16-20 February 2009

Reading & Comprehension

NFG: Read Chp. 38: Reading Strategies (313-28).

Wikipedia: Read Charlotte Perkins Gilman and The Yellow Wallpaper. NOTE: Wikis of this nature should be used as a means of providing context and background information only; generally they are not cited as secondary sources in formal writing. Wikipedia is an online hypertextual encyclopedia that anyone can edit. The methodology behind this encyclopdia, in my opinion, is ideal; rather than an entry being written by one or two authors, entries are written (and updated) by a collective group of authors from multiple perspectives and disciplines. Be aware that many Wikipedia authors are not professional scholars or experts in the field, object, person, story, etc. on which they are writing, and every now and then hackers and trolls like to vandalize entries with incorrect information. For the most part, however, Wikipedia is a reliable and useful resource. To read more on this issue, see Criticism of Wikipedia.

Read these short essays on "The Yellow Wallpaper" for background, context and insights into Gilman's story.

Owl @ Purdue: Read the following entries from the MLA Formatting & Style Guide: General Format, In-Text Citations: The Basics and Formatting Quotations.

Owl @ Purdue (Grammar): Read Sentence Clarity and Numbers.

Assignments

NFG: Complete this Reading Strategies Handout. DUE DATE & TIME: Wednesday, Feb. 18, 5 p.m.

Essay #3 (Final Draft): Submit the literary analysis on Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper" via WebCT. DUE DATE & TIME: Friday, Feb. 20, 5 p.m.