1. “DESIREE'S BABY” By Kate Chopin

2.  Writing captured essence of life in Louisiana  Themes of her writing: nature of marriage, racial prejudice, and women’s desire for equality

3. LIT. TERMS  Situational Irony- occurs when the outcome of an action or situation is very different from what one expects Ex. Finding out that the helpful child psychiatrist is actually a ghost at the end of The Sixth Sense! Totally unexpected!

4. LIT. TERMS  Regionalism depicts and analyzes the unique qualities of a geographical area and its people  Local color- captures the attitudes or customs of a geographical area

5. PRE-READING  Decide whether you think each statement is true or false.  1. Men’s thoughts and decisions are more valid than women’s.  2. Mothers love their children more than fathers do.  3. It is okay to judge people by their outward actions.  4. It is okay to judge people by their physical appearance and/or skin color.  5. People of biracial or multiracial heritage must choose which race to be a part of.

6. DURING-READING  Complete the Thinking Plot Diagram as you read this story

7. POST-READING  Questions: How is the story an example of Regionalism? What are some examples of local color in the story? What is the situational irony of the story? How does the theme of racial prejudice play a role in the story? Did any of your opinions from the pre-reading change? If so, which ones and why? If not, why not?