Today: Women's Rights & Naturalism

We began today by discussing the advice columns to young ladies of the early 20th Century, written by Dorothy Dix.

Then you had a little mini-lecture from me about Naturalism (our next literary period).

HERE are the slides from today. Please study these and understand the key differences between the Romanticism and Naturalism literary movements!

HERE is more great information about American Naturalism.

The great news: NO HOMEWORK THIS WEEKEND! Get a copy of your outside reading book. You must bring a copy next Friday.

yes, I'm going to keep posting pictures of suffragettes

Story of an Hour

Today we broke into groups to talk about "Story of an Hour." We look specifically for patterns related to:

1.     Language of dependency and weakness

2.     Language of grief

3.     Language of ownership/repression

4.     Language of independence, joy, freedom

5.     Symbolism of nature

6.     Language of death, ghosts, possession

Kate Chopin and "Story of an Hour"

HERE is a digital copy of "Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin.

Your homework is to read this very short story twice. Annotate it fully for discussion tomorrow. Leave no stone unturned! This is full of symbolism and pattern!