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The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter,
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s magnum opus, is a story of sin, guilt,
and torture. Set in a New England colony during the 1600’s,
Hawthorne gives a startling look at the harsh Puritan
community in which Hester Prynne, the protagonist, lives.
After engaging in passionate sin which results in a child,
Hester must wear the mark of her sin, the Scarlet A on her
chest forever. Instead of fleeing back to England, Hester
bravely stays in the colony to raise her child alone, never
revealing the identity of the father of her child.
In the
background, Hester’s husband, Roger Chillingworth, takes on
a new identity as the town doctor, and makes it his mission
to heal the young Reverend Dimmesdale, who is slowly and
painfully dying for no apparent reason. However, when
Chillingworth learns the identity of Hester’s former lover,
he sets out on a new mission to torture him mentally,
instead of healing him.
Examining themes such as the power
of guilt and being true to oneself, The Scarlet Letter
is a story that takes a look deep into the human heart to
find the truth that lies within each soul.
The Literature Guide for The Scarlet
Letter contains 130 pages of student coursework, quizzes, tests, and
teacher guides aligned with tenth through twelfth
grade English / Language Arts content standards. This Guide
includes:
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Author Biography
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Notes on Historical
Context, Including Puritanism, Crime and Punishment, and
Life as a Puritan
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Notes on Historical Terminology and Allusions
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Anticipation/Reaction
Pre-Reading Activity
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Pre-Reading Activities
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Post-Reading
Activities
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Vocabulary Lists With and Without Definitions
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Vocabulary
Activities
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Reading Comprehension Questions
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Study-Guide
Questions
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Standards Focus Activities
on Allusions, Motif, Conflict, Setting, Symbolism, Plot,
Theme, and more
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Assessment Preparation Activities on Word Roots, Context Clues, Word Parts, Definitions,
Analogies, Connotation, and More
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Graphic Organizers
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Literary
Analysis
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Critical
Thinking Activities
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Essay-Writing Ideas and Prompts
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Extension
Activities
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Summary of the Novel
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Quizzes
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Two Different Unit Test Versions
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Alternative
Assessment
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Project and Response to Literature Rubrics
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Complete Answer
Keys
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and Much, Much More!
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Allusions Sample Page
Custom House Introductory Questions
Motif Sample Page
Word Origins Sample
Table of Contents
Click on the links above to view the sample pages and the Table of Contents to see how the Content Standards are
presented. Each worksheet or activity includes a thorough
explanation of the material to be covered, as well as explicit directions
for your students.
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