Tasks

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= TASKS =
 * Your work in this unit should demonstrate your understanding of how authors' choice of literary technique and content impacts the intent or purpose of the piece.
 * You will be expected to complete four final products and some preliminary analysis to prepare for those tasks:

** Annotated bibliography **:
Focuses on how an author's choice and intent affects critical interpretation. You may choose to focus your own research on one particular element of Hurston’s text. For instance you may choose: narration/voice; characterization; narrative structure; technical use of language/style/metaphor/symbolism; theme; allusion; archetypal patterns; use of allegory; setting; historical context or the relationship of work to the time, or social, historical, or political trends. For further information on how to annotate a source: · Literary Criticism Annotation [|litcritannot.html] · [|Hayfield MLA Citation Guide] · [|Noodle Tools]

** Participation in a comprehension blog: **
Mrs. Delaney and Ms. Small will assign specific chapters to groups of student leaders. The blog should integrate information from folklore, style, and literary research into conversations on literal comprehension, figurative meaning, and thematic implications. All posts and comments on the blog will incorporate properly documented textual support from both the novel and literary criticism essays. You may access the blog through Blackboard.com. Remember: Blog participation involves dialog --both thoughtful posting and thoughtful responding!

Please refer to our C [|Blog Rubric]

__Cite sources incorporated in blog in annotated bibliography__: Your work should be appropriately documented and demonstrate solid research. For information on MLA format, check out: · [|Hayfield MLA Citation Guide] · [|NoodleBib] · [|Purdue OWL]

** Vocabulary Wiki **
[|Vocabulary Template]

** Soundtrack **
In order to display our knowledge and understanding of //Their Eyes Were Watching God// and Janie Crawford’s journey of self-discovery, the class will create a soundtrack identifying and documenting the various chapters of Janie's life.



EXTRA CREDIT OPTION: ==== **A narrative piece/story (incorporating folklore traditions and Hurston’s style, using writing techniques such as vernacular, proverb, oral tradition, etc.). You will present both a written document and a performance. Your story should reflect your reading and research and should consistently portray dialect with historical accuracy and creativity.** ====

[|**Narrative Rubric**]
====**// Images from //// The American Memory Collection: //**** [|American Folklife Center Collection] **====