1. Bellringer Why does Edna Pontellier choose to end her life? List, using bullet points, as many reasons as you can that would explain Edna’s action.

2. “It’s a Mesmerizing Monday!” November 26, 2012 Mr. Houghteling AP Literature and Composition

3. Agenda Bellringer Anti-suffrage postcards Oral Reading

4. Congratulations! Simeon Football Team 2012 Prep Bowl Champions!

5. Bellringer Why does Edna Pontellier choose to end her life? List, using bullet points, as many reasons as you can that would explain Edna’s action.

6. Examining Anti-Suffrage Postcards As we look at the following slides, jot down a list of the central arguments of the anti-suffrage movement as illustrated by each postcard. For example: Postcard 1 – women don’t know what they want, etc…

7. Postcard 1

8. Postcard 2

9. Postcard 3

10. Postcard 4

11. Postcard 5

12. Postcard 6

13. Postcard 7

14. Postcard 8

15. Postcard 9

16. Kate Chopin – Analyzing through historical reference… Pull quotes from the novel that relate to any of the points we’ve just listed. Write down the quote and page number. Find a minimum of 4 quotes. Write: How does Kate Chopin handle the tension of the emerging women’s suffrage movement through the characters and situations in The Awakening? Which side do you think she would have been on, given the sympathies we do/don’t feel for particular characters in the novel?

17. Reading Guide—5 p. 96—the reputation of Alcee Arobin. p. 97-100 – the return of Robert Lebrun. p. 102 – Robert vs. Alcee. p. 105 – more, um, “awakening” with Alcee Arobin. p. 105-109 – the coffee, the cat, and the kiss. P. 109-111 – Mme. Ratignolle’s hour of trial. P. 111-112– Edna and Dr. Mandelet. P. 113-116 – back to Grand Isle.

18. HOMEWORK Complete your quotation links from the novel to the postcard arguments. Begin studying for The Awakening quiz on Wednesday.