Getting started:
What did you think of the movie?
A quick report on the symptoms of a heart attack or heart trouble.
Over the weekend, you researched information about Charlotte Perkins Gilman, the author of "The Yellow Wallpaper." What did you discover about her life that relates to the story.
You also researched information about Kate Chopin, the author of "Story of an Hour." What events of her life and times might have influenced her to write the story?
To what extent did these authors use fiction to make social commentaries?(Discussion) What other movies attempt to convince viewers to understand an important point about society that needs change? (Discussion)
Activity #1
A. What yellow things are in "The Yellow Wallpaper?"Take out your lists/highlighted pages and at your table discuss how the "yellow" changed in the story. Go through it page by page. Write comments for each page on the paper provided. Be sure you names appear at the top of the page.
B. How might the story have been different if the wall paper had been a different color?
- Your table will be assigned a color.
- Research that color and create a visual of some sort to use as the focus of a brief class presentation. ( PowerPoint/ Word collage/ Prezi/ hand drawn sketch) This is a group activity.
- Compose a list of 10 changes you might expect if the wallpaper had been a different color.
- Ask for paper is you need it.
- Each group will present the information about the color AND explain how the story would have changed if the wallpaper in the story would have been that color.
- (50 points) Only one submission per group is needed. If you are the person who is elected to post the information, do so. Be sure all names appear. If you are not the person submitting on CANVAS, simply type the name of the person who did submit.
First, at your table, make a list of the "people" and things you would expect to find in a haunted house.
Now that you have read the short story, do you think the protagonist was suffering a mental breakdown, or was she the victim of something supernatural? What evidence exists to support your point of view? (List = 15 points/ Paragraph(s) = 10 points Total = 25 points)
- Take a look at this site. http://www.virtualsalt.com/gothic.htm
- For homework -
- Look back at "The Yellow Wallpaper" and make a list of all of the Gothic items presented in the story
- Conclude by writing a paragraph or two summarizing your findings as they relate to "The Yellow Wallpaper."
- OR
- Make a list of actions and words that suggest that the protagonist was unstable and/or suffering from illness,and the visions she had were symptoms of her treatment and condition.
- Conclude by writing a paragraph or two summarizing your findings as they relate to "The Yellow Wallpaper."
Activity #3
Getting ready to write a definition essay -
1. What is a definition essay? https://www.google.com/search?q=definition+essay+examples&oq=&aqs=chrome.2.69i58j0i66l3j5i66l2.83691j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
Sample essays: "What Is a Yankee?"
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/definition.htm
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/definition.htm
& " Few of My Favorite Things" http://college.cengage.com/english/vandermey/college_writer/2e/resources/writing/student_definition_zinser.pdf
2. Getting ready to write with a graphic organizer!
Name:
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Quotations:
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The word in literature.
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What it is NOT: (Negative definition)
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The word in history:
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Word/Concept to be defined:
Personal Definition:
Dictionary Definition:
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The word in poetry/art/media:
Media includes movies and music.
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Synonyms:
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The word in the news:
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How classmates define the word:
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The first thing you need is a topic that relates to "The Yellow Wallpaper" and to "Story of an Hour."
Let's generate topics at your table. Send one person to the board as a scribe for your group.
We will work on the graphic organizer in class. Your homework will depend on how far we get. It will be posted after class.
Homework: Write the draft of your definition essay. Bring a paper copy to class. Post the draft in CANVAS. (50 points)
Homework: Write the draft of your definition essay. Bring a paper copy to class. Post the draft in CANVAS. (50 points)
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