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Ethan Frome- Edith Wharton Group Members: Bridget Haggerty Aubrey Hendrixson Jill Jaycox Jenny Winters

Day 1: (10/19): test, syllabus, and quilt game

Day 2: (10/20): character analysis snow white clip: [] hw journal question: Is Ethan’s story a // personal // tragedy born of his indecision and personal failures, a // social // tragedy forecast by the oppressive New England setting, or both?

Day 3: (10/21): Theme analysis

Day 4: (10/24): Edith Wharton history and time period connections Modern Day breakup: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5htIFavJoM Ethan Frome breakup: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ky_ZXy4uA90 (1:16)

[|Edith Wharton Bio Presentation]

discussion about glorified suicides hw: criticism

Day 5:(10/25): criticism analysis if time, recap essential themes and details or give possible essay questions?

http://www.online-literature.com/wharton/# "the conflict between societal mores and the pursuit of happiness"

Day 1 (10/19): test and quilt game Day 2(10/20): characters hw: character analysis Day 3(10/21-shortened period): themes hw: themes sheet Day 4 (10/24): Edith Wharton history hw:criticism Day 5 (10/25): criticism analysis

http://www.viterbo.edu/perspgs/faculty/GSmith/EthanFromeNotes.htm

good resources on ethan frome http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/personal-or-social-tragedy-close-reading-edith-whartons-ethan-frome

http://www.enotes.com/ethan-frome/ethan-frome

THEME http://www.novelguide.com/EthanFrome/themeanalysis.htm