1 / 11

Desperation/ Themes of Ethan Frome

Desperation/ Themes of Ethan Frome. Chapter 9 WARNING!. This is a very heavy chapter. It deals with the topics of desperation and suicide. If you feel this is too much for you please come talk to me. Please be respectful and do not make jokes about suicide. . Final Assignment. 3 Levels

dai
Download Presentation

Desperation/ Themes of Ethan Frome

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Desperation/ Themes of Ethan Frome

  2. Chapter 9 WARNING! • This is a very heavy chapter. It deals with the topics of desperation and suicide. If you feel this is too much for you please come talk to me. • Please be respectful and do not make jokes about suicide.

  3. Final Assignment • 3 Levels • You must choose assignments in each level to gain points. • You may begin working on this assignment now. • Some levels will require you to collaborate (work together).

  4. Quiz! • We are going to take a quiz on chapter 8!

  5. By the end of today, we will be able to • Explain the themes surrounding desperation in Ethan Frome. • Explain the author’s choice to build these themes in the novel. • Analyze an article about the time period of Ethan Frome and explain how it changes the way we see the themes in the novel.

  6. Reflection • Write a paragraph explaining what you think will happen to Mattie after she leaves. • Where would she go? • What would she do? • What would happen to her?

  7. History • Read the article to yourself or with a partner. • Then compare that to your prediction for Mattie. • On your reflection draw a line. Title the new section New Impressions. • Write five things that you learned from reading the article. • Write 2 level 2 questions this article raised for you.

  8. What are Mattie’s Options? • Turn to your neighbors and talk about Mattie’s options, now that you have read the article. • We are going to talk about this as a class.

  9. Popcorn Reading: Chapter 9 • Popcorn read • If you are called you may read as much or as little as you like. • Please interrupt us by raising your hand and saying “Stop!” whenever you have a question or notice something you would like to talk about.

  10. Chapter 9 Activity • Write a short essay explaining why Ethan and Mattie decided to commit suicide. Why did they feel like they needed to be so extreme? • Provide a claim, evidence from the text AND the article, and reasoning to support your evidence. • THEN write 2 level 1 questions, 2 level 2 questions, and 2 level 3 questions for this chapter.

More Related