Task

"Madame Valmonde had never removed her eyes from the child.  She lifted it and walked with it over to the window that was lightest.  She scanned the baby narrowly, then looked as searchingly at Zandrine, whose face was turned to gaze across the fields."

Welcome to your WebQuest on Kate Chopin and her story "Desiree's Baby." Your task is to research and analyze various elements of the story, including Kate Chopin's own life, how gender and racial expectations affected her stories, and how her home state influenced her.

As you conduct research, you will be filling out a guided research questionnaire that will be due at the end of this unit. Please keep in mind that the answers to the questionnaire are not readily available in one location. You will need to research and synthesize your information from multiple sources.

To get started, you will find four links above: Kate Chopin, Gender, Louisiana, and Race. Each link corresponds to a section on your handout. Click on the link, read the articles, and answer the questions provided. Good luck!