Rewrite an Ending

Goal: Rewrite the ending to "The Story of an Hour" mimicking the language of Kate Chopin's time

Agenda: 

Journal 

Revisit our collaborative writing
Rewrite the ending
Submit your best work 

1. Journal 

Think about one of the most important hours of your life. What happened that made it so important?

2. Revisit Collaborative Writing 

• Yesterday we experienced collaborative writing (when you passed your journals around the circle and added to classmates' stories)
• There should be at least FOUR sentences in your English Journal explaining your reflection on that task: 
• I (like/dislike) the direction in which my story went. 
• When I started, I was intending _________________.
• However, my classmates decided to take it in a direction where ________________. 
• If I could have written my own ending, it would have been ___________________.

3. Writing Contest 

• Yesterday, a few of you had the chance to brainstorm possible alternate endings to "The Story of an Hour" 
• Here is the LIST OF ALTERNATE ENDINGS brainstormed by 1st and 3rd 
• You can take inspiration from any of them, or you can create your own
• You can handwrite if you want, but eventually your final work has to go on the Google Doc in Google Classroom, so I would suggest you just type it.

4. Sharing your Work 

• You are going to read your alternate ending to your table group. 
• Your table group will choose who will submit their work. 
• The winner of each table must submit their work to the WRITING CONTEST SUBMISSION FORM.

5. Revising Your Work (3rd Period) 

• You will revise another classmate's work and give feedback on how they might make it better.
• After you evaluate other classmates' work, you will get your own feedback so you can revise your ending and make it as solid as possible. 
• This is a performance task assessment, so your work counts highly toward your grade. Make it your best writing yet.

Things you should have finished: 

• SOAPSTone Form investigating Chopin's purpose behind the story 
• Formative reading of "The Story of an Hour" with comprehension questions embedded 

Have a fantastic weekend! See you all Monday!