Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wall-paper” — http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=579 Gilman’s “The Yellow Wall-paper” Active Reading Chart Student Name ___________________________________________________ Date ________________ Use the worksheet to take notes on how the narrator discusses the world around her. Pay close attention to her description, noting how her tone and perception of her surroundings and situation change during the story. Use the Reader Interpretation column to offer thoughts about the possible significance of the items you note. How does the author describe: Examples/Descriptions from “The Yellow Wall-paper” Reader Interpretation (possible symbolic meanings, oddities in descriptions, etc.) Her room? The wall-paper? Her illness? Her husband? Her other caretakers and/or family? Herself? Her journal? Other notes or observations: Permission is granted to educators to reproduce this worksheet for classroom use ...