Good morning everyone,

Today you will be reading a piece from Zora Neal Hurtson.

"I have the nerve to walk my own way, however hard, in my search for reality, rather than climb upon the rattling wagon of wishful illusions." - Zora Neale Hurston

Part 1:

1.Read How it Feels to Be Colored Me

2. Use Awesome Highlighter to highlight parts you like in GREEN, things that confuse you in YELLOW.

3. Paste the URL from your highlights into your English Journal.

Part 2:

Answer these questions about the text in your English Journal:

1. Describe the town Huston grew up in.

2. What was she like as a little girl? How did she see herself?

3. How does she feel about slavery?

4. What does she think about people who are racist toward her? How do you know this?

5. What is she saying in the last paragraph?

6. What is the tone of the piece and what is the mood?

****I will be grading your English Journal on Friday! Tomorrow is the last day I will be looking at Nature Writing Assignments. Therefore, if you finish this assignment early and you have time to work on your nature paper.****