Folklife Resources for Educators
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Zora Neale Hurston, the WPA in Florida, and the Cross City Turpentine Camp
by State Library and Archives of Florida http://www.floridamemory.com/OnlineClassroom/zora_hurston/
Lesson plans, photographs, and writings related to Zora Neale Hurston's work for the Florida division of the Work Projects Administration (WPA) when she
went on a recording expedition in 1939 to the turpentine camps in Cross City, Florida. Correlated to Florida State Standards, the lesson plans were created for grades 9-12 for a Language Arts and Social Studies curriculum. The primary source materials in this educational unit belong to the State Library and Archives of Florida's Florida Folklife Collection, available on the Florida Memory Web site.
Grade Level: 9-12 |
Curriculum: Language Arts; History and Social Studies; Art and Culture |
Resource Type: Primary sources; Lesson plans |
Language: English |
Subjects: Florida--Social life and customs; Folklore--Fieldwork; Labor history; Fieldwork (Educational method); African Americans; New Deal, 1933-1939; Occupations--Folklore; Authors
Geographic locations: Florida |
Sponsoring Organization: State Library and Archives of Florida 500 S. Bronough Street Tallahassee FL 32399-0250
(850) 245-6700 http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/index.cfm
Other Organizations:
Florida Memory Project State Library and Archives of Florida Tallahassee FL 32399-0250
(850) 245-6700 http://www.floridamemory.com/
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