Paired Texts — The Yellow Wallpaper, Story of an Hour Comparison TDA Essay

If you are looking to read the perfect paired texts, look no further than "The Story of An Hour” by Kate Chopin and “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Both stories are feminist in nature and are free online because they were written in the 1800s! Perfect for women's history month!

Included in this purchase is:

• a graphic organizer that outlines how students will compare multiple literary elements of the two short stories, "The Story of An Hour” (1894) by Kate Chopin and “The Yellow Wallpaper” (1892) by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
• the response to literature (RTL) essay or text-dependent analysis (TDA) prompt for students and a rubric with point values based on Common Core Standards
• an answer guide to the literary analyses of both texts

Student Objectives:

• Analyze how two texts from the same period treat similar themes or topics
• Compare and contrast the structure of two or more texts and analyze how the differing structure of each text contributes to its meaning and style.
• Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly, as well as inferences and conclusions based on and related to an author’s implicit and explicit assumptions and beliefs.
• Draw evidence from literary texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
• Students will analyze important literary devices including: plot, conflicts, themes, characters, point of view, text structure, mood, tone, and symbolism.