The main character in Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God, is the focus of a crossword puzzle that asks readers to identify key events and characters in Janie Starks' life.

Concepts

their eyes were watching god, reading comprehension, zora neale hurston

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• As a reading comprehension self-assessment, have individuals go through the puzzle once to see how many of the questions they can answer, and then a second time using their books to complete the puzzle
• Have groups critique the strengths and weakness of the puzzle and then craft their own

Classroom Considerations

• Both the prompts and the puzzle are printed on the same page
• Focuses on characters and events rather than the significance of these elements

Pros

• Includes an answer key

Cons

Common Core

RL.9-10.3 RL.11-12.3