Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Lesson plans for "The Yellow Wallpaper"

Charlotte Perkins Gilman, "The Yellow Wallpaper"
Ten questions for writing and/or discussion. This document requires MS-Word for access.

Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wall-paper"-The "New Woman" and Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wall-paper"-Writing Women
Students investigate the status of middle-class women in the American society of Gilman's time. In the first lesson, students examine advertisements, images, magazine articles, and other primary source documents. Lesson Two requires a close reading of "The Yellow Wall-paper" itself within the context of students' research and analysis in this first part of the full lesson. These lessons can be used as stand-alones.

Charlotte Perkins Gilman, "The Yellow Wallpaper"
Critical commentary, annotated bibliography, and a hypertext of the story with links to key symbols and images.

Depression or Oppression: "The Yellow Wallpaper" by C.P. Gilman
Students research women's issues in the early 20th century and the attitude toward and treatment of mental illnesses then and now. They write a persuasive essay. This lesson includes assessment.

Gothic and the Female Voice: Examining Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper"
A variety of approaches to the story. This page includes the text of Gilman's essay, "Why I Wrote 'The Yellow Wallpaper'."

"Why I Wrote 'The Yellow Wallpaper'" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Text of the essay.

"The Yellow Wallpaper"
Summary and a 30-minute audio file of the story.