Free The Story Of An Hour Lesson Plan for 11th Grade Students

Topic: The story of an hour is a short story written by Kate Chopin. It's an ironic story about a woman whose husband dies unexpectedly. In this lesson, we'll be analyzing the story for its use of irony and symbolism.

Objectives & Outcomes

• Analyze the use of irony in the story of an hour.
• Analyze the use of symbolism in the story of an hour.
• Analyze the themes in the story of an hour.

Materials

• Copies of the story of an hour
• Handouts with guiding questions for analyzing irony and symbolism
• Pen or pencil for writing

Warm-up

• Begin the lesson by asking the students what they know about irony. Write their responses on the board.
• Next, ask the students to give an example of an ironic situation or statement. Again, write their responses on the board.
• Then, ask the students what they know about symbolism. Write their responses on the board.
• Next, ask the students to give an example of symbolic language or imagery. Again, write their responses on the board.

Direct Instruction

• Next, introduce the concept of literary irony to the students. Explain that literary irony is a device used by authors to convey a meaning that is the opposite of what is expected or intended.
• Provide the students with a handout that contains examples of literary irony. Have them read through the examples and discuss what the intended meaning of each example is and what the ironic meaning is.
• Next, introduce the concept of symbolism to the students. Explain that symbolism is a device used by authors to convey meaning through imagery or objects.
• Provide the students with a handout that contains examples of symbolic language or imagery. Have them read through the examples and discuss what the intended meaning of each example is and what the symbolic meaning is.
• Finally, combine the concepts of irony and symbolism by having the students identify examples of irony and symbolism in the story of an hour. As a class, read through the story and have the students identify instances of irony and symbolism.

Guided Practice

• Ask the students to work in small groups to identify additional examples of irony and symbolism in the story of an hour. Provide each group with a copy of the story and have them work together to locate additional examples.
• Have the students present their findings to the class and discuss as a group.

Independent Practice

• Ask the students to create a short piece of writing, such as a short story or a poem, that incorporates irony.
• Have the students present their work to the class and explain how they incorporated irony into their writing.

Closure

• Review the main concept of irony with the students.
• Ask the students to share any insights or thoughts they had about irony during the activity.

Assessment

• Observe the students during the guided and independent practice activities to assess their understanding of irony.
• Collect and review the students' written responses to the prompt to assess their ability to identify and analyze examples of irony in "The story of an hour" by Kate Chopin.