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The Color Purple eNotes Teaching Guide

by Tessie Barbosa

So you’re going to teach The Color Purple. Whether it’s your first or hundredth time, Alice Walker’s novel has been a mainstay of English classrooms for decades. While it poses...

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Comparison of Their Eyes Were Watching God and The Color Purple

by Donna Tanzer

The Color Purple by Alice Walker Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston Discussion Points These two novels have many significant points in common; in fact, Alice Walker credits Hurston...
Discussion Questions for The Color Purple

by Bruce Bergman
Color Purple Unit Test

by Michael Stultz, M.A.
The Color Purple Fever Chart

by Michael Stultz, M.A.

Objectives: To do a close reading of Color Purple, Plot changes in character throughout the novel, Glean evidence for an essay Directions: You will create a TRACKING POSTER for one of the...
The Color Purple and Gender Roles

by Michael Stultz, M.A.