Feminist Criticism/"The Story of an Hour"

Good afternoon everyone! Here is the agenda for today.

AGENDA:

1. I will be collecting the t-charts that you did in class yesterday and finished for homework. These will count as classwork.

2. We will be beginning our discussion of feminist criticism. While we are going through the basics of feminist criticism, please be taking notes so that you have them for when you write your final essay!
          http://prezi.com/lxdkcbmu2rwh/feminist-literary-criticism/

3. You will each be given a copy of "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin. Read it silently to yourself and annotate the story. Focus your annotations on:

• Which aspects of feminist criticism you can see in the story. If you were writing a feminist critique of Chopin's story, which approach would you take and what evidence from the text supports your analysis.
• Pay close attention to the end of the story. What do you believe happens at the end of the story? What is your interpretation? What evidence from the text supports your interpretation?

4. After you read the story and annotate it, turn to the person next to you and take 5 minutes to discuss your final interpretations of the story.

5. After 5 minutes, we will pull together for a class discussion about how you were able to view Chopin' story through a feminist lens.

Homework: Make sure you are reading the first section of your novel and completing your LC ready so that you are ready for your first LC meeting on Monday!!

HOW TO WRITE FEMINIST CRITICISM: CHEAT SHEET