Women Writers

We have only read two women writers so far: Barbara Kingsolver for The Bean Trees and now Edith Wharton with Ethan Frome. Are women writers any different from men? Do they choose different topics? Do they have different writing styles? Do you prefer to read stories by men or women? Does it matter if a book is by a man or a woman?

Edith Wharton

Skim the information about Edith Wharton. Write down five interesting facts about her life.

Vocabulary Review

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In the Vocabulary Section, look at words 106-135. Write a short story using 10 of the words. Put the vocabulary words in bold.

Seattle 1999

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What is the WTO? In the movie This is What Democracy Looks Like, what are they protesting about the WTO?