'The Yellow Wallpaper': crafting voice

English

In 'Fiction: Inner Musings', pupils develop narrative writing skills. In 'Writing Masters', pupils experiment using language and structure to write interesting and creative texts.

In 'Fiction: Books that Changed My World', pupils explore how authors use language for effect in their writing. In 'Fiction: Inner Musings', pupils develop focus on using author's language choices to make nuanced evaluations about a text.

In this unit, pupils explore and practise emulating a range of different narrative voices. They explore narrative voice in 'Alias Grace', 'The Yellow Wallpaper' and 'Klara and the sun' before crafting their own narrative voices. At the end of the unit, they write a narrative with a compelling voice.

Fiction: inner musings

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction or discussion of sexual or domestic abuse or violence, including  threats of or the aftermath of.

Depiction or discussion of sexual violence

popular interior design of the 19th century

war and the impact of it in the 19th century

What might 'The Yellow Wallpaper' be a critique of?

How does Perkins Gilman present the narrator's husband in 'The Yellow Wallpaper'?

'You should go for a walk in the garden.'

'Reading, resting and walking are the cures for your condition.'

Which statement below might show dismissiveness?

Which type of statement can show an authoritative voice?

What might it look like to be authoritative?

"I don't think you know what you are saying, sweetie."

Which of the below statements is patronising??

Which of the below is a popular term of endearment?

men were given more power and control than women

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction or discussion of sexual violence

Adult supervision required

Introduction

What will you need for this lesson?

Are you ready to learn?

Equipment

Content guidance

Supervision

Worksheet