Syllabus
use of short prose pieces/poetry related to the time period and theme(s)
journal-writing
close-reading, analysis, class discussion, character presentations
Related Links
Kate Chopin chronology:
http://www.pbs.org/katechopin/chronology.html
Life and works of Kate Chopin:
http://empirezine.com/spotlight/chopin/chopin1.htm
Kate Chopin as domestic goddess:
http://www.womenwriters.net/domesticgoddess/chopin1.htm
Historical and cultural background:
http://www.vcu.edu/engweb/eng384/katetime.htm
Literary movements relevant to
The Awakening
:
http://www.vcu.edu/engweb/eng384/katemove.htm
Kate's life:
http://www.vcu.edu/engweb/eng384/Kate_c.htm
Myths and fairytales related to the novel:
http://www.vcu.edu/engweb/eng384/myths.htm
Symbols in
The Awakening
:
http://www.vcu.edu/engweb/eng384/symbols.htm
Interpretations of the ending:
http://www.vcu.edu/engweb/eng384/suicide.htm
"The Story of an Hour"
:
http://www.vcu.edu/engweb/webtexts/hour/
Chopin's home:
http://www.literarytraveler.com/summer/south/clout.htm
Grand Isle:
http://www.literarytraveler.com/summer/south/chopin.htm
Study Questions:
http://www.csustan.edu/english/reuben/pal/chap6/chopin.html#study
What is Creole?:
http://www.lauraplantation.com/gt3.htm