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Tour Guide Brochure

Write a brochure for tourists who want to visit either Grand Isle or New Orleans. Include a map showing the places that are important in the story.

Character Pictures

Have everyone bring in pictures cut from magazines that illustrate their idea of what the major characters in The Awakening and two of the short stories look like. Explain why you choose each picture.

Creole Meal

Plan and cook a meal of creole food and serve it to the class.

Watch the Movie

Watch the movie, Grand Isle, which is based upon the novelette, The Awakening.

Read the other Novel by Chopin

Read At Fault by Chopin and compare it to The Awakening.

Literary Critic

Write a review of either The Awakening or two of the short stories in the collection for The New York Times Book Section.

Trivia Game.

Create a trivial game based on...

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