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The Scarlet Letter
Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Scarlet Letter, published in 1850, is set in Puritan New England in the 17th century. Exploring the issues of grace, legalism, and guilt, it tells the story of Hester Prynne, a Puritan woman who commits adultry then struggles to create a new life. |
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Source: Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter (Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1850) | ||||
Lexile Level: TBD | Origin: American | Genre: Literature |
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| Reading Level: 11 | Language: English | File name: sl | ||
| Sunshine State Standards: LA.A.2.4: The student constructs meaning from a wide range of texts. LA.D.2.4: The student understands the power of language. LA.E.2.4: The student responds critically to fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama. | ||||
Theme: Betrayal, Purity vs. Sin | ||||
| Reading Strategy: Comprehension (Decode, make connections to prior knowledge, think about and control what is being read) | ||||
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