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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
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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
Cons
  • None