**REMINDER FOR CLASS THURS. 4/25

12III 2nd/4th:

TOMORROW, THURS. 4/24, you will be completing PART II of your AP LANG. PRACTICE EXAM 


--TWO (YES: TWO!) ESSAYS:

1) Rhetorical analysis essay of SATIRE (as discussed a few weeks ago in class)
2) Argumentative essay  

THE TOTAL TIME FOR THESE TWO PRACTICE ESSAYS: 80 MINUTES, SO PLAN TO BE HERE AND WORK EVERY SECOND YOU ARE PRESENT! 

...And, stay positive; THE END IS NEAR!!! 

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Katie R. (2nd) and Danielle H (4th); DISCUSSION QUESTION TO ANSWER ON PAPER RE: Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper" and "Why I Wrote 'The Yellow Wallpaper'" 

1) Today in class we discussed Gilman's story in terms of looking at a text through a certain "lens," or different types of LITERARY THEORY/CRITICISM.  Click on the LINK below for a quick and very helpful 'overview' of the definition of literary theory:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/722/01/ 

2) Now, consider the question(s) below and answer (informally, but use the text to help you make your points) with historical criticism in mind (i.e. NEW HISTORICISM/CULTURAL THEORY); here's a helpful link that explains how NEW HISTORICISM helps an audience consider/analyze a text--pay particular attention to the bulleted questions one would ask:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/722/09/ 
   
--What is the historical 'role' of women in Gilman's text (mothers, single/independent women, married women) as opposed to men? 

--In context, what details and historical perceptions about the female gender does Gilman focus on and include to show her protagonist's mental anguish?