The+Scarlet+Letter

=//The Scarlet Letter//=

by Nathaniel Hawthorne


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**Big Ideas**
What is "sin"? What happens when one's public self does not match one's personal self? What is the burden of guilt? How can a person transform society?

=Pre-reading Discussion=

Building Background
[|Puritan New England]

**Author Study**
[|Hawthorne Web Site]

=Pre-reading- Current Event Connection= [|ArticleLawmakeers Probe Widening Generals Scandal from the Seattle Times] =The Book= If you forget your book at school, please use this on-line text: [|On-line text]

Vocabulary
The vocabulary in //The Scarlet Letter// is difficult. Be sure to use your vocabulary list to help you as you read. Also use the dictionary and context clues to aid in your comprehension.

Chapter One media type="custom" key="24764538"

Chapter Two media type="custom" key="24764596"

Comprehension Questions