"The Story of an Hour," by Kate Chopin

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT

DUE MONDAY, APRIL 19, 2010

AT 12:00 NOON EDT

Read "The Story of an Hour," by Kate Chopin. Here's a link to the text with a very cool, detailed study notes:

http://www.vcu.edu/engweb/webtexts/hour/storyofhour.html

Here's a link to an online audio recording of a reading of "The Story of an Hour":

http://ia311030.us.archive.org/2/items/short_story_026_0804_librivox/shortstory026_storyofanhour_add_64kb.mp3

Here's a link to the Cummings Study Guide:

http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/Guides3/Chopin.html#Text

Write a first response to "The Story of an Hour."

Use the following writing prompts: How did you feel about Mrs. Mallard at the beginning of the story? At the end of the story? 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