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Their Eyes Were Watching God (Video)

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  • Course Length: 1 week
  • Course Type: Short Course
  • Category:
    • Literature
    • English
    • Humanities
    • Video
    • High School

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Their Eyes Were Watching God follows the courageous Janie as she takes a journey on the path toward self discovery. (We don’t know what took her so long...we discovered her in the very first paragraph...)

Anyway, in this course, you'll watch ten videos about Zora Neale Hurston's masterpiece and then prove your knowledge by acing ten comprehension check quizzes. 

  • You'll learn about the enigmatic ZNH, including her ascent to literary stardom.
  • You'll think about Hurston's writing style (spoiler alert: it's vernacular).
  • You'll get to know Janie and discover how her character develops over the course of the novel. 
  • You'll understand Janie's journey as a quest—yep, of the hero variety.

So get to watching and dive into the world of Their Eyes Were Watching God.

Here's a sneak peek at a video from the course. BYOP (bring your own popcorn).

Unit Breakdown

1 Their Eyes Were Watching God (Video) - Their Eyes Were Watching God

In ten lessons, you'll...

  • time-travel back to the 1930s to learn about the groundbreaking cultural movement, the Harlem Renaissance.
  • place Their Eyes Were Watching God in its historical context of the 1930s.
  • rock your inner-linguist and study Zora Neale Hurston's inventive use of vernacular language.
  • investigate the novel's unique use of a "frame narrative" within a "coming of age story."
  • learn why Their Eyes was embroiled in controversy in the decades following its publication.
  • discover the radical ideas at the heart of Their Eyes Were Watching God.