Zora Neale Hurston in the classroom : with a harp and a sword in my hands / Renee H. Shea, Deborah L. Wilchek.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shea, Renée Hausmann.

Contributor:

Wilchek, Deborah L.

Series:

NCTE high school literature series

The NCTE high school literature series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hurston, Zora Neale--Study and teaching (Secondary).

Hurston, Zora Neale.

African Americans in literature--Study and teaching (Secondary).

African Americans in literature.

Hurston, Zora Neale. Their eyes were watching God.

Physical Description:

113 pages ; 20 cm.

Place of Publication:

Urbana, Ill. : National Council of Teachers of English, [2009]

Summary:

With the publication of her landmark novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston has become a widely taught author in English classrooms across the nation. The authentic voices of her fiction and nonfiction embrace colloquial dialect and explore universal themes of relationships, self-discovery, race, and identity. In Zora Neale Hurston in the Classroom, the eleventh book in the NCTE High School Literature Series, readers will discover new ways to share the work of this important author with students. The book offers a practical approach to Hurston using a range of student-centred activities for teaching Hurston's nonfiction, short stories, and the print and film versions of Their Eyes Were Watching God. This volume features numerous resources and strategies for helping students engage with Hurston's writing. Highlights include biographical information, critical analysis, teacher-tested activities, writing assignments and student models, and discussion strategies and questions. This is a useful resource that will enliven any literature classroom with exciting and enriching ideas and activities.

Contents:

Where life and art intersect

Using "Spunk" and "Sweat" to access Hurston

Giving voice to Their eyes were watching God : discussion strategies

Writing about Their eyes were watching God : the thesis-driven essay

From print to celluloid : the film of Their eyes were watching god

Hurston's nonfiction : a study in close reading

Making connections with Hurston.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 97-102).

ISBN:

9780814159750

0814159753

OCLC:

265080363

Publisher Number:

99935758197