"The Storm," by Kate Chopin

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT

DUE MONDAY, APRIL 19, 2010

@ 12:00 NOON EDT

Read "The Storm," by Kate Chopin (page 805 of our text). Kate Chopin wrote "The Storm" on July 19, 1898. The story was not published until 1969, in The Complete Works of Kate Chopin. “The Storm” is set in the late 1800’s at Friedheimer's Store in Louisiana, and at the nearby house of Calixta and Bobinôt.

Here’s a link to an online version of the text, with pop-up questions to help you understand/digest the story:

http://wps.ablongman.com/long_longman_mylitlabdemo_1/24/6276/1606831.cw/index.html

For an audio recording of the story, go to iTunes on your computer, go to the iTunes store, search for "Kate Chopin - 23 Unabridged Stories," scroll down until you find “The Storm,” and download it for FREE.

Write a first response to “The Storm.”

Use the following writing prompts: How did you feel about Calixta at the beginning of the story? At the end of the story? How did you feel about Alcée? Did the ending surprise you?

Or free-write your own response.

Be sure to provide specific textual details and quotations from the story to justify and/or explain your response.  Remember, a first response is not a summary -- use 3-5 quotes from the story and discuss how it affected you.

Guidelines for first response papers are available here:

http://english102wcc01.blogspot.com/2010/03/first-response-paper-guidelines_6704.html