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Teaching The Yellow Wallpaper

The Yellow Wallpaper

"The Yellow Wallpaper" is a 6,000-word short story by the American writer Charlotte Perkins Gilman, first published in January 1892 in The New England Magazine. It is regarded as an important early work of American feminist literature, illustrating attitudes in the 19th century toward women's physical and mental health.

Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Public Domain

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

How is an individual's fate determined?
STANDARDS:
RL.3 - Characters & Plot, RL.4 - Key Terms & Tone, RL.6 - Point of View

DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE (DOK) LEVELS:

2,3,4
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