Their Eyes Were Watching God

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• 1. In what ways does Joe demonstrate or gain POWER in chapters 5-6?

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• 2. Compare Joe's ASPIRATIONS (desires) with Janie's

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• 3. How do the townspeople VIEW Joe? Janie?

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• Compare Janie's INTERNAL and EXTERNAL identities

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• Describe the most intense weather situation you have ever been in. use some sort of literary device or sensory detail to capture the experience vividly. (Metaphor, personification, etc.)

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• Write about Doing something sneaky-- or a secret that you wanted to keep that got out...

Fiction based on real life

• The hurricane Hurston writes about actually happened. What can you discover about it with a partner in 5 minutes? (Key info: 1928, Lake okechobee)

Try to find...

• facts
• images
• Comparisons to the novel: similarities/differences