Enhance your unit on The Scarlet Letter with a thorough and applicable lesson. Learners use the anchor text in this unit plan that asks them to consider the Transcendental concepts intertwined within Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic tale.

Concepts

nathaniel hawthorne, romanticism, transcendentalism, the scarlet letter

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Rather than using the lecture format, ask groups to research and prepare presentations on Romanticism, Transcendentalism, and Puritanism, and then as a class, create a matrix that compares the key tenets of each philosophy

Classroom Considerations

• Carefully consider the implications of the letter project before using it as an activity; just as Hester must bear the scrutiny of her community, so must your class

Pros

• The 15-page packet includes lecture notes, activities, and discussion questions

Cons

• None