“How It Feels To Be Colored Me” by Zora Neale Hurston
1) Who is Zora Neale Hurston without looking at the text (besides the fact that he is the author)?
2) View video clip.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_M-PfhgMsg
3) Identify the thesis.
4) Dissect the essay through discussion.
5) Focus questions for discussion:
a. What does Hurston mean in saying “I remember the very day that I became colored”? How is it possible to “become” colored?
b. How does Hurston feel about being a granddaughter to slaves? How does she relate to the history of blacks in the United States?
c. How does Hurston address racial discrimination in this essay? Do you agree with it? If so, why do you think you might disagree?
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