National Endowment for the Humanities
Edith Wharton: War Correspondent
Students research how the field of war correspondence has evolved. Young historians read chapter's from Edith Wharton's book Fighting France, From Dunkerque to Belfort. Students investigate an American correspondents' experiences during...
Curated OER
Anticipation Guide from Ethan Frome
Before starting Ethan Frome, a novel by Edith Wharton, give your class this anticipation guide. Ten statements are shown, and class members must decide which statements they believe to be true and which ones they believe to be false....
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The House of Mirth Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension instructional activity, students respond to 10 multiple choice questions about Wharton's The House of Mirth. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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The House of Mirth - Essay Questions
In this literature worksheet, students respond to 6 short answer and essay questions about Wharton's House of Mirth. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at the bottom of the page.
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The House of Mirth Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Ethan Frome Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 12 multiple choice questions about Wharton's Ethan Frome. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Ethan Frome Quiz
For this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Edith Wharton's Ethan Frome. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
Spark Notes
Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature worksheet, learners respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Wharton's Ethan Frome. Students may check some of their answers online.
Spark Notes
The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature learning exercise, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Edith Wharton's The Age of Innocence. Students may check some of their answers online.
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The Age of Innocence Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension learning exercise, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Edith Wharton's The Age of Innocence. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Personal or Social Tragedy? A Close Reading of Edith Wharton's Ethan Frome
Students complete close reading activities to analyze Edith Wharton's Ethan Frome. In this literary analysis lesson, students analyze key quotations from Ethan Frome and respond to contemporary reviews of the text. Students use textual...
World Wide School
World Wide School: Etext of "The Early Short Fiction"
This site provides the complete etext for Edith Wharton's short fiction, titled "The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton, Part One."
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World Wide School: Etext of "The Early Short Fiction 2"
This site provides the complete etext for Edith Wharton's short fiction, titled "The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton, Part Two."
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World Wide School: Etext of "The Glimpses of the Moon"
This site provides the complete etext for Edith Wharton's story, "The Glimpses of the Moon."
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World Wide School: Etext of "House of Mirth"
This site provides the complete etext for Edith Wharton's story, "House of Mirth."
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World Wide School: Etext of "The Reef"
This site provides the complete etext for Edith Wharton's story, "The Reef."
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World Wide School: Etext of "The Touchstone"
This site provides the complete etext for Edith Wharton's story, "The Touchstone."
Other
The Mount: The Estate: Edith Wharton's Beloved Home
Learn about Edith Wharton and the house she designed. Wharton was the author of such works as "Ethan Frome" and "The Ages of Innocence." This website includes gorgeous pictures of Wharton's home as it has been restored.
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McGraw Hill
Glencoe Literature Library: "Ethan Frome" Study Guide [Pdf]
This study guide for Edith Wharton's "Ethan Frome" provides pre-reading material (author biography, novel setting, vocabulary lists), brainstorming activities, and writing prompts. Students who have completed reading the novel can...
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment of the Arts: The Big Read: The Age of Innocence
Guide to Edith Wharton's, The Age of Innocence, with historical information, author biography, discussion questions, and a ten-lesson unit of study including discussion activities, homework assignments, project ideas, and essay topics.
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: Edith Wharton's: Portraits of People & Places
This is the official site of the National Portrait Gallery's exhibit entitled "Edith Wharton's World: Portraits of People and Places." It contains some information about Wharton's life and career and reproductions of the paintings in the...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Class Consciousness in American Literature
This unit revolves around various social realist authors during the Gilded Age in America. Click the tabs for the list of authors, timeline, video and activities.
Washington State University
Washington State University: The Edith Wharton Society
This site, which is presented by the Wharton Society at Washington State University, offers bibliographies of Wharton's works and of works about her writing, an index of the journal the "Edith Wharton Review," links to many related...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
This is the full text of the novel Ethan Frome by Pulitzer Prize-winner Edith Wharton. The novel is set in the cold, gray, bleakness of a New England winter. Ethan Frome is an isolated farmer trying to scrape out a meager living while...