Friday, April 15, 2016

Thursday, April 14 graphic organizer for "The Story of an Hour" day 2 / thematic essay



Coming up: vocabulary quiz tomorrow
In class: vocabulary review
              Finishing up "The Story of an Hour" graphic organizer.  Please remember that this is a writing grade.

When you have finished the graphic organizer, please collect the information on the accompanying thematic essay for "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin. I also have a fresh copy of the story for you.  Note that this models a task 3 on the ELA Common Core exam.


Name_________________________________ thematic essay on Kate Chopin’s short story “The Story of an Hour”.
Directions: In a well-written response of one to two paragraphs, identify one of the central ideas (themes) of the short story and show how the author used one literary technique to develop the central idea.  (hint: think about denotation / connotation and setting) There is a fresh copy of the story attached.
Begin with a MLA heading. Proof read!
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