Their Eyes Were Watching God: February 11

Read chapters 7 and 8 and tab: Rereading this book is not optional. You need a second reading to hit the level of analysis and understanding required for your upcoming paper.

Journal #5: Post your thesis statement. Be sure it addresses what stylistic choice Hurston made, what the effect of that choice is, and why she would create that effect.

3 Comment: Visit three blogs and give them some feedback that will help them refine and clarify their thesis statement. You can ask a question or point out a portion of the book that contradicts or clarifies what they are saying. You can offer a rewording that would clarify their point.

Journal #6: Read closely Janie's description of Death in chapter 8. Make a list of the stylistic choices Hurston makes in the passage that begins "Death, that strange bird with the huge square toes..." and ends with "Rumor, that wingless bird..." Along with listing the decisions Hurston makes in this passage, identify the effect of each of each of these decisions. You can do this in list form: technique/stylistic choice, effect, technique, effect, etc