– Must be related to "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
– Must be a feminist critique of the text Mrs. Dalloway, used with sophistication and depth of understanding
– MLA format
– 10-15 pages
– Thesis is clear, specific, original, and thought-provoking
– Paper includes ample textual evidence from the primary source for all points made, and evidence is strikingly effective
– Paper includes a wide variety of secondary support
– MLA documentation is virtually flawless
– Paper is virtually error-free

Rubric for the paper

1. Intro

– background

– orient reader

– thesis

2. Biographically

– Virginia Woolf’s own life

– Upbringing >> view of men and patriarchy

3. Stylistically

– Stream of consciousness writing

– free of patriarchal reaction

– true expression

– “Mrs. Dalloway said she would buy the flowers herself.” >>  Independent phrase, clause, paragraph, show’s character’s   desire for independence + action itself

4. Connection to English society

– discussion of standard gender roles during time period/setting

– Clarissa vs. Septimus >> woman vs. men >> effects

5. Connection to Yellow Wall Paper

– stream of consciousness writing

– negative effects of women having no power

6. Conclusion