Vocabulary/Desiree's Baby

Characterize Desiree

• Affectionate, kind, honest
• Mean, cruel, evil
• Ugly, shy
• Insane, crazy

Characterize Armand

• Kind, loving
• Rich, prideful
• Cruel, racist, arrogant
• Insane, crazy

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How does the circumstance of the setting effect the plot?

• During the 1800's, slavery was legal
• During the 1800's,divorce was not allowed
• During the 1800's, everyone hated women and blacks
• During 1800's, women had no rights, neither did African Americans

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which is a conflict in the story?

• Man vs. Man: Desiree is jealous of LaBlanche
• Man vs. Nature: Desiree's baby is born dark because of a genetic mutation
• Man vs. Man: Desiree and Armand argue over who is black
• Man vs. Society: The slaves cause an uproar

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which literary element is used in following passage:"The passion that awoke in him that day, when he saw her at the gate, swept along like an avalanche, or like a prairie fire"

• Personification
• Metaphor
• Hyperbole
• Simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the irony in the story?

• Everyone knows the baby is black but Armand and Desiree
• Reader assumes Desiree is black because she's an orphan but Armand is black
• Reader assumes that Desiree would just go home, not commit suicide
• The reader assumes that Armand will accept Desiree and his baby as mixed race because that is what a good person would do

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What narration is used?

• 1st person: Desiree's point of view
• 3rd person: Omniscient, all knowing narrator
• 2nd person
• 1st person: Desiree's mother's point of view

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

According to the statement, " Désirée awoke one day to the conviction that there was something in the air menacing her peace. It was at first too subtle to grasp," it is clear the word menacing means-  

• Weird
• Threatening
• Clear 
• Obvious 

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

M. Valmonde is concerned about Desiree’s “obscure origins” and Armand has “one of the oldest and proudest” names in Louisiana. What do these facts tell you about the values of the society?

• Families are close and do not like to be separated.
• A person’s status in society is based on the family’s reputation.
• The society values helping others regardless of family background.
• Women in the society tended to marry for money and social position.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How does Armand change after the birth of the child?

• a.  He has been kinder to the slaves on the plantation.
• a.  He has frowned more often, often disfiguring his face.
• He has indicated that he wishes the baby had been a girl.
• a.  He has punished certain slaves, such as Negrillon, more frequently.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3