Comparative Study of Component 3 Works: The Scarlet Letter
If you are absent you must turn in an essay (typed and fully developed showcasing at least ninety minutes
work) that fully considers the topic of class discussion in the form of commentary. Remember to bring your
Great Gatsby text to each class. Please note that starting January 5th, the calendar runs with B-days first,
until indicated otherwise.
Jan 5,6:
Annotations for The Scarlet Letter are DUE!
Extract 1 from The Scarlet Letter + Comparative Study Rubric and Handout
Homework: Extract 2
Jan 7,8:
Analyze the introductory and opening. C/C the opening of SL and GG. How have these
openings have drawn you into fiction? How does each reflect the primary concerns of the work?
Homework: Extract 3
Jan 9,12:
C/C the three scaffold scenes. Build a quote base to support your findings. Chapter 2 and 3;
Chapter 12; Chapter 23. C/C the structure of the work using the scaffolding scenes and
parties from Gatsby. How does place inform theme?
Homework: Extract 4 + Colormark and Annotate The Unseen Work: 2005 Prose Exam
EXAM DAY:
The Unseen Work: 2005 Prose Exam Review and Poetry Analysis in Class
Homework: Read and annotate Ransom
Jan. 20, 21:
Discuss the function of physical setting. Do things happen in the forest that could not happen
in town? What about the time of day? Does night bring with it a set of rules that differs from
those of daytime? Do you find any of these patterns in Gatsby?
Homework: Extract 5 + Read and annotate Ransom
Jan. 22,26:
Examine the following characters in terms of symbolic contrasts: Hester, Pearl, Dimmesdale,
and Chillingsworth. C/C the emotional relationship between that which each symbolizes. Do
you find any of these contrasts in Gatsby?
Homework: Read and annotate Ransom
Jan. 27,28:
Handout for Paper TWO
Homework: Read and annotate Ransom
Jan. 29,30:
Paper One Practice: 2014 Prose Exam Anaylsis in Class
Homework: Read and annotate Ransom
Feb.2,3:
Paper One Practice: 2014 Prose Exam Anaylsis in Class
Homework: Read and annotate Ransom
Feb. 4,5:
Scarlet Letter Test + Annotations for Scarlet Letter due at the start of class.
Homework: Read and annotate Ransom
Feb 6,9:
Reading and Annotating Day for Ransom (Annotations are due next class!)
Scarlet Letter RED PARTY
Homework: Read and annotate Ransom
On Deck:
Feb 6-March 5th: Ransom David Malouf
March 6th-March 26th: The Tenth Man Graham Greene
April 2nd-15th: The Unseen Work Exam: 2004
March 27th-April 30th: In the Lake of the Woods Tim O’Brien
May 4,5: English 1A HL Exam(s)