Use this comprehensive teacher's guide to The Awakening by Kate Chopin to link classic themes from the patriarchal 1800s to modern times. The pre-, during, and post-reading activities will develop students' technology and literacy skills as they examine how gender issues and themes of motherhood and marriage in The Awakening are still relevant today. The pre-reading activities about literary movements, Cajun culture, and the history of New Orleans will help build students' background knowledge for reading.
