Edith Wharton
Lesson plans for Ethan Frome, more

|Biography and Background| |The Age of Innocence| |Ethan Frome| |The House of Mirth| |Summer|

Biography and Background

Edith Wharton: Classroom Issues and Strategies
This site is designed for teachers of more advanced students. It contains some insights and discussion questions.

Edith Wharton's Life and Works
Self-checking crossword puzzle, complete with hints.

Edith Wharton Quiz
This interactive quiz explores Wharton's life and career.

The Edith Wharton Society Home Page
The Edith Wharton Review, works online, bibliography, recommended works, a teaching guide, archives, and list-serv.

The Age of Innocence

The Age of Innocence
Scroll down on the page for summary, introduction, discussion questions, and a brief biography of Wharton.

The Age of Innocence
Text of the novel.

The Age of Innocence
Text of the novel available for free download from Project Gutenberg.

The Age of Innocence WebQuest
Students demonstrate their understanding of the importance of visual images and aesthetics by designing a studio apartment for a teenager in the Gilded Age.

Culture and Society of the Gilded Age
Students "explore the manners and etiquette associated with the Gilded Age and then create dialogues, monologues, or short plays relating to the areas and various persons researched."

Edith Wharton at the Cinema
Notes and discussion questions to accompany study of the 1993 film version of The Age of Innocence directed by Martin Scorsese.

Ethan Frome

Edith Wharton's Ethan Frome
Chapter summaries, a wealth of teaching ideas and lesson plans, chapter reading questions and answers, quotations and interpretations, activities/projects. Access to this 17-page document requires Adobe Reader or compatible application.

Ethan Frome
This site offers a summary, theme openers, crosscurricular activities, research assignments, and suggestions for related reading.

Ethan Frome
This 15-page document addresses 87 vocabulary words drawn from the novel. Adobe Reader or compatible application is required for access.

Ethan Frome
An extensive list of post-reading activities.

Vocabulary from Ethan Frome
Lists of vocabulary words, divided by chapter.

Writing for a Purpose in Senior College English
Scroll to the bottom for a set of images in Ethan Frome.

The House of Mirth

The House of Mirth
Summary and 11 discussion questions.

Summer

Summer
Anticipation activities, extensive study questions, possible essay and test questions.