"The Story of an Hour" Kate Chopin Choice Board

If you are looking for some "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin lesson plans, here are some mini-projects to get students thinking about different aspects of the story.

Each of these can be completed individually, with a partner, or even in a group. They make great literature circle options or could even be used in stations (because high school students enjoy those too). They also make great extra credit options!

Some of the options need magazines, newspapers, and /or internet access to complete.

1. Emoji Summary: “Write” a summary of the story using only emojis.

2. Use Conflict to Determine Theme:

1. List the conflicts in the story and how each is resolved.

2. Write a one-sentence summary of the story that includes the main conflict and resolution.

3. Choose a word or short phrase (4 words max) that expresses the topic of the story.

3. Write down three words that describe the tone at the end of the story. (How does the narrator seem to feel about what happened?)

4. From how the conflict is resolved at the end of the story and how the narrator seems to feel about it, write a theme statement. Remember a theme statement should express what the writer of the story thinks about the topic of the story.

3. Meme the Story: Choose at least six important moments or ideas from the story and create a meme that represents that moment. (6 memes total)

4. Research the Context: Do some research about the context of the story.

Find out:

1. Who wrote it? List some significant facts about them.

2. When was it written? Describe what that time was like.

3. Where was it written, or where was it about? Describe the community of that place.

4. Were there any significant events taking place in that place, in that time, to that person or their community? Summarize them.

Using the information you have found, write 1-2 paragraphs explaining how the context may have influenced the story and what the story may have been saying about the context.

5. Connect It: Think of at least three other stories, ideas, songs, or pieces of art the story reminds you of. Write a paragraph about each one, summarizing or describing it and explaining how it relates to the story.

For a one-page choice board of the above options, check out my "The Story of an Hour" Kate Chopin Choice Board.

Or, to create your own Choice Board for this or any other story, check out the fiction Choice Board Creator.