Story Of An Hour-

SHAPE OF ESSAY:

Five paragraphs each of which is well-developed.
MLA-formatted (see samples in your textbook).
Include both primary quotes (primary is from the stories) and secondary quotes (a source from the AVL that is from a critic).
Insert a clear thesis at the bottom of the introduction and use strong topic sentences (body paragraphs) to connect things together.
Beware of excessive plot summary. Rather explain why your observations and details are important (analysis.)
Submit by the deadline, with an acceptable percentage match. (Usually, this is 15% – 20%.)
Include a Works Cited page.
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DIRECTIONS: Two (2) writing assignments are listed below. You will choose one of the following writing assignments and write a well-developed essay.

Assignment #1

STEP ONE: Read “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin on pp. 498-501. Please take careful notes.

STEP TWO: Consider this prompt:

The setting of the story is very limited; it is confined largely to a room, a staircase, and a front door. How does this limitation help to express the themes or big ideas of the story? In other words, why is the setting so limited? You may want to consider this question when writing your essay: In what ways is this passage significant? “She could see in the open square before her house the tops of trees that were all aquiver with the new spring life. The delicious breath of rain was in the air. In the street below a peddler was crying his wares. The notes of a distant song which someone was singing reached her faintly, and countless sparrows were twittering in the eaves.”

Assignment #2

Step One: Read “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin on pp. 498-501. Please take careful notes.

STEP TWO: Consider this prompt:

What is the significance of the title, “The Story of an Hour.” In what ways is this story a story about “what happens in an hour?” What does this imply about Mrs. Mallard and her epiphany?

WORKS CITED:

Center this: Works Cited

Not centered: Chopin, Kate. “The Story of an Hour.” Steps to Writing Well. ed. Jean Wyrick, 11th ed., Cengage Learning, 2017, pp. 498-501.

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