The Awakening

First published in 1899, The Awakening was a work of literature well ahead of its time. This under-taught novel is a great way to introduce your students to feminist theory and to show them how far society has come since the start of the twentieth century. Edna Pontellier, a prototypical feminist,…

Kate Chopin’s The Awakening focuses on one woman’s views, on motherhood and femininity, conflicting with the social norms of the South. This AP* Literature Teaching Unit helps you teach The Awakening and at the same time prepare your students for the AP Literature and Composition Exam.…

The Awakening is a major work of feminism, first published in 1899. The Teaching Unit for The Awakening gives you a comprehensive academic framework that saves you hours of prep work. You can rely on this well-researched unit as a strong base for your lesson plan — it was written by one of our…

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Our user-friendly Novel Tests contain everything you need to assess your students' understanding of the works you're teaching. The Awakening Novel Test comes complete with multiple choice, fill in the blank, matching, and essay questions as well as a comprehensive answer key.

First published in 1899, The Awakening was a work of literature well ahead of its time. Edna Pontellier, a prototypical feminist, not only questions the institution of marriage and has sexual desires of her own, but also becomes completely independent of her husband when she chooses to have an…

The Awakening is a major work of feminism, first published in 1899. The Teaching Unit for The Awakening gives you a comprehensive academic framework that saves you hours of prep work. You can rely on this well-researched unit as a strong base for your lesson plan — it was written by one of our…

…at any level to actively think about what they are reading in new and engaging ways. This Multiple Critical Perspectives resource for The Awakening comes with: * Psychoanalytical/Freudian Theory;* New Historicism Theory; and* Marxist Theory. This is the pdf downloadable version of the Multiple…

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First published in 1899, The Awakening was a work of literature well ahead of its time. Edna Pontellier, a prototypical feminist, not only questions the institution of marriage and has sexual desires of her own, but also becomes completely independent of her husband when she chooses to have an…

Freaky Friday represents the classic ideas of not judging someone until walking a mile in their shoes. In this case, a teenage girl and her mother awaken to find they have switched bodies(and shoes, quite literally). They must figure out their issues and differences before they can be themselves…