The Awakening Lesson Plan

Kate Chopin's Life and Times

Kind of Activity:

Long-term Project

Objective:

Students will be able to conduct research on life during the turn of the 20th century in the area around New Orleans and examine how societal changes may have impacted Chopin's life and writings.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.4, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.5

Structure:

For an overview of this unit-long project, see the description in Day #1.

For Day #3, review the purpose of the activity and how it will continue through the unit. Then, have each group continue to research their assigned or selected theme. Again, themes might include: history of the New...