English III
THS BLOCK SCHEDULING
Mr. Scheef
THE SCARLET LETTER By Nataniel Hawthorne
November 4 - November 22
Learning Goals:
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Students will be able to recognize and recall facts of a literary work.
Students will produce explicit details drwan from what is read.
Students will be able to in their own words the meaning of certain vocabulary terms, passages
and actions in a literary work.
Students will be able to make critical judgments about what is read.
“A” DAY
Thursday
10:00
“Getting Started” Have you either been falslyng accused of something or have you falsely
accused someone before? How did you feel?
Introduce: The Scarlet Letter By Nataniel Hawthorne
a.
Basic Plot Line
b.
Basic Theme Development
c.
Scarlet Letter Vocabulary
In Class complete: Scarlet Letter Prereading Assignment - Due EOC
Application: What did you learn in class today and how do you plan to use it.
For Monday read: Preface, Custom House, Chapters 1-2-3-4
Note:
Be sure to annotate as you read !
For Monday complete: Prereading Assignment
40:00
35:00
5:00
“A” DAY
10:00
20:00
20:00
10:00
25:00
5:00
Monday
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“Getting Started” Discuss Prereading
Review: The Scarlet Letter By Nataniel Hawthorne
a.
Basic Plot Line
b.
Basic Theme Development
c.
Scarlet Letter Vocabulary
In Class complete: Scarlet Letter Pairs - Chapter 1-2 “Close Reading”
Discuss: Close Reading
In Class complete: “What is it?” (Individually) - Due EOC
Application: What did you learn in class today and how do you plan to use it.
For Wednesday read: Chapters 5-6-7
For Wednesday complete: Scarlet Letter Vocabulary
REMINDER: Students may use any vocabulary definitions on test or quiz that have been
handwritten in their notebooks.
“A” DAY
Wednesday November 10
10:00
20:00
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10:00
25:00
5:00
“Getting Started” How would society handle a Scarlet Letter situation in 2010-2011?
Review: Scarlet Letter Vocabulary
In Class complete: Scarlet Letter Pairs - Chapter 3-4-5 and 6 “Close Reading” and Application
Discuss: Close Reading
In Class complete: “For Whose Good? (Individually) - Due EOC
Application: What did you learn in class today and how do you plan to use it.
For Friday read: Chapters 8-9-10 -11
For Friday vocabulary exam
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“A” DAY
Friday
10:00
20:00
“Getting Started” Is the Reverend A.D. an honorable man at this point in the storyline…explain
Review: Scarlet Letter Vocabulary Exam
Note: Turn in your notes with your exam
In Class complete: Scarlet Letter Pairs - Chapters 7-8
Discuss: Close Reading
In Class complete: Enrichment #2 (Individually) - Chapters 9-10 and 11 - Due EOC
Application: What did you learn in class today and how do you plan to use it.
For Tuesday read: Chapters 12-13-14-15-16 and 17
For Tuesday complete: Chapters 7-8 Enrichment #2 (use music as your medium)
15:00
10:00
25:00
5:00
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Tuesday
10:00
20:00
10:00
15:00
10:00
15:00
5:00
“Getting Started” Predict what will happen to Reverend A.D.’s church community?
In groups complete: Appearance v.Reality
Discuss: Appearance v. Reality
In Class complete: Scarlet Letter Appearance v. Reality (Thinking About the Novel) - Individually
Discuss: Thinking About the Novel
In Class complete: Because - Due EOC
Application: What did you learn in class today and how do you plan to use it.
For Thursday read: Chapters 18-19 and 20
For Thursday complete: Because (Thinking Beyond the Novel) in your note book.
“A” DAY
Thursday
10:00
20:00
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15:00
10:00
15:00
5:00
“Getting Started” Discuss Thinking Beyond the Novel
In groups complete: Chapters 16-17 and 18 “Close Reading”
Discuss: Chapters 16-17 and 18
In Class complete: Scarlet Letter Chapters 16-17 and 18 Application
Discuss: Application
In Class complete: Facing the Issue - Due EOC
Application: What did you learn in class today and how do you plan to use it.
For Monday read: Finish The Scarlet Letter
“A” DAY
Monday
10:00
20:00
10:00
15:00
10:00
15:00
5:00
“Getting Started” Prediction: What happens to Pearl after all this is said and done?
In groups complete: Chapters 22-23 and 24
Discuss: Chapters 22-23 and 24
In Class complete: Scarlet Letter Is It Possible? - Due MOC
Discuss: Is It Possible?
In Class Review: Scarlet Letter Essays
Application: What did you learn in class today and how do you plan to use it.
For Tuesday (November 30) In class: Literary Analysis - Due EOC
For Thursday (December 2) - Essays Due Monday December 8th
a.
WOTQ (Write out the question or write the question in a complete sentence)
b.
Black or Blue Ink
c.
Select any two (2) essay questions
d.
Minimum of two (2) pages single spaced per response.
e.
Sight specific examples and locations from the reading to support your premise.
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Tuesday
10:00
“Getting Started” If I could have one ____________________
Remainder:
In Class complete: Literary Analysis for The Scarlet Letter
Note:
Be sure to include all elements of a literary analysis…including specific details
and locations.
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For Thursday Introduce: The Scarlet Letter Essay Assignment
“A” DAY
Thursday
10:00
“Getting Started” I am best when I ______________________________
Remainder: In Class: Lab Day for The Scarlet Letter Essays - Typed - Garcia Format
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Select any two (2) essay questions from the list below
Minimum of thee (3) FULL pages per response…Consult Garcia
Sight specific examples and locations from the reading to support your premise.
Essay Due Dates
1.
First Draft Outline Essay One
December 6
BOC
2.
Revise First Draft Outline E1
December 6
EOC
3.
First Draft Text Essay One
December 8
BOC
4.
Revise First Draft Text E1
December 8
EOC
5.
First Draft Outline Essay Two
December 10
BOC
6.
Revise First Draft Outline E2
December 10
EOC
7.
First Draft Text (HW) Essay Two
December 14
BOC
8.
Revise First Draft Text E2
December 14
EOC
9.
Final Draft O.L. and Text E1
December 16
BOC
10.
Final Draft O.L and Text E2
December 16
BOC
Scarlet Letter Essay Topics
Discuss the function of physical setting in The Scarlet Letter. What is the relationship between
the book’s events and the locations in which these events take place? 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 the daytime?
Is The Scarlet Letter a protofeminist novel? Had Hester not been a woman, would she received
the same punishment? When Hester undertakes to protect other women from gender-based
persecution, can we interpret her actions as pointing to a larger political statement in the text as
a whole? You will need to define what it means to be a (protofeminist)
This novel makes extensive use of symbols. Discuss in detail the difference between the Puritans’
use of symbols (the meteor, for example) and the way that the narrator makes use of symbols.
Do both have religious implications? Do symbols foreshadow events or simply comment on them
after the fact? How do they help the characters understand their lives, and how do they help
The reader understand Hawthorne’s book?
Describe Chillingworth’s “revenge.” Why does he choose to torture Dimmesdale and Hester when
he could simply reveal that he is Hester’s husband? What does this imply about “justice?” About
“evil?”
Discuss the function of the past in this novel? The narrator tells a two hundred year old story that
is taken from a one hundred year old manuscript. Why does Hawthorne use a framing story for this
novel rather than simply telling the story? Why are the events set in such distant history?
Discuss the relationship between the scarlet letter and Hester’s identity. Why does she repeatedly
refuse to stop wearing the letter? What is the difference between the identity she creates for herself
and the identity society assigns her?
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Mr. Scheef
Scarlet Letter - Final Project
Name:
___________________________________________________________________
CONTRACT INFORMATION:
To qualify for an (A)
a.
b.
c.
Student must complete all assigned work 1 through 10.
Student must turn in all project due dates on time (consult syllabus)
Late projects can not receive an evaluation higher than 50%.
To qualify for a (B)
a.
b.
c.
Student must complete all assigned work 1 through 10.
Student minimum page requirement for each essay is two (2) pages
Late projects can not receive an evaluation higher than 50%.
To qualify for a (C)
a.
b.
c.
Student must complete all assigned work 1 through 10.
Student minimum page requirement for each essay is one (1) page.
Late projects can not receive an evaluation higher than 50%.
I agree to the adhere to the stated Scarlet Letter project requirements for grade level. ___________
Signed _______________________________________________________ Date ______________________