The Scarlet Letter Unit Archives - Miss Donnelly's Daily Apple

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Modern-Day Scarlet Letters

8 Oct 201517 Oct 2015

I truly believe that students learn best when they are asked to relate content to their personal lives. That was my goal with this ending, fun activity--Modern-Day Scarlet Letters--applying the…

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The Scarlet Letter Final Essay

7 Oct 201519 Oct 2015

Every good unit ends with a paper (says every English teacher in the world!). And for The Scarlet Letter, I couldn't agree more!Continue reading "The Scarlet Letter Final Essay"

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Finishing The Scarlet Letter

7 Oct 201516 May 2019

As my American Seminar students read The Scarlet Letter, we had some great whole-class discussions--from characters and themes to what the heck is happening and why do people talk in Old English--and…

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Forest Scene Story

2 Oct 201518 Oct 2015

Okay, I'll admit it...sometimes reading The Scarlet Letter and its Old English can be difficult, and a little dry. I wanted my students to take a break for a minute and do…

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Scarlet Letter Discussion Groups

30 Sep 201517 Oct 2015

My American Seminar students have read up through chapter 18 in The Scarlet Letter. This point in the novel is filled with important themes, changes, symbols, and relationships, and to make sure…

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Scarlet Letter Quiz

24 Sep 201518 Oct 2015

Tests and quizzes are great for making sure students have read and for assessing their comprehension. Across my classes, I've done plenty of formative assessments, but for my American Seminar…