Ethan+Frome+PSAs

__Ethan Frome__ is a book in which the main character, Ethan Frome, works on his unproductive farm and struggles to maintain a bearable existence with his difficult, suspicious, and hypochondriac wife, Zeena. But when Zeena’s vivacious cousin enters their household as a "hired girl," Ethan finds himself obsessed with her and with the possibilities for happiness she comes to represent.

 Because some of the novel’s themes are failure of suicide to resolve problems, making choices, and the inability to communicate freely and honestly, my 9th grade students created a Public Service Announcement (PSA) advocating speaking out about a problem teens or adults may be dealing with. In partners, they used the Web 2.0 tool Animoto to create the PSA. You will find their projects on the following pages. Enjoy!


 * Period 2 PSAs**


 * Period 4 PSAs**