1. American Literature The Yellow Wallpaper
Short Story by
CHARLOTTE PERKINS GILMAN
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2. KEY STANDARD
R 3.0
Read and respond to historically or culturally significant works of literature;
Analyze recurring patterns and themes

3. Main Ideas/Questions/Cues/Connections/Keywords
Name: ___________ Period __ Date: Mar. 18, 2013
Topic: The Yellow Wallpaper
Textbook page 765
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Genre
Author
Key Standard
Connect to Your Life
Short Story
CHARLOTTE PERKINS GILMAN
R3.0 Read and respond to historically or culturally significant works of literature; analyze recurring patterns and themes Other Standards: R2.0, R3.5
Medical Practices
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800 pts
Discontinued Medical Treatment
bloodletting
Magic potions
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4. Main Ideas/Questions/Cues/Connections/Keywords
Topic: The Yellow Wallpaper
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BUILD BACKGROUND a) Who? b) What? c) Where? d) When? e) Why? f) How?
Who is a FIRST-PERSON NARRATOR?
Explain how to make inferences about the narrator.
BUILD BACKGROUND WHO: WHAT: WHERE: WHEN: WHY: HOW:
The narrator of a story…
Logical guesses based on.. As you read…
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5. Main Ideas/Questions/Cues/Connections/Keywords
Topic: The Yellow Wallpaper
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WORDS TO KNOW a) atrocious b) basely c) derision d) felicity e) impertinence f) inanimate g) patent h) perseverance i) querulous j) undulating
WORDS TO KNOW (find more details on a) 769 (find more on-line for denotations, examples, synonyms, antonyms) b) 768 c) 778 d) 766 e) 770 f) 770 g) 776 h) 770 i) 772 j) 773
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6. AMERICAN LITERATURE 11th Grade

7. atrocious basely derision felicity

8. impertinence inanimate patent perseverance

9. querulous undulating

10. Main Ideas/Questions/Cues/Connections/Keywords
Name: ___________ Period __ Date: Mar. 19, 2013
Topic: The Yellow Wallpaper
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What are the advantages and limitations of first-person narration?
“John laughs at me, of course, but one expects that in marriage.” What can you infer about the narrator and her ideas about marriage from this remark? Use the following words: observant, flawed, pragmatic.
Advantages: In first-person narration, the reader is pulled into the story through the narrator’s ________, ________, and _______. Limitations: The reader learns only what the narrator _____ and _____ about events and other characters.
The narrator does not expect a …
SUMMARY of the ABOVE
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11. Main Ideas/Questions/Cues/Connections/Keywords
Topic: The Yellow Wallpaper 768-9
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Why is the narrator writing in secret?
Describe the relationship between the narrator and her husband.
“There comes John, and I must put this away- he hates to have me write a word.”
“We have been here two weeks, and I haven’t felt like writing before, since that first day.”
Her husband and brother dis________.
The narrator is sub______ to her husband; he treats her like a _____.
People who hate their activities do so out of fear of punishment. You can infer that the narrator …
Refusing to refrain from a forbidden activity indicate hostility and stubbornness. You can infer that the narrator …
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Topic: The Yellow Wallpaper 769
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What do the details about the room suggest about its function?
The heavy bedstead, the barred windows, and the gate at the top of the stairs suggest a _________ or ________.
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