HELP ASAP! In this unit, you read excerpts from naturalist and realist literary works. One such work is the novel Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton. As you read the story, write about the topics in the table. The information you add to the table will help you complete Task 2. As you enter information in the table, consider the following questions:

How do literary elements and rhetorical devices, such as foreshadowing, imagery, and symbolism affect your understanding of the story?

Where do you notice the theme of naturalism?

How does the author develop the characters in the story?

Use these strategies while reading the text. Then, use your notes to complete the table.

Guidelines

Use a highlighter

Read the story carefully and use a highlighter to call out important passages, phrases, or twists in the story.

Do not overuse the highlighter. It would defeat the purpose of emphasizing a part of the text if the majority of the text is highlighted.

Add notes to the margin

In addition to highlighting the text, add comments or questions to the margin of the page.

Use a notebook

For answers that require a larger area to make notes, use a separate notebook instead of the margin.

You can also use the following link for reference:

Close reading a text

Complete the table below -

Chapters Topic Notes

Prologue–Chapter 2 While reading, think about…

setting

foreshadowing

theme of naturalism

Chapters 3-5

author’s purpose/point of view

symbolism

communication between characters

Chapters 6–8 While reading, think about…

rhetorical devices

themes

characterization

Chapter 9–Epilogue While reading, think about…

theme

the tragic hero

figurative language