1. I can compare and contrast themes presented in multiple texts.
Welcome to Class!
Learning Target:
I can compare and contrast themes presented in multiple texts.
Have you considered how we can relate various texts to the novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God?
Examine this famous poem, I, Too, and consider how we can relate it to the novel.
Answer the 6 questions after reading and annotating the poem.

2. I can compare and contrast themes presented in multiple texts.
Learning Target:
I can compare and contrast themes presented in multiple texts.
Where has everyone gone, leaving Janie alone?
What is Tea Cake’s real name? Judging from his nickname alone, what kind of person do you think Tea Cake is?
How is Tea Cake different from the other men of Eatonville?
What is Janie’s reaction to Tea Cake?

3. Summarize Your Reading Tasks:
How can you relate the poem from the beginning of the lesson to the novel? Use this frame to help you construct your thoughts.
The themes in __________________________ and ________________ are similar in that they both ________________________________________, but ________________________________________________________ while _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________.