000 12/03/2025 Cultural Identity: "Dust Tracks on a Road"

Poll

If you could rename your hometown with a more dramatic name what would sound the most epic?

• Snackburg (because every good town needs snacks)

• Mount Homework (the place where dreams go to die)

• Chillington (because we're all very relaxed here)

• Napville (America's Most Well-Rested Community)

Multiple Choice

According to yesterday's reading, what made young Zora's personality stand out in her childhood?

• She showed remarkable self-assurance and curiosity

• She was extremely shy and preferred to stay indoors

• She focused primarily on academic achievement goals

• She enjoyed baking cookies for the town meetings

Multiple Choice

What is Cultural Identity? How does the concept of cultural identity connect to our essential question about place shaping us?

• Cultural identity is determined solely by genetics

• Place creates the cultural environment shaping us

• Cultural identity remains constant regardless of place

• Place only matters if you really enjoy geography

Multiple Choice

When was Eatonville incorporated, and what historical distinction did it hold?

• Incorporated in 1887; first all-Black municipality

• Incorporated in 1920; largest town in Florida

• Incorporated in 1865; first town after Civil War

• Incorporated in 1887; first town with free pizza

Multiple Choice

Why was Eatonville considered EXTRAORDINARY in the context of the 1890s-1900s South?

• Most Black Americans faced Jim Crow restrictions

• It had the best weather of any Southern location

• The town was built entirely of imported marble

• It invented a new style of Southern architecture

Multiple Choice

Which statement best explains how Eatonville shaped Zora through "expectations"?

• Eatonville set high expectations for Zora, encouraging her to achieve her potential.

• Eatonville discouraged Zora from pursuing her dreams.

• Eatonville had no influence on Zora's expectations for herself.

• Eatonville expected Zora to conform to traditional roles only.

Multiple Choice

According to the notes, what did the American West provide for Georgia O'Keeffe?

• A place where she could be authentically herself

• The inspiration to write her first autobiography

• A location to open her own art supply business

• The perfect spot to practice her yodeling skills

Multiple Choice

What common pattern exists across O'Keeffe, Twain, and Hurston's relationship with place?

• Place provided role models and creative freedom

• They all lived in exactly the same geographic area

• Place was completely irrelevant to their success

• They all wrote exclusively about tropical islands

Multiple Choice

What does the term "self-assurance" mean according to our vocabulary?

• Confidence in one's own abilities and worth

• The ability to assure yourself of insurance

• A legal document guaranteeing personal safety

• The skill of writing your own warranty cards

Multiple Choice

Based on the vocabulary, how would you categorize the relationship between "forward" and "brazenness"?

• Both describe bold behavior, with brazenness more extreme

• They are complete opposites with no connection

• Forward means backward and brazenness means shy

• They both exclusively describe excellent table manners

Open Ended

Write a paragraph response to the following Prompt: How does place influence who we become? Use Hurston's experience in Eatonville as your evidence.