American Lit Q1 Week Four Agenda
September 27- October 1, 2010
Honors American Literature (11th grade)
Week 4: Their Eyes Were Watching God
Day 1 (90 mins)
Mon 9/27 & Tues 9/28
 Pd. 1 & Pd. 4 Meet in Lab 210
for naviance
 Pd. 2 start class in Rm 120
 Continue discussion of Eyes –
themes, allusions, symbols, and
metaphors in second half of
novel.
 Continue to fill in the Metphors
Chart handout to record and
explain the impact of key
excerpts
HW:
 Complete the Symbolism Chart
handout to record and explain
the impact of key excerpts that
illustrate Melville’s themes,
allusions, symbols, and
metaphors for the remainder of
the novel. You should complete
columns 1&2 on both sides.
Day 2 (90 mins.)
Wed 9/29 & Thurs 9/30
 Continue discussion of Eyes –
themes, allusions, symbols, and
metaphors in second half of
novel.
Continue to fill in the Metphors
Chart handout to record and
explain the impact of key
excerpts
HW:
 Complete the Symbolism Chart
handout to record and explain
the impact of key excerpts that
illustrate Melville’s themes,
allusions, symbols, and
metaphors for the remainder of
the novel. You should complete
columns 1&2 on both sides.
Day 3 (45 mins.)
Fri 10/1
 Timed Writing for Their Eyes
Were Watching God (40
mins)
HW:
 Read Colonial Lit.
background, Red
Anthology,pp.1-12 (bring red
book to class from now on)
 Read the following looking
for tone, stylistic devices,
and themes
 Winthrop’s “Model of
Christian Charity,” HO
 Anne Bradstreet bio, pp.89-
90 & “Before the Birth of
One of Her Children” &“To
My Dear and Loving
Husband” pp.102-103 &
“Upon the Burning of Our
House” pp.107-108
 Edward Taylor bio, p.109
 “Upon a Spider Catching a Fly”
pp.120-121 & “Huswifery”
p.122
 “When God Had No
Competition” HO
 Jonathan Edwards bio, pp.159-
161 & “Sinners in the Hands of
an Angry God” pp.172-184