The Story of an Hour

How does the 1st paragraph of Passage 1 foreshadow the end?

• It shows she has a weak heart.

• It shows that she did not like bad news.

• It shows that she did not love her husband.

• It shows that she is a women with a lot of health issues.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Select two lines from Passage 1 that show how the author builds SUSPENSE

• “It was her sister Josephine who told her, in broken sentences; veiled hints that revealed in half concealing.” (paragraph 2)

• “There was something coming to her and she was waiting for it, fearfully.” (paragraph 9)

• “She was beginning to recognize this thing that was approaching to possess her, and she was striving to beat it back with her will--as powerless as her two white slender hands would have been.” (paragraph 10).

• “When she abandoned herself a little whispered word escaped her slightly parted lips.” (paragraph 10)

• “There would be no one to live for during those coming years…” (paragraph 12)

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is the definition of IMPLORING as used in the passage?

• praying mightily

• pleading steadily

• demanding angrily

• whispering urgentl

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Select the best example of a sentence that builds mystery

• Her husband's friend Richards was there, too, near her.

• She would have no one follow her.

• It was her sister Josephine who told her, in broken sentences; veiled hints

• The delicious breath of rain was in the air.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

True or False: The author uses the structural technique of order of events in order to create effects such as mystery and surprise

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

How does Chopin use structure in order to convey a sense of surprise?

• She slowly unfolds the events until the end.

• She writes in chronological order.

• She abruptly reveals crucial details.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Identify the device used to manipulate time throughout the story

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

• Parallel Plots

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Select two! The author's structural technique of beginning the story about the husband's death creates what effects?

• Mystery

• Tension

• Surprise

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What technique for manipulating time does the author employ and what effect does it create?

• Pacing;Tension and Surprise

• Pacing; Surprise

• Foreshadowing; Tension

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Identify the device used in the passage to manipulate time and it's given effect.

• Pacing;Tension

• Foreshadowing; Mystery

• Foreshadowing; Tension

• Pacing; Surprise

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.5