"She Was the Party" p. 2-7 by Amy Elliott https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/o0ie1dshkblj Students will post what they learned about Zora here. en-us 2017-01-30 16:44:06 UTC 2026-01-15 15:59:18 UTC hello@padlet.com Jordan Beck https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/o0ie1dshkblj/wish/150300613 Zora is very creative and has a drive to be successful

]]> 2017-01-30 16:50:09 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/o0ie1dshkblj/wish/150300613 Cam Cunningham https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/o0ie1dshkblj/wish/150300767 Zora had a fiery intellect, an infectious sense of humor, and "the gift of walking into friends hearts"]]> 2017-01-30 16:50:33 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/o0ie1dshkblj/wish/150300767 Jackson/Payam https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/o0ie1dshkblj/wish/150300872 1. Zora was born in Alabama however wrote about Florida being her home.
2. Zora's mother died when  Zora was 13 years old.
3. Zora ran away from home and climbed the ranks of a performance group to eventually become the lead singer.
4. Zora identified as 10 years younger than her actual age to complete highschool and college.
5. Zora was a defining characteristic of the Harlem Renaissance.
6. Zora was not recognized  as a great author until she published her autobiography.
7. When Zora died she did not have enough funds to place a headstone when she died.
8. Zora foresaw her self dying without money in 1945.
9. Zora received a marked headstone in 1973
10. Zora is buried in a marsh where her grave requires a treacherous snake infested hike to arrive at.]]> 2017-01-30 16:50:49 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/o0ie1dshkblj/wish/150300872 https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/o0ie1dshkblj/wish/150302255 1.She almost killed her step mother in a fight

2.she didn't finish high school and she was 26 years old so in order for her to get a free education she presented herself 10 years younger 

3. Her grave wasn't marked  for 13 years

]]> 2017-01-30 16:54:31 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/o0ie1dshkblj/wish/150302255 mcg9165 https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/o0ie1dshkblj/wish/150302328 Zora almost killed her step mom in a fist fight ]]> 2017-01-30 16:54:40 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/o0ie1dshkblj/wish/150302328 https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/o0ie1dshkblj/wish/150302364 1. the most she ever made on a book was $943.76
2. she almost killed her step mom in a fight
3. she died on january 28 from a stroke at 69 years old
4. her neighbors had to take collections in order to bury her 
5. she was still in highschool at the age of 26
6. she was a maid to a famous singer 
7. she lied about her age in order to go to school for free
8. her mom died when she was 15
9. she had to raise herself
10. her father was a preacher

]]> 2017-01-30 16:54:43 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/o0ie1dshkblj/wish/150302364 https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/o0ie1dshkblj/wish/150302568 zora always had friends that would look after her and had a lot of charisma
she wrote lots of books that inspired a lot of other writers  ]]> 2017-01-30 16:55:16 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/o0ie1dshkblj/wish/150302568 https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/o0ie1dshkblj/wish/150302573 Zora played it off that she was 10 years younger than she actually was.]]> 2017-01-30 16:55:17 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/o0ie1dshkblj/wish/150302573 Zora was supposedly 10 years younger so technically she died at https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/o0ie1dshkblj/wish/150302807 age 79 not 69]]> 2017-01-30 16:55:51 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/o0ie1dshkblj/wish/150302807 https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/o0ie1dshkblj/wish/150303177 Zora had a fist bloody fight with her step mom]]> 2017-01-30 16:56:41 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/o0ie1dshkblj/wish/150303177 https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/o0ie1dshkblj/wish/150303346 1. She almost killed her step mother in a fight
2. she ]]> 2017-01-30 16:57:03 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/o0ie1dshkblj/wish/150303346 https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/o0ie1dshkblj/wish/150303501 1. ]]> 2017-01-30 16:57:28 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/o0ie1dshkblj/wish/150303501 zora had a fist fight with de step mom https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/o0ie1dshkblj/wish/150303591 2017-01-30 16:57:41 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/o0ie1dshkblj/wish/150303591 Alondra/jared/rachel/max https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/o0ie1dshkblj/wish/150303667 1.Zora is African American ,2.she died from a stroke
3.maid to a singer
4.almost killed step mom
5.she presented herself 10 years younger
6.her mom died at 15
7.born in Alabama

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