devices Characters Unknown words/ Vocab words Themes and Plot Annotation Code

 Draw a HEART when the theme of love is shown Symbol Code  Draw a FEMALE / MALE gender symbol to show gender relationships. Whether it is positive or negative

Mini-Summary  A one sentence summary of what you read.  Must write one at the bottom of each book page.  Must include character names. Do not use-- he, she, they, them

Zora Neale Hurston Written in 1937 during the Great Depression Hurston was criticized for her book having no “theme”, being too racy for a woman and inappropriate.

Their Eyes Were Watching God Set in the 1920’s In Florida A coming-of-age novel

Janie Mae Crawford Extreme beautiful Mixed race Defies gender stereotypes She is defiant and very curious

Nanny Crawford Janie’s grandmother and caretaker Nanny’s experience as a slave stamped her world view Nanny and Janie constantly clash.

Logan Killicks Janie’s first husband Arranged marriage by Nanny Logan’s sole purpose to having a wife is to have a second farm hand.

Jody Stark (Joe) Janie’s second husband Politician and businessman Wants Janie for a “trophy”

Tea Cake Janie’s third husband He is 12 years younger than her Has a zest for life He is the only one that ever understands Janie However, he does have his faults…

Homework Check  You will receive 30 points for each reading assignment.  I will check it at the beginning of the class each morning  You must:  Have a complete annotation  A mini-summary at the bottom of every other book page and the last page of each chapter.

 You will be given a quote quiz after each reading assignment. The only way to pass the quiz is to make sure you read the assigned sections. Quote Quizzes

Homework