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Chapter 1
Complete Chart over Chapter One. Your group (or you) must turn in a Visual over your
sentence of Chapter One. You present your line of the chart and your visual to the class.
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Chapter 2
1. *Write a 3/4 to one-page comparison/contrast detailing how the narrator describes Hester
Prynne and the townspeople see her. Be sure to embed quotes.
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Chapter 3
What is your reaction to Chapter 3?
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Who is this man “clad in a strange disarray of civilized and savage costume” (62)? In a paragraph
(or more) and using quotes from the book, explain your guess as to his identity and describe him
physically and perhaps emotionally.
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What is Hester’s secret? Why will she not reveal the truth?
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Chapter 4
1. We read the Chapter together in class.
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Chapter 5
What does the scarlet letter mean to Hester? Don’t just give a book answer, dig deeper--tell us what YOU think it means based upon what we know so far AND on what you can
infer based upon your knowledge of human nature. Use embedded quotes from the
chapter to back up your answer.
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Chapter 6
1. What is the Hester's child name? What is the importance of her name?
2. Describe the child (physically, psychologically, symbolically). How do Hester and the
townspeople perceive the child?
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Chapters 7 - 11
Received Handouts for Chapters 7, 8, and 9. If we don't have school on Thursday/Friday, have
these read by Monday.
Received Handouts for Chapters 10 and 11. Have 10 and 11 read by Tuesday.
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Chapter 12 -24
1. All of these chapters need to be read before the final.
2. You will write a ½ page (per chapter response to four of the chapters (you choose which 4) from
the book.
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Final Exam
1. Your FINAL EXAM will be an ESSAY over The Scarlet Letter. You will write the essay in class.
As you will be required to embed numerous quotes, you will need to use your book in class
the day of the exam.
EXTRA CREDIT: You can receive extra credit if you turn your chapters back in on the day of the final. IF
you have used your own copy of your book or your phone/kindle, you can still qualify for the extra credit
points.