31 Journal 1013 Would you categorize The Yellow
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#31 Journal 10/13 • Would you categorize “The Yellow Wallpaper” as a horror story or as a story about women’s rights? Explain your answer. Use specific evidence from the text.
PSAT: WEDS. Periods 1 -4. Report @7: 40
Vocabulary- due Friday – esoteric – connotative – pretentious – diatribe – bombastic • Current Event Journal due Thursday. Any topic, follow the ABC structure, Make sure you have a correct MLA citation.
• Make sure you have your social security number for PSAT.
#32 Gothic 10/13 • Gothic fiction combines horror and romance. Creates a pleasing sort of terror. From a more Romantic and less Realist perspective. • Terror (both psychological and physical), mystery, the supernatural, ghosts, haunted houses, castles, darkness, death, decay, madness, secrets, family curses. • Does The Yellow Wallpaper fit this definition?
Why I Wrote The Yellow Wallpaper • Gothic= monsters as a way to talk about women’s issues • Neurasthenia
A. B. C. D. 1. psychology/ madness women work (writing) marriage. What argument does the story make about this issue? 2. At least three quotes from the story that support your idea. 3. What happened at the end? Explain your interpretation.
For Tuesday: • Finish Thesis Statements Practice. Page 97, #15 • Read “Professions for Women” page 525.
