English III Mr. Scheef
THS BLOCK SCHEDULING
REVISED THE SCARLET LETTER By Nataniel Hawthorne
November 12 - December 16
Learning Goals:
1.Students will be able to recognize and recall facts of a literary work.
2.Students will produce explicit details drwan from what is read.
3.Students will be able to in their own words the meaning of certain vocabulary terms, passages
and actions in a literary work.
4.Students will be able to make critical judgments about what is read.
“A” DAYFriday November 12 English III
50:00Guest Speaker:Tracee Powell (Brown Mackie College)
For Tuesday read: Chapters 12-13-14-15-16 and 17
For Tuesday:
For an (A): Discuss the conflict(s) in each chapter
For a (C): Discuss the conflcit(s) in Chapters 12-14-16
For a (D): Discuss the conflict(s) in Chapters 12 and 17
“A” DAYTuesday November 16 English III
10:00“Getting Started” Is the Reverend A.D. an honorable man at this point in the storyline…explain
20:00Complete: Scarlet Letter Vocabulary Exam
For an (A) complete all 20
For a C complete 14
For a (D) complete 12
Note: Turn in your notes with your exam
30:00In Class complete: Scarlet Letter “What is it?”
For an (A) complete A. B. C.
For a C complete: A. B.
For a (D) complete: A. 1. B. 1. C. 1.
15:00Discuss: Chapter 12-13-14-15-16 and 17
For Thursday read: Chapters 18-19-20
For Thursday:
For an (A): Discuss the motivation of the main characters in each chapter
For a (C): Discuss the motivation of the main charcaters in Chapters 18-20
For a (D): Discuss the motivation of the main characters in (pick one) chapter.
“A” DAYThursday November 18 English III
10:00“Getting Started” Predict what will happen to Reverend A.D.’s church community?
15:00Discussion: Protagonist (main character) motivations.
30:00Individually complete: Appearance v.Reality
For an (A) complete: A. and Writing About the Novel
For a (C) complete: Writing About the Novel
For a (D) complete: Thinking Beyond the Novel
10:00Discuss: Appearance v. Reality
5:00Application: What did you learn in class today and how do you plan to use it.
For Monday read: Finish the Scarlet Letter
For Monday:
For an (A): Discuss the plot sequence in chapters 21-22-23-24
For a (C): Discuss the plot sequence in chapters 21-23
For a (D): Discuss the plot sequence in (pick one) chapter
“A” DAYMonday November 22 English III
10:00“Getting Started” Discuss someone other than a relative who has had a positive impact
on your life.
20:00Discuss: Plot Sequences
30:00In Class complete: Scarlet Letter “Because”
For an (A) complete A. B. C. D.
For a C complete: A. B. C.
For a (D) complete: B. (site at least five (5) reasons.
15:00Discuss: “Because”
“A” DAYTuesday November 30 English III
Remainder:In Class complete: Literary Analysis for The Scarlet Letter
For an (A) complete: all elements
For a (C) complete: Theme, Plot, Setting, Complication, Crisis, and Conflict
For a (D) complete: Theme, Plot, Complication, and Conflict
Note:Be sure to include all specific details and locations.
For Thursday Introduce: The Scarlet Letter Essay Assignment
“A” DAYThursday December 2 English III
10:00“Getting Started” I am best when I ______
Remainder: In Class: Lab Day for The Scarlet Letter Essays - Typed - Garcia Format
SEE CONTRACTS
*Select any two (2) essay questions from the list below
*Minimum of two (2) 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 OneDecember 6BOC
2.Revise First Draft Outline E1December 6EOC
3.First Draft Text Essay OneDecember 8BOC
4.Revise First Draft Text E1December 8EOC
5.First Draft Outline Essay TwoDecember 10BOC
6.Revise First Draft Outline E2December 10EOC
7.First Draft Text (HW) Essay TwoDecember 14BOC
8.Revise First Draft Text E2December 14EOC
9.Final Draft O.L. and Text E1December 16BOC
10.Final Draft O.L and Text E2December 16BOC
ESSAY TOPICS…See Below
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?
English III Mr. Scheef
Scarlet Letter - Final Project
Name:______
CONTRACT INFORMATION:
To qualify for an (A)
a.Student must complete all assigned work 1 through 10.
b.Student must turn in all project due dates on time (consult syllabus)
c.Late projects cannot receive an evaluation higher than 50%.
To qualify for a (C)
a.Student must complete all assigned work 1 through 10.
b.Student minimum page requirement for each essay is one (1) page
c.Late projects cannot receive an evaluation higher than 50%.
To qualify for a (D)
a.Student must complete one (1) assigned work.
1.Outline
2.First Draft
3.Final Draft
b.Student minimum page requirement for each essay is one (1) page.
c.Late projects cannot receive an evaluation higher than 50%.
I agree to the adhere to the stated Scarlet Letter project requirements for grade level. ______
Signed ______Date ______