"Her Letters," by Kate Chopin

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT

DUE THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2010,

AT 12:00 NOON EDT

Read "Her Letters," by Kate Chopin, available online (not in the class text):

http://classiclit.about.com/library/bl-etexts/kchopin/bl-kchop-herletters.htm

For an audio recording of the story, go to iTunes on your computer, go to the iTunes store, search for "Kate Chopin - 23 Unabridged Stories," and then scroll down to Story No. 7 ("Her Letters"), and download it for FREE.

Write a first response to "Her Letters."

Use the following writing prompts: How did you feel about the wife? How did you feel about the husband? How did you feel about the letters? Did the ending surprise you?

Or free-write your own response.

Be sure to provide specific textual details and quotations from the story to justify and/or explain your response.  Remember, a first response is not a summary -- use 3-5 quotes from the story and discuss how it affected you.

Guidelines for first response papers are available here:

http://english102wcc02.blogspot.com/2010/03/first-response-paper-guidelines.html