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English 1. The Yellow Wallpaper. KWL: Page 36. Turn your book landscape and create a KWL chart to fit on page 36 (use different colors for the different sections or highlight in different colors).

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  1. English 1 The Yellow Wallpaper

  2. KWL: Page 36 • Turn your book landscape and create a KWL chart to fit on page 36 (use different colors for the different sections or highlight in different colors). • In the K section, tell what you know about the Rest Cure, repression, gender roles, and gothic literature (If you don’t know it leave it blank.) • In the W section, ask 3 questions – information you are seeking from the readings • Leave the L section blank until you’ve read the three texts; then, fill in the L

  3. Reading Non-Fiction • As a class, read the two non-fiction articles about Silas Weir Mitchell and Charlotte Perkins Gilman • On your own, reread the articles (HOMEWORK, if you don’t finish) – this is NOT an excuse to not do the work in class. • Circle unknown words. • In different colors, highlight main ideas, important information, and answers to your KWL questions. • Complete KWL chart (HOMEWORK, if you don’t finish) – this is NOT an excuse to not do the work in class.

  4. Quiz: Page 37 • Title page 37 “Quiz 12/3/13” • Take 5 minutes to answer the following questions: • How does the color yellow affect you? Do you like it or dislike it? • What is important about the title “The Yellow Wallpaper”? • What would you think if the story was called “The Blue Wallpaper”?

  5. Quiz: Page 38 • Title page 38 “Quiz 12/4/13” • Take 5 minutes to answer the following questions: • Why does the narrator say: “but what is one to do?“ in paragraph 15? How does that statement represent her state of mind? • Do you care about the characters? Do you like (or dislike) them? How real (or well-developed) do they seem to you?

  6. Quiz: Page 39 • Title page 39 “Quiz 12/5/13” • Take 5 minutes to answer the following questions: • What are the conflicts in “The Yellow Wallpaper”? What types of conflict (physical, moral, intellectual, or emotional) did you notice? • How does the narrator's description of the wallpaper change over time?

  7. Quiz: Page 40 • Title page 40 “Quiz 12/6/13” • Answer the following questions with textual evidence: • How does the narrator's relationship with her husband evolve/change? Does her mental state improve or worsen? • Is the conflict resolved? • How does “The Yellow Wallpaper” fit in with the other known works of Gothic literature? Give textual evidence of the elements of Gothic Literature within “The Yellow Wallpaper”.

  8. Reflection: Page 41 • Title page 41 “Reflection 12/6/13” • Answer the following questions: • Does “The Yellow Wallpaper” end the way you expected? Did you expect a longer (or more involved) narrative? How? Why? • Would you recommend “The Yellow Wallpaper” to a friend? Why? Why not? • What did you enjoy (or hate) most about “The Yellow Wallpaper”? Why? • Does knowing that real people experienced the Rest Cure help you connect to the character in the story?

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