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• The Story of an Hour written by Kate Chopin

  April 19, 1894
• The Story of an Hour published in Vogue as "The Dream of an Hour"


  December 6, 1894
• The Story of an Hour reprinted in St. Louis Life as "The Story of an Hour"


  January 5, 1895
• Genre


  Literary fiction
• Original language: English
• Country: United States
• The Story of an Hour

  • Deals with the issues of female self-discovery and identity
• Personification


  • "When the storm of grief had spent itself, she went away to her room alone"
  • "But she felt it, creeping out of the sky, reaching toward her through the sounds, the scents, the color that filled the air"
  • "The delicious breath of rain in the air"
• Irony


  • "When the doctors came they said that she died of heart disease-of the joy that kills"
  • "It was Brently Mallard who entered, a little travel stained, composedly carrying his grip sack and umbrella"
• Simile


  • "..As a child who has cried itself to sleep and continues to sob in its dreams"
  • "..Back with her will as powerless as her two white slender hands could have been"
  • "..And she carried herself unwittingly like a goddess of victory"
• Kate Chopin started writing at age 39 and most of her works are mostly focused on the lives of sensitive and intelligent women
• Kate Chopin was the first American woman writer who rebelled against tradition and authority and exposed the harsh reality of women's suppressed life
• Kate Chopin was born in Missouri in 1850
• Kate Chopin died of a brain hemorrhage in August 22, 1904
• Kate Chopin's husband was Oscar Chopin (entrepreneur)
• Kate Chopin had 6 children
• Kate Chopin's most popular novel was "The Awakening"
• Drawing conclusions


  Putting together ideas to understand a point that is not directly stated, done within the context of logical arguments, skill of implying a thought
• Conclusion


  A decision or judgement made after careful thought, final decision reached by reasoning
• Tips for drawing conclusions

  • Look for clues
  • Connect pieces of information found
  • Use your experiences as guide
  • Consider information that is not directly stated
  • Don't summarize ideas, synthesize them
• Analogy


  A comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification
• Kate Chopin


  American author (1850–1904), born in Missouri under the name Katherine O' Flaherty
• Kate Chopin


  • Married an entrepreneur named Oscar Chopin
  • Started writing at age 39
  • Her works focused on the lives of sensitive and intelligent women
  • She was the first American woman writer who rebelled against tradition and authority and exposed the harsh reality of women's suppressed life
  • 'The Awakening' was her most popular novel
  • Died of a brain hemorrhage on August 22, 1904
• "The Story of an Hour"


  A short story written by Kate Chopin on April 19, 1894, originally published in Vogue on December 6, 1894 as "The Dream of an Hour", and later reprinted in St. Louis Life on January 5, 1895 as "The Story of an Hour"
• "The Story of an Hour"

  • Genre: Literary fiction
  • Publisher: Vogue
  • Original language: English
  • Country: United States
• Activity 3.1. What's in the Title? Learning Target: To complete the organizer with your background knowledge
• The Story of an Hour

  Deals with the issues of female self-discovery and identity
• Activity 3.2 Read Aloud
• Activity 3.3: Story Frame Learning Targets: To complete the story frame To discuss the answers that follow
• ACTIVITY NO. 3.4: Multimedia Presentation (Performance Task) Learning Target: I can present through multimedia a research on the history of women's rights movement or feminist movement
• ORAL PRESENTATION One or two representatives will present the report on March 18. Be ready to share screen for your online presentation. Make a progress report for this activity (to be written on AS) Check attendance and record minutes of meeting. You will also submit this on March 18.
• RUBRIC FOR THE MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION
• What's in My Bag?

  • It is small
  • It smells like candy, at times vanilla
  • Can be color brown, pink, red, purple or even blue
  • It can make one beautiful
• What's in My Bag

  • It is soft and long
  • It is cottony
  • Has a powdery scent
  • Saves girls' day always
• What's in My Bag

  • This object is very useful
  • I keep almost all of my records here
  • It helps me in my daily tasks especially in school
  • I can easily check outputs submitted on OA through this
  • It is rectangular in shape and a functional tool
• What's in My Bag?

  • It's a must-have for me
  • 2 puffs in the morning, 2 puffs in the evening, and at times I puff and puff when I could hardly breathe
  • This life-saving little thing sprays my worries away
• What's in My Bag

  • It's something I could not live without
  • It keeps me company early morning when I think and plan of the things to accomplish within the day
  • It's my booster; also my relaxant
  • I take it in the morning, afternoon, evening or any time I feel like
  • It's a bond between me and my husband and between me and my friends
• Drawing conclusions is another important skill in understanding a reading text. While drawing inference and a conclusion are similar in the process of understanding what are not directly stated in a text, drawing conclusions is done within the context of logical arguments.
• Tips to draw conclusions

  1. Connect pieces of information found in the text

  2. Think of information that is not found in the text

  3. Use all pieces of information (direct or implied) you know to draw a conclusion
• When you draw conclusions, you make judgments after gathering the pieces of evidence from the text.