Description
Use the short story “Sweat” by Zora Neale Hurston to teach Feminist Literature, Famous African American Authors, or about Themes and Biblical Allusions in literature. This is a great lesson for students to practice literary analysis.
Included in this lesson plan:
– Full Text “Sweat” short story by Zora Neale Hurston
– Anticipation activity, activating strategy worksheet
– Powerpoint presentation:
– Background Information about the author Zora Neale Hurston
– Historical Context: Rural America in the South during the 1920s, Racism, Slavery, and African American Vernacular English
– Academic Vocabulary and Definitions from the story
– Academic Vocabulary Graphic Organizer
– Literary Analysis Questions and Answer Key
– Discussion Questions for cooperative learning and Answer Key
– After Reading Theme Analysis Chart with constructed response and Answer Key
– Biblical Allusions Graphic Organizer with constructed response and Answer Key
– Journal Prompt to form personal connections to the text and characters
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