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WEEK OF LESSON: This lesson is intended to be taught during week one and on the fifth day of the unit.

RATIONALE: Students should be able to make connections between text and the history in which the events in the text took place. Students should also be able to infer what the author’s stance is on certain issues covered within the text and how the author uses the text to elaborate his opinions on certain issues.

OBJECTIVE: Students will be able to infer what Hawthorne’s opinion of adultery was by finding quotes that support main themes associated with sin in chapters 1-4 of The Scarlet Letter and relating them to how adultery is addressed today and how it was addressed during the period in which the book was written.

STANDARDS: Literary Reading Analysis 3.2- Analyze the way in which the theme or meaning of a selection represents a view or comment on life, using textual evidence to support the claim.

CONTENT: A. Historical Issues 1. Review of Historical Period of Setting in The Scarlet Letter (circa 1642) a. Renaissance 1300-1650: i. Marked by separation from the Church of England and rejection of Catholicism (Martin Luther and the 95 Theses in 1517). ii. New England colonies were established as a means of breaking away from the Church of England. iii. Invention of the printing press in 1450 gave writers another way to express their views. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">2. Puritan Religion <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">a. Established new settlement in hope of establishing communities that would exemplify the religious and moral rigor they deemed necessary for salvation. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">b. Followed strict codes of conduct and severely punished anyone who was thought to threaten the cohesiveness of the group. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">c. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Believed actions had to be strictly controlled so that behavior adhered to Biblical principles <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">d. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Sacrifice personal ambitions for the good of the community, to place the needs of the whole above those of the individual. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">3. Social Issues during Hawthorne’s Era (born in 1804) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">a. The relationship between the individual and the community was stressed. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">b. Focus on the impact of a society's codes and values upon its members. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">c. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">1840’s and 50’s- women’s movement was taking place. Women’s traditional role as a wife and mother questioned. Importance of reproduction and obedience to authority. Traditionally, women expected to keep silent. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">B. Adultery Today <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">1. Different Definitions of Adultery <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">a. Bible- <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">"You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery;' but I say to you, that everyone who looks on a woman to lust for her has committed adultery with her already in his heart" (Matt. 5:27-28). Technology makes adultery even more accessible and prevalent. <span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">b. Dictionary: i. “Voluntary sexual relations between an individual who is married and someone who is not the individual's spouse.” Constitutes grounds for divorce. ii. Common Law- Only a woman could commit adultery. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">2. Statistics According to the U.S. Census Bureau <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">a. Single-Parent Homes- Approximately 30% of children live in single-parent homes. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">b. Divorce rate in the United States- Out of 1,000 marriages, 5.2 end in divorce. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">c. Cheating in the media- (TV shows, movies, magazines, celebrities, etc.) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">C. Main Themes: Chapters 1-4 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">a. Sin and its effect on social order (individual identity vs. community). <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">b. Guilt and blame. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">D. I Do, We Do, You Do- Quotes and Connections <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">a. I Do- Demonstration of a quotes and notes handout. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">b. We Do- Explanation of what students should do in groups. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">c. You Do- Explanation of a quote and note for exit ticket.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-indent: 0.25in;">(10) 1. **Begin by** having students record in their journal their experiences during week <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 40.5pt; text-indent: 0.25in;">with their personal scarlet letter. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 37.5pt; text-indent: -19.5pt;">(1) 2. Provide students with an overview (outline) of what will be discussed in class today. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 37.5pt; text-indent: -19.5pt;">(2) 3. Show slide 1 with objective- Have students read the objective out loud. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 58.5pt; text-indent: -58.5pt;">(2) 4. Show slide 2 explaining the historical period of setting in The Scarlet Letter (circa 1642). <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 58.5pt; text-indent: -40.5pt;">(2) 5. Show slide 3 with explanation of the Puritan religion. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">(2) 6. Show slide 4 with social issues during Hawthorne’s era (born in 1804). <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in;">(2) 7. Show slide 5 with the definitions of adultery. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in;">(2) 8. Show slide 6 with current adultery related statistics. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 58.5pt; text-indent: -40.5pt;">(7) 9. Have students partake an activity in which they compare and contrast adultery as it was viewed during the time when The Scarlet Letter took place and today. Draw a Venn Diagram on the board with the following categories: Scarlet Letter view of adultery, adultery today, and similar views of adultery then and now. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 58.5pt; text-indent: -40.5pt;">(2) 10. Have students individually THINK about the main themes that have arisen thus far in the book. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 58.5pt; text-indent: -40.5pt;">(2) 11. Have students PAIR with a partner and discuss what themes they have encountered thus far in the book. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 58.5pt; text-indent: -40.5pt;">(2) 12. Have students SHARE what themes they came up with. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 58.5pt; text-indent: -40.5pt;">(2) 13. Show slide 7 with themes I picked out- write additional themes on the board. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 58.5pt; text-indent: -40.5pt;">(4) 14. Show slide 8 showing students how to find a quote that relates to a main theme in the text and how to elaborate on it making connections and inferences of how a particular quote contributes to Hawthorne’s stance on a certain issue using historical references as support. Specifically focus on themes relating to adultery. I DO. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 58.5pt; text-indent: -40.5pt;">(1) 15. Show slide 9 giving students instructions of what they are to do in groups. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 58.5pt; text-indent: -40.5pt;">(1) 16. Count students off so that they are in groups of five. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 58.5pt; text-indent: -40.5pt;">(1) 17. Pass out quotes and notes handouts to students while they group up. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 58.5pt; text-indent: -40.5pt;">(10) 18. Allow students to complete the quotes and notes handout in their group. WE DO. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 58.5pt; text-indent: -40.5pt;">(1) 19. Have students return to their seats. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 58.5pt; text-indent: -40.5pt;">(2) 20. **Close by** reviewing what was covered in class and what will be covered in class next. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 58.5pt; text-indent: -40.5pt;">(5) 21. **Evaluate by** having students complete an exit ticket in which they identify one quote and make notes about it. YOU DO.

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