- Finish reading The Bell Jar
- Study vocabulary
- Read "The Yellow Wallpaper" excerpts and write your answers to the discussion questions
- Read "I Want a Wife" and consider how the essay portrays a woman's position in society. What similarities do you notice between womanhood as portrayed in this essay and in The Bell Jar?
- Write a paragraph in response to the following prompt:
Does Sylvia Plath's poem "Metaphors"offer a positive, negative, or mixed image of pregnancy?
Your paragraph should be typed and organized as follows:
- Sentence 1: State your claim (your answer to the prompt) and introduce your evidence (e.g. diction, imagery)
- Sentences 2 - ?: Explain how your evidence supports your claim
- Last Sentence: Restate your claim in stronger, broader terms
