ANNOTATE + RESPOND

PURPOSE(S) KNOWLEDGE + SKILLS  Competency 1: Texts as Expressive Forms  Competency 3: Global Diversity  Competency 4: Texts Shape the World  Competency 6: Critical Methods and MLA

TASK(S) READ + ANNOTATE + RESPOND  Read Kate Chopin’s

“The Story if an Hour” and Alice Walker’s “The Flowers” (these two short stories were handed out in class, but they can also be found under Content on eLearn).  Annotate (at least) twenty aspects of each story (for a total of forty). Some of the possibilities include: o denotative language: words used simply for their dictionary definitions o connotative language: words used in order to create an emotional effect o figurative language: symbolism, metaphor, simile, personification, etc. o sound devices: onomatopoeia, alliteration, etc. o special language: references to time, place, culture, movement, color, emotions, etc. o binaries: rich/poor, day/night, good/evil, safety/danger, nature/civilization, boy/girl, etc. o story/narrative elements: characters, settings, plot, etc.  Write a 2 page personal response to the following prompt: o What are (at least) ten ways that the “The Story of an Hour” and “The Flowers” are similar? Ten ways they are different?

CRITERIA  Complete your annotations AND written responses in a Word doc and submit it to the Homework 5 dropbox by 11:59pm Tue, Oct 17.  Your annotations on the short stories need to be detailed and clear. Simply circling a word and/or writing “metaphor” or “symbolism” next to it is not enough. You also need to tell what the metaphor/symbol means, what it is doing, how its language is being used, what is being represented/symbolized, etc.  In order to receive the full points, you need to turn in BOTH the annotated short stories (digital documents or digital photos) AND your written response.  You need to use complete sentences in your written response, but you do NOT have to write in paragraph or essay form (although you always can). You could just use bullet points, a list, whatever (as long as you’re using complete thoughts and sentences).  Hard copies will also be accepted in class next week, but dropbox submissions are preferred.  It can be turned in late (with a letter grade penalty each week it is late).