Wesley III AP  Quarter 3  2015-2016

1/4 Winter Break	1/5 District Institute Day	1/6 The Sacred Calling By Adrienne Rich Annotate and three double entry journals	1/7 The Sacred Calling Write 2 discuss questions for small and large group discussion (Parts 2 & 3)	1/8 Motherhood and Maternity The Awakening Ch 1-4 due
1/11 The Awakening Ch 5-8 due and use study guide to guide annotations	1/12 The Awakening Chapter ch 9-12	1/13 Late Start Day Ch13-16 due	1/14 TBD	1/15 The Awakening Ch 17-23 due
1/18 MLK JR. DAY	1/19 The Awakening Ch 24-28 due	1/20 The Awakening Ch 29-34 due	1/21 The Awakening Ch 35 to end due	1/22
1/25 Awakening In-class Essay	1/26	1/27 Late Start Day	1/28	1/29

The Awakening Study Guide Chapters 5-8 

Use this study guide to “guide” your annotations this weekend.  You do not have to fill it out, however, unless that helps you.  I suggest at least numbering your annotations to correspond to the question numbers.

CHAPTER V

Vocabulary

aptitude – talent

congenial – agreeable; sharing common tastes

and interests

contemptuous – scornful

detain – keep from leaving

earnest – genuine

entreaty – request

imperative – powerful; important

inconsolable – unable to be calmed

naivete – extreme innocence, foolish simplicity

prostrating – knelling

remonstrate – to make objections

sensuous – that which stimulates the senses

sonorous – full, deep, rich sound

vouchsafe – bestow, give, grant

1. During the Middle Ages, courtly love was embodied in the behavior of a knight toward the fine lady he loved. He would prostrate himself before her, idealize her, carry her favor into battle, but never demonstrate physical love for her. How does Robert’s behavior toward Edna fit this pattern?

2. What is the difference between Robert’s present attentions to Edna and his past attentions to Adéle Ratignolle?

3. What is the significance of Edna’s sketching in this chapter?

CHAPTER VI

Vocabulary

abysses – immeasurably deep spaces

ponderous – difficult to handle

1. What question does Robert pose to Edna after Madame Ratignolle leaves? Why does this question pose a problem for Edna?

2. How is the sea used symbolically in this chapter?

Chapter VII

Vocabulary

acme – the highest point

candor – frankness, honesty

decrees – events that seem foreordained

effusive – expressing great emotion

enamored – feeling love for

hitherto – until now

induce – persuade

intoxicated – excited

manifestation – an expression of

propensity – an inclination

relinquish – to give up

1. How are Edna Pontellier and Adéle Ratignolle contrasted in this chapter?

2. How is the road to the beach used symbolically in this chapter?

3. How are the lady in black and the two lovers used symbolically in this chapter?

4. How is the flashback to Edna’s childhood used to show the reader how Edna has been repressed and lonely all her life?

5. What do you learn about Edna as a person, given the reasons for her marriage to Léonce?

6. “She grew fond of her husband, realizing with some unaccountable satisfaction that no trace of passion or excessive and fictitious warmth colored her affection, thereby threatening its dissolution.” How does this omniscience of Chopin reveal Edna’s feelings about marriage and intimate relationships?

7. How does Edna feel toward her children? What does she realize about herself and her role as a mother?

8. How is the theme of “awakening” revealed in this chapter?

9. How is the symbolism of the unknown “lovers” used in this chapter?

CHAPTER VIII

Vocabulary

desultory – random

discernment – the ability to perceive

imperiling – putting at risk

propensity – habit

resounding – echoing loudly

solicitation – request

vehemently – with force and passion

1. Why does Adéle tell Robert to leave Edna alone? Why is he annoyed by this?

2. How is the sound of the sewing machine (different from previous sounds) used in this chapter to reflect mood?