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A Teacher's Guide to the Signet Classic Edition of Edith Wharton's Ethan Frome Study GuideA Teacher's Guide to the Signet Classic Edition of Edith Wharton's Ethan Frome Study Guide
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Penguin Books
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A Teacher's Guide to the Signet Classic Edition of Edith Wharton's Ethan Frome

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Is it possible to have too much concern for others? Can we be trapped by our expectations as well as those of society? Edith Wharton's chilling tale of Ethan Frome asks these and other disquieting questions. Signet's guide to Ethan Frome encourages teenage readers to recognize the importance of communicating, listening, and responding to others.

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Concepts

dramatic irony, suicide, compare and contrast, making predictions, critical reading, close reading, communication, point of view, tragic heroes, frame stories, narrators, unreliable narrators, first-person point of view, making decisions

Instructional Ideas

  • Post a list of services on campus and in the community that pupils may access for themselves or someone they feel needs support
  • Review or briefly summarize the characteristics of the frame story technique

Classroom Considerations

  • Page numbers are for the Signet Classic version of Wharton's novel
  • The 17-page guide includes chapter-by-chapter synopses, before, during, and after reading discussion questions, suggested activities, and essay prompts

Pros

  • Includes questions to encourage readers to consider five of the major themes of the novel

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  • None

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Anticipation Guide from Ethan Frome

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Classroom Activities for Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton

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The Narrative Structure of Ethan Frome

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Neh: Edsit Ement: Personal or Social Tragedy? Edith Wharton's Ethan Frome

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Classic Reader: Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton

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Personal or Social Tragedy? A Close Reading of Edith Wharton's Ethan Frome

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Website

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