Part Three of The Yellow Wall-Paper

September 23, 2015

E.Q: Identify literary devices used in the Yellow Wall-Paper.

Obj: I can identify literary devices used in the Yellow Wall-Paper and analyze their function.

Starter:

Explain one thing that you learned from researching Weir Mitchell.

Then, predict what will happen to the woman by the end of the story.

Respond to the question in a minimum of 3 sentences.

Vocabulary:

Please make a copy of the Yellow Wall Paper vocabulary for your own class folder. 

Make sure that you add your own definition and complete the activity.

For Blocks 3 and 4:

 Gallery Walk

As a class, you will walk around and observe your peers storyboard.

 In a Google Doc, copy and paste the following questions and fill it out for at least 5 peers.

Gallery Walk Feedback

1.  Describe what you see in the setting.  Use shapes, colors, objects, characters, etc.

Is it an effective portrayal of the story?  Why or why not?

2.  What is one item that is effective and impressive? Explain why it is effective?

3.  What is one item that could be improved?  How can it be improved and how would it make it better?

Activity:

1.  The Yellow Wall-Paper

Follow along with the audiobook  from break on top of page 653-656.

18:50-end

Discussion Questions

How does the personification of the wall-paper impact our interpretation of it?

Evaluate the mental state of the main character and classify her current mental state.

Outline the changing mentality of the main character.  Draw conclusions as to what is causing this.

Interpret the ending.  What does this mean?

2.  Why I Wrote the Yellow Wall-Paper

Identify the author's purpose.

Explain how this was a crucial piece of literature for women of this time. 

3.  Literary Device Graphic Organizer

With a partner you will create a spider map of the literary devices used in the Yellow Wall-Paper



You must identify:

Theme (3)
Personification (5)
Connotation (5))
Denotation (5)
Imagery (5)
Motif 1
Symbol (1)

For each device, find an example in the text and then explain the meaning.

Complete this task on the large sheets of paper and use markers!

Closure:
What literary devices do you need more help understand?