Motifs in The Awakening

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

A little inspiration for you on this fabulous Tuesday:

“My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was much less competition."

-Indira Gandhi

Agenda:

- Take reading quiz on The Awakening 

Quiz Question #10 (the original #10 is a BONUS)

What is Mr. Pontellier annoyed by while he is trying to read his newspaper on the first page of the novella?

A. Traffic passing by
B. Madame Lebrun's parrot
C. Edna
D. He lost his cigar

-Discuss the upcoming writing assignment we will be starting this week as well as the final unit assessment, which is a multi-genre project

- Lastly, we will break into small groups to look at three important motifs in The Awakening.

• Groups will be assigned one of the three motifs (children, the sea, and music)
• Groups will find 4 quotations from the novella that relate to their motif
• Groups will present their quotations and the importance of them to the class

-Think about the following question as you share your findings about your motif:

As a group, how do you feel that your specific motif advances your understanding or interpretation of the novella thus far? How does your motif relate to, and enhance Edna as a character?

Homework:

The Awakening Pgs. 83-107 (XVII-XXI)

***Wednesday we will not have class because you are going over your PSAT results. For THURSDAY you need to have read:

Pgs. 108-129 ( XXII-XXV)