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Writing a Mystery Story

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Questions preferred:

  • Explain a concept from Hurston’s Tell My Horse.
  • Identify the results of the Harlem Renaissance on Hurston’s writing.
  • Why was Hurston’s relationship with Langston Hughes jeopardized?
  • Why is Hurston’s work controversial?
  • Was Hurston’s work used to exploit black people?  Explain your postion.
  • What are some qualities a reader might experience while reading Their Eyes Were Watching God.

Sites types preferred:

Questions less preferred:

  • Who is the main character in Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston?
  • Compose a brief description of Zora Neale Hurston’s life.
  • Where and when did Hurston’s first published story appear?
  • Give three examples of themes in Their Eyes Were Watching God.
  • Where does the title Tell My Horse come from?

Sites less preferred:

Questions not preferred at all:

  • How many chapters in the novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God?
  • When was Hurston born?
  • Name three works by Hurston.
  • Where was Hurston born?
  • Where did Hurston study Anthropology?
  • Where did she die?

Sites not preferred at all:

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Urban Dreams
OUSD Curriculum Unit
Writing a Mystery Story
Subject: English
Grade Level: 11th

Lesson Plan Author:
Tim Jollymore
Skyline High School
OUSD