Have students consider both viewpoints and think about their own personal responses to Chopin s ambiguous narrative. The SyncTV students interpretations of the story are divided into two distinct camps: at 0:10-0:50 we are introduced to both sides of the argument. What is the story s point of view? Ask students to describe how Chopin constructs meaning with the story s shifting point of view. Focus (RL SL, 3) In the portion of the episode from 1:35-2:30, the SyncTV students discuss the point of view employed in this story, and how it changes over the course of the narrative. Have students listen to the SyncTV students interpretation of this line and then offer their own opinions. Focus (RL SL, 3) From 1:10-1:30 the students discuss their various interpretation of the story s final line: When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease of the joy that kills. Either watch the SyncTV discussion associated with The Story of an Hour as a class or ask students to watch it on their individual computers. Collect papers or discuss answers as a class. Have students complete the multiple-choice questions. How is reading the text silently different from hearing it read aloud? What words does the author use to develop the characters and setting? e. As a class, listen to the audio reading of the text. Ask students to question the many ambiguities within the two-page story: is Louise Mallard a sympathetic character? Was hers a loveless, unhappy marriage? Why does she react the way she does to her husband's surprise return? Extension (additional 30 minutes) d.
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Encourage summaries that attempt to analyze the story s deeper purpose or meaning.
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What is this story about? As a class, have students share and discuss their one-sentence summaries. These comments and annotations are visible to the teacher after the students submit their writing assignments or beforehand if using the Mimic function to access the students accounts. Finally, have each student write a one-sentence summary of the story, doing their best to encapsulate what this story is truly about on a deeper thematic level not just a plot summary. Have them pick five sentences that, in their opinion, are especially important to what this story is about, and have them write brief explanations as to why they chose each.
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Now have students re-read the text and annotate using the annotation tool. Don t have them worry about annotating or writing responses while they re reading simply have them read it once to enjoy the story. What does this suggest about the structure of the story? What do you think this surprising news might be? Engaging the Text (150 minutes) 2. The preview states that surprising news remains to be delivered. What do they tell you about what this story will be about? In what time period do you think this story takes place? c. Why do you think this story might have been controversial? b. Think about the discussion of the story s plot in the preview, especially the other unexpected emotions. Kate Chopin s portrayals of women are now recognized as ahead of their time.
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Use the following questions to spur discussion following the preview: a. As a group, watch the video preview of the premium lesson. Close examination of this text will prepare students to develop thoughtful responses to higher-level literary texts, and to write thoughtful, informed, and textually-rooted responses, consistent with the ELA Common Core Standards for the high school grades. The Story of an Hour, tells the tale of a woman who finds liberation when she receives the news of her husband s unexpected death. Her works, never widely read or critically lauded during her lifetime, have since been reappraised and canonized as precursors of 20th-century feminist literature and ideology. Practice and reinforce the following Grade 9-10 ELA Common Core Standards for reading literature, writing, and speaking/listening: READING: LITERATURE RL, 10 WRITING W, 4-10 SPEAKING/LISTENING SL minutes (with up to an additional 105 minutes of extension possibilities) Materials SyncTV Premium Lesson of Kate Chopin's The Story of an Hour Overview Kate Chopin ( ) wrote stories and novels about women with wants and needs beyond just marriage and child-rearing, which cast her as one of the boldest and most controversial authors of her time. Engage students in the plot, characters, themes, setting, and language of Kate Chopin s The Story of an Hour so that they are prepared to discuss and write about the excerpt. 1 StudySync Lesson Plan The Story of an Hour Objectives Time 1.