The Story of an Hour - Kate Chopin

Short Story lesson
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Short Story lesson

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At the end of the lesson I can...
* Analyze short stories better
* Understand context clues in reading comprehension better. 
* Learn more L2 vocabulary words. 

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Lesson plan:
You will watch the short story video "The Story of an Hour" from your short story list and then do some multiple-choice, gap-filling, and open questions. 

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Warming up:
What is irony?

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Slide 6 - Vidéo

In your own words, what is the main idea of The Story of an Hour?

Slide 7 - Question ouverte

Who is the protagonist in "The Story of an Hour?"
A
Louise Mallard
B
Josephine
C
Brently Mallard
D
Richards

Slide 8 - Quiz

What is the best way Louise Mallard can see freedom from her husband?
A
divorce
B
death
C
vacation
D
moving out

Slide 9 - Quiz

Why was Mrs. Mallard happy her husband died? (Two answers possible)
A
She stood to inherit lots of money
B
She didn't enjoy her marriage
C
She could get a taste of freedom
D
He abused her constantly

Slide 10 - Quiz

Stepping Stones

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Gap-filling:
Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was (1) ...... with a heart trouble, great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband's death.
A
affected
B
bothered
C
annoyed
D
afflicted

Slide 12 - Quiz

Gap-filling:
It was her sister Josephine who told her, in broken sentences; (2) ...... hints that revealed in half concealing.
A
secret
B
small
C
veiled
D
little

Slide 13 - Quiz

Gap-filling:
She did not hear the story as many women have heard the same, with a (3) ...... inability to accept its significance. She wept at once, with sudden, wild abandonment, in her sister's arms.

A
paralyzed
B
limited
C
incorrect
D
subtle

Slide 14 - Quiz

Gap-filling:
The notes of a distant song which some one was singing reached her faintly, and countless (4) ..... were twittering in the eaves.
A
iPhones
B
people
C
souls
D
sparrows

Slide 15 - Quiz

Gap-filling:
There would be no one to live for her during those coming years; she would live for herself. There would be no powerful will bending hers in that blind (5) ..... with which men and women believe they have a right to impose a private will upon a fellow-creature.

A
direction
B
persistence
C
behavior
D
trust

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