Their Eyes Were Watching God
Essay Assignment
Directions: Use the thesis you are given, your novel, and any notes you have taken to plan for, outline, draft, and finally write a formal essay for the book Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston. Please remember to review the rubric and check your final product for content, style, grammar, and structure. All parts of your essay will be graded.
Thesis (Remember to use this EXACT thesis in your paper): In the novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Hurston uses the horizon, the pear tree, and the bee and blossom as symbols of Janies ideals and dreams.
To begin, consider the following:
- For this essay, your job is to discuss how each of the symbols are used to represent something that Janie believes or desires.
2. You should have three body paragraphsone discussing the pear tree and what it represents, the second discussing how the horizon is used as a symbol, and the third discussing how the bee and blossom represents something that Janie wants/believes in.
3. After completing your prewriting, write your rough draft and submit to www.turnitin.com by April 9, 2021 no later than 11:59pm. Make sure your paper is 5 paragraphs long, contains at least 9 direct quotes, and is your best work. Double check all points on the rubric.
4. Once peer reviews are complete, make changes to your essay and submit the final draft to www.turnitin.com by April 1, 2019 no later than 11:59pm.
Important Dates to Remember:
Rough Draft Due: April 9, 2021 by 11:59pm
via www.turnitin.com (25pts)
Write/type your rough draft and submit it to www.turnitin.com under the banner Their Eyes Were Watching God Essay. Choose the assignment titled Paper.
Two Peer Review Completed: April 12, 2021 by 11:59pm (20pts)
Read the two essays that have been assigned to you and respond to the questions. To complete the peer reviews, go to the Their Eyes Were Watching God Essay tab, find PeerMark, then select Write Reviews.
Final Essay Due: April 16, 2021 by 11:59pm via www.turnitin.com (50pts)
Read the peer reviews and make necessary changes to your paper to ensure that you have a quality essay. Submit your final draft under Revision.
Remember, essays must be submitted via www.turnitin.com to be graded.
