AP Lit Prose Essay Prompt on The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin

This is an AP Lit prose essay prompt on "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin. This is a great prompt because it is asking what is only implied, which students have difficultly identifying in a short story like "The Story of an Hour" since nothing is directly stated in the story.

The students have a hard time identifying what is implied in the story, which I find is a great teaching opportunity.

I have included my annotations of the story as well as an outline.

Please refer to the new grading rubrics College Board changed in 2019. I have a reformatted prose essay analysis rubric that is only two pages so it can be copied back to back or minimized to fit on one page.

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/AP-Lit-and-Comp-2019-Reformatted-Prose-Fiction-Analysis-Essay-Rubric-4813401

I have quarterly pacing guides on TpT with the assignments and materials I use in my AP Lit and Comp class if interested.

Quarter 1 pacing guide:

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/AP-Lit-and-Comp-Quarter-1-pacing-calendar-4589883

Quarter 2 pacing guide:

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/AP-Lit-and-Comp-Quarter-2-pacing-calendar-4600345

Quarter 3 pacing guide:

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/AP-Lit-and-Comp-Quarter-3-pacing-calendar-4611610

Quarter 4 pacing guide:

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/AP-Lit-and-Comp-Quarter-4-pacing-calendar-4615413