Their Eyes Were Watching God Novel Unit - 95 pages of worksheets, activities, quizzes, tests, resources, supplemental teaching ideas, and more for Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God. Used in over 1,000 classrooms, with a 4.7/5 Rating! Please note that this product is a printable PDF and will need modification for use in Google Classroom.
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This Their Eyes Were Watching God Teaching Guide includes:
Supplemental informational texts and resources for addressing historical context and themes before and during reading
❇️ Author Biography on Zora Neale Hurston with comprehension questions
❇️ Anticipation/Reaction Pre-Reading Activity
❇️ Informational Text article with questions on the History of the Town of Eatonville
❇️ Informational Text article with questions on the African-American Oral Tradition
❇️ Informational Text article with questions on the Post-Civil War Segregation
❇️ Informational Text article with questions on the The Great Migration
❇️ Informational Text article with questions on the Harlem Renaissance
❇️ Note-Taking and Summarizing Activities
❇️ Vocabulary Lists with and without definitions
❇️ Plot Map
❇️ Comprehension Check/Study Guide Questions
Literary Analysis Activities, specifically addressing skills practice on:
✴️ Dialect
✴️ Figurative Language
✴️ Characterization
✴️ Types of Conflict
✴️ Allusions
✴️ Imagery
✴️ Point of View
✴️ Analyzing Poetry
✴️ African-American Folklore
✴️ Voice
✴️ Symbolism
✴️ Theme
Language/ Vocabulary lesson worksheets and activities addressing skills practice on:
✴️ Word Roots
✴️ Vocabulary in Context
✴️ Connotation/Denotation
✴️ Analogies
✴️ Which Word Fits?
✴️ Word Parts
✅ Three Quizzes
✅ Two Types of Final Tests
✅ Novel Summary
✅ Pre-Reading, Post-Reading, Alternative Assessment Ideas and Activities
✅ Essay/Writing Ideas and Prompts
✅ Project and Response to Literature Rubrics
✅ Complete Answer Key