1. THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD Chapters 15-end

2. ELEMENTS OF THE NOVEL Areas to Discuss)  Themes: Marriage, Role of Women, Janie’s Becoming a Woman (Coming of Age), Race and Culture  Symbolism: Hair, Pear Tree and Horizon, Hurricane,  Point of view: The role of the omniscient narrator vs. First/Third person idiomatic colloquial Black voice, Frame Story  Affective Issues” Being misunderstood/being accepted; discrimination; disappointment/ ambition/failure; self-determination  Major Concepts: Gender Roles, Racism and Classism, Ethical Treatment (How we should treat others) Small Group Divide.

3. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: POWER AND CONTROL Using the Power and Control and the Respect Wheel, examine how these various dynamics develop in Janie’s three marriages  Logan Killicks  Joe (Jody) Starks  Vergible (Teacake) Woods What are the complications of Janie’s assessment of love, proper treatment, and how does she react?

4. DISCUSSION GROUP AND CLOSE READING  With your partner, answer the questions for your chapter and be prepared to share  Close Reading Question: Chapter 16

5. SOCRATIC THEMES TO CONSIDER  Personal freedom  Spiritual v. materialistic value  Self identification  Quest for life's experiences  Search for autonomy  Struggle of a woman to be regarded as a person Model of female development  Use of story-telling  Story within a story  Black folklore and folk culture  Humor in black literature Activity 4: Develop 2 Socratic Questions for each column