Part I- Note to my 1:40 class. Please take these notes and make sure you have them in your notebook. RE-Read story!
Note to my 12:15 class. Be sure to have all of your notes from today and to print these notes in addition to what I wrote on the board today. Re-READ "The Yellow Wallpaper".
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Charlotte Perkins - Gillman 1860-1935
- Author , Feminist, Lecturer and Social Reformer
- She Wrote "TYW" in 1892
- She was married and divorced. She re-married George Gilman in 1900
- She wrote during Women's Suffrage movement
She Wrote "TYW" as a "fictional account of a woman's descent into madness". This was based on her own life and her mental breakdown. She wrote this piece after being forced into "isolation" also known as "The Rest Cure".
Setting: A large summer home in America
POV- First Person
Genre: Gothic
Some Themes
- Ineffective Medical Treatment of women with hysteria in the 19th century.
- Longing for Societal and economic independence
- Descent into Madness
- The Importance of Creative Outlets (communication, identity & validity)
NOTE TO ALL STUDENTS!
Part II- Answer the following in your notebook in order to be PREPARED for our Fishbowl on Thursday!
1. Discuss the narrator and her husband in 2 paragraphs. How do you see the relationship?
2. Describe the wallpaper. How does Perkins-Gilman describe the wallpaper? PRovide at least 5 adjectives to describe it.
3. Who is the woman behind the wallpaper? What does she symbolize?
4. Did you like this story? Why do you think I chose to teach it?
5. Develop an essential question based on reading this work. I have developed EQ's many times in class. It is a well developed question that facilitates critical thinking about a concept beyond the surface and allows for discussion with no RIGHT OR WRONG ANSWER!
See You Thursday!
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