Friday

• Written Response #4

• Discussion of Formalism/New Criticism & New Historicism literary criticism from the homework assignment.
• What is the difference in interpretation using Formalism/NewCriticism vs. New Historicism?

• "Why I Wrote 'The Yellow Wallpaper'" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
• What is her argument?
• Does the author's article change the way we view the story? If so, how?

• Small group discussion: Critical quotes about "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
• As a group, discuss at least three of the quotations. Then, individually, choose one quotation that intrigues you and write a one-page analysis of it that:
1. Explains the meaning of the quotation in your own words and
2. Develops a point about the quotation (agree/disagree/qualify, take it a step further, make an educated guess about the consequences of the quotation...)

• HW due Tues. 9/18/18: Read the following from your textbook and take notes in your notebook on: 
• "Setting" p. 265-269 (orange), 269-273 (red), 295-299 (purple)
• "Point of View" p. 305-314 (orange), 309-317 (red), 340-349 (purple)